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NewsLink®, a Miami-based airport travel/convenience, specialty retail and food &
beverage concessionaire, has been named the “Best Overall Retailer” in the Small Companies
Division by Airport Experience ® News, an information resource focused on spotlighting the trends, issues and advancements that affect every point of a traveler’s journey through an airport.
“It’s an honor for us to be recognized with this prestigious award,” said Raymond Kayal,
Jr., President and CEO of NewsLink®. “Our team remains committed to providing first-class
service to the traveling public and our partners at BNA, BOS, DFW, MIA, and TPA while
striving to make a positive impact in all we do. Customer satisfaction is foremost in the minds of our over 400 employees.”
The annual Airport Experience ® Conference hosts key decision-makers and executives
currently operating in or looking to expand into the aviation industry. Retailers were judged on customer service, presentation, management, and operational execution.
2-2-2/Miami Based NewsLink Captures Prestigious Industry Award
“Congratulations to our business partners at NewsLink for earning rave reviews from the
travel experts at Airport Experience News for providing our customers the finest, most diverse
airport shopping in the country,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. “I’m
proud to see a local business such as NewsLink gain national recognition, while our airport
continues to grow as one of the most visited in the country.”
“In this our 20 th year, Airport Experience News (AXN), together with industry
professionals and executives, are proud to recognize excellence in airport food, retail and
passenger services through the AX awards program,” said Melissa K. Montes, publisher of
Airport Experience News. “NewsLink® has a longstanding reputation in our industry and their multiple wins in this awards program is a testament to their team’s level of excellence when it comes to retail and travel convenience.”
“We appreciate the prestigious honor that AXN and the airport professionals have
bestowed upon us,” said Chris Korge, NewsLink’s Chairman. “We hope to bring our unique
hands-on approach to additional locations in the near future.”
NewsLink® is a domestic and privately held dynamic and innovative airport
concessionaire based in Miami, FL that currently operates more than 50 locations at Miami,
Boston-Logan, Nashville, Tampa, and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airports. The various
types of concessions include convenience, news and gifts, bookstores, cafés, gourmet markets, restaurants, bars, and specialty retail. While NewsLink® is celebrating its 20 th anniversary in 2024, the company’s beginnings in airport concessions date back to 1959.
For more information on NewsLink, their airport locations and partners, visit
www.newslinkgroup.info.
