USA. Global restaurateur HMSHost, part of Avolta, has had multiple airport food & beverage concessions recognised by voters in USA Today’s 2024 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards across three categories.
The competing venues for the 10Best lists are selected by a team of travel and dining experts and voted on by travellers.
Some 14 HMSHost dining venues, including 12 separate brands, across 11 US airports have made the lists this year, including Blu2o at Palm Beach International Airport hitting the top spot as Best Airport Bar.
Also named in the Best Airport Bars top ten are Three Kings Public House (St. Louis Lambert International Airport); Whisky River (Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Raleigh-Durham International Airport); Memphis Made Brewing Co. (Memphis International Airport); and Gordon Biersch (San Jose Mineta International Airport).
The HMSHost venues that made the top ten Best Airport Sit-Down Restaurants are Landry’s Seafood (George Bush Intercontinental Airport); Wicker Park Seafood & Sushi Bar (Chicago O’Hare International Airport); Cadillac Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar (George Bush Intercontinental Airport); Whisky River (Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Raleigh-Durham International Airport); Cigar City Brewing (Tampa International Airport); and Blanco Tacos + Tequila (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport).
Additionally, USA Today released the voting results in its Best Airport for Dining category, with HMSHost having a presence in each of the top ten most-voted airports.
Avolta North America CEO Steven Johnson said: “HMSHost is incredibly honoured by these accolades and proud of the outstanding dining venues that earned them. Our restaurant teams collaborate every day to exceed travellers’ expectations through their thoughtfulness and attention to detail.
“We also congratulate our airport partners who were recognised among the top ten for their dining programmes. Their success reflects the shared commitment we all have to reimagining the travel experience.” 
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