By spending the post-nuptial evening at the airport, couples eliminate the hassle of fighting traffic. However, he jokes, Hilton staff now wake newlyweds with a knock on the door rather than a phone call-too many couples were rolling over and missing their flights. Attracting honeymooners and convention sponsors to airport hotels can be considered a breakthrough in a market that once only served waylaid vacationers and hard-core business types. A look at the country's newest airport's building definitely supports the second theory. Preliminary discussions are now underway with Kinko's to provide laser printers, lap- top computers and other supplies to the business clientele.
Continuity is an important factor.
Both the airport and city seem pleased with the prospect of having the hotel at the main terminal. Facilities like the DIA's future Westin indicate that owners and managers want to make staying at the airport more than just convenient. Still, a fair number of Bates-like structures are situated at many airports. But, industry experts say, that is not unique to airports. The same, he adds, applies to airport hotels.