
Non-aeronautical revenue, which encompasses everything from parking and car rentals to retail venues and restaurants, accounted for a full 37% of total global airport revenue in 2023, according to The Moodie Davitt Report. That’s a substantial percentage, and it’s growing—fast. In fact, Technavio estimates that the global airport non-aeronautical revenue market size will grow by almost $44 billion from 2025-2029. This is due in part to steadily increasing passenger traffic, which has now exceeded pre-pandemic levels.
As airports become more crowded, passengers have higher expectations for their travel experiences. To achieve these goals, they want more seamless, automated journeys, premium and personalized services, as well as environments that are wellness-focused, and they want technology to play a role in all of this. According to the Airports Council International World’s 2024 Global Traveler Survey report, “Travelers increasingly value technology that personalizes and streamlines their journey, enhancing their overall wellbeing throughout the airport experience.”
The surge in passenger traffic isn’t just a challenge, it’s an opportunity for airports. Imagine boosting non-aeronautical revenue by creating personalized, seamless journeys for every traveler, from departure to arrival. It’s a win-win: happier passengers and healthier bottom lines.
And Kopius has a GenAI-powered Virtual Concierge solution to make it happen.
By leveraging your existing airport and passenger data, along with GenAI, you can gain deep insights into passenger behavior, enabling highly personalized recommendations and experiences that increase traffic and spend at airport venues.
Now, imagine that you could build on your existing data to offer goods and services, based on individual passengers’ preferences and behaviors. And imagine that based on choices they made during previous visits to your airport; you could anticipate the types of experiences they might enjoy during future ones. How would that impact the passenger experience? And what would that do for your airport in terms of increased non-aeronautical revenue?
GenAI can close that gap, and it isn’t just a promise of what’s to come—the technology is available today.
The Kopius Virtual Concierge for Airports—Personalized Recommendations that Drive Non-Aeronautical Revenue.
The Kopius Virtual Concierge for airports is a flexible, GenAI-powered app that delivers personalized recommendations, pre-ordering capabilities, and services to your guests. It connects to your existing data sources like reservation and parking systems and builds on that data as guests enjoy airport amenities like shopping and restaurants. With the Kopius Virtual Concierge, you get a comprehensive view of passenger behavior as they make their way through your airport, so you can optimize your non-aeronautical offerings for maximum impact.
With the Kopius Virtual Concierge, you will:
- Offer tailored itineraries: Create personalized plans for departing, connecting, and arriving passengers to make their way through the airport and visit retail, restaurants and other airport services.
- Boost dining revenue: Offer targeted recommendations, and pre-ordering capabilities based on passenger history and preferences, and driving traffic to restaurants.
- Streamline airport foot traffic: Help passengers navigate to and through the airport seamlessly and direct them to venues and services with wait times that support arriving at their gate on time, every time!
- Optimize airport floorplans with data: Leverage app data and passenger feedback to optimize venue locations and increase foot traffic.
The possibilities are endless.
Elevate Passenger Experiences and Drive Non-Aeronautical Revenue with the Kopius Virtual Concierge
At Kopius, we harness the power of people, data and emerging technologies to build innovative solutions that help our customers navigate continual change and solve formidable challenges.
Learn more about the Kopius Virtual Concierge.