Visitors are about to get more of a taste of Tampa Bay during trips through Tampa International Airport.
Green Iguana, Columbia Cafe, Cigar City Brewing and even a Mise En Place wine bar are among the local restaurateurs coming to TIA by March, adding to a mix that is currently heavy on national restaurant chains like TGIFriday's, Starbucks and Burger King.
The overhaul of the concession areas, unveiled during Thursday morning meeting of the airport's governing board, is tethered in timing to a broader, $20 million modernization of the airport's main terminal. Much of the work is expected to be finished before delegates from the Republican National Convention arrive in August.
But the concession changes won't cost TIA any capital investment. The $5.8 million program is being funded through airport concession vendor HMSHost, Stellar Partners and Clear Channel Advertising.
In return, the airport envisions a payoff of about $1.3 million in extra concession revenue in the first 12 months. It revamped its fiscal 2012 budget to an estimated $17.4 million in food and beverage, retail, duty-free sales and advertising revenue, up from the original $16.9 million estimate.
The Mise En Place wine bar will have a prominent spot in the middle of the main terminal. But visitors will notice more of a Florida flare throughout, with a new Shula Burger and Cigar City Brewing in Airside C, Green Iguana in Airside A, and Cafe Columbia in Airside E.
Among other additions:
• new Sunglass Icon kiosks in several locations
• Dog E. Works will become Swarovski, a seller of fine crystal
• new Stella Bar locations
• a Papa Johns added to the Burger King location
• Ciao, a "grab and go" store with fresh food and fruit
• the Mindworks store will start selling bulk candy and tickets to Legoland in Winter Haven
• remodeled duty free shops, newstands and an upgraded Ron Jon Surf Shop
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