CANADA. Ottawa International Airport Authority is seeking a partner to operate its advertising concession inside the passenger terminal at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport. The airport has issued an RFP and said it is looking for offers from “experienced out-of-home advertising and/or public relations firms” that are interested in operating the seven-year concession, which begins on 1 May 2015.
Ottawa Airport, which serves the Canadian capital, handles around 4.6 million passengers each year. It welcomes a roughly equal mix of business and leisure traffic, and is the gateway for the nation’s parliamentarians, visiting dignitaries and those doing business with the federal government.
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Ottawa Airport: A seven-year in-terminal advertising concession is on offer |
The Authority said it is looking for an advertising concessionaire “with demonstrated experience in securing the maximum levels of revenue from local and national clients within its network, providing exemplary customer service and maintenance of its advertising infrastructure, and developing and designing advertising infrastructure which is contemporary, creative, and reflective of and complementary to the environment in which it is installed”.
Respondents that want more information or to submit an expression of interest should consult www.merx.com under the Agencies, Crown and Private Corporations section and search for Reference Number PR311495, or conduct an Advanced Search under the category ‘Communications, Photographic, Mapping, Printing and Publication Services’.
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