New restaurants, concessions coming to Boise Airport; open house set for Aug. 21
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Summary
Airport staff listed several new pre-security and concourse concessions opening this month and scheduled a public open house Aug. 21 as a preview of recently opened and soon-to-open retail and food outlets.
Boise Airport staff said several new restaurants and retail concessions have opened or will open shortly and invited the commission and public to an open house on Aug. 21.
Rebecca Hough described a new pre-security restaurant, Tree Fort, already open in the second-floor rotunda and listed forthcoming openings that staff expect later this month: Idaho Taphouse, Waffle Me Up and The Still. Hough said other concessions nearing opening include Up and Away and a relocation/renovation of River City Coffee into a Flying Ham Coffee concept; staff also mentioned a Starbucks/Einstein Bagels relocation and a Wendy's replacing a Smashburger.
Retail and concourse changes: Hough said a new retail location opened on Concourse B where an arcade once was and smaller vending locations were placed on Concourse B and Lower C. She called these changes part of a broader refresh of passenger amenities.
Open-house details: Hough asked commissioners to save the date for an open house 11 a.m.–1 p.m. on Aug. 21 to showcase concessions that are open so far; a larger full open house will follow when the airport retail program is fully complete.
Why it matters: New concessions and refreshed retail can affect passenger experience, concession revenue and tenant relationships as the airport prepares for expanded terminal work and more passengers.
Ending: Staff said additional information about the open house will be provided and that commissioners would receive slide materials with more detail on market and airline trends discussed earlier.
