Business Editors/Travel & Hospitality Writers

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2008--An unmatched combination of more than twenty global luxury brands and regional favorites is coming to the shopping line up at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) with the award of two major retail concession contracts.

HMSHost Corporation, a world leader in travel shopping and dining, in partnership with local Atlanta firms, Shellis Management Services and Trans Air Concessions, today announced the names of high-end retail brands and local Atlanta retail stars that will transform the dwell time experience at ATL. The new stores will be positioned throughout four of ATL?s concourses.

When construction is completed in 2009, this world class airport will be home to leading fashion, beauty and retail entertainment brands, including the first free-standing Bvlgari, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ermenegildo Zegna and Sean John storesoffered in U.S. airports. These international, exclusive brands will create an ?avenue of luxury boutiques? and will be joined by consumer favorites Kiehl?s, Swarovski, Lancome Beauty Lounge and LeSportsac, further enhancing the shopping experience for ATL passengers.

?As the busiest airport in the world, Hartsfield-Jackson is a center for international travel, but it is also the ?local? airport for residents of Georgia and beyond,? said Ben DeCosta, General Manager of Aviation at ATL. ?The City Council selected HMSHost because its retail offerings reflect Atlanta?s dual role as international gateway and hub of Southern culture and fashion.?

?Get ready for an incredible retail experience when you visit the Atlanta airport. The new brand line-up at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport will raise the bar for high-end, luxury retail concessions in North American travel venues,? said Joan Ryzner, Senior Vice President, HMSHost Retail.

Ryzner continued, ?Travelers are seeking the convergence of great shopping and dining in airports?and, they want to shop global and local brands. Atlanta is leading this trend by giving passengers unprecedented access to both.?

The show begins on Concourse A?s ?fashion avenue? with Ermenegildo Zegna, the world leader in men?s fine clothing.