FAB Awards finalists roll-out continues with FAB-ulous marketing campaign, casual dining and lounge short lists

SPAIN. With the 2025 Airport Food and Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Awards just 24 days away, The Moodie Davitt Report proudly reveals the next set of finalists ahead of the blockbuster awards ceremony at the FAB 2025 Gala Dinner in Barcelona on 26 June.

There are 23 categories in this year’s FAB Awards, which attracted a record-breaking number of entries. There will also be additional special judges’ awards.

In a change from previous years, all finalists will receive a FAB 2025 Order of Merit Award, alongside regional and global winners in some categories.

In certain of the evening’s premier categories, additional awards will be made according to size of airport (by passenger numbers) as well as an overall accolade.

Today’s awards spotlight continues with the announcement of the shortlists in three more categories: Airport Food & Beverage Marketing Campaign of the Year; Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year – Airport ≤20M passengers; and Airport Lounge of the Year. 

The balance of finalists will be announced this week.

Commenting on the latest finalists, The Moodie Davitt Report Chairman and FAB Founder Martin Moodie said, “The standard of this year’s entries is undoubtedly the highest in FAB’s 14-year history, a new quality bar reflected across each ultra-competitive category.

“The FAB Airport Food & Beverage Marketing Campaign of the Year is a pre-eminent example, featuring some of the most brilliantly conceived and executed campaigns you will ever see in the airport world, often with spectacularly transformative results.

“Our decision to split certain awards by airport passenger volume has been well vindicated, notably in the FAB Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year category. Today we announce a compelling 12-strong finalists’ line-up for the under 20 million passenger category, including some of the best entries in the FAB Awards 2025.

“For FAB Airport Lounge of the Year, the extensive line-up of finalists reflects both a huge number of entries and also our decision to widen the field to all airport lounges. This is in line with the exciting launch of Airport Hospitality World, the latest addendum to our publishing platform and a major extension to FAB in 2026.

“The judging is incredibly tight across multiple categories but that is as it should be. We can promise therefore that the FAB Awards roll call of 2025 will offer a stellar collective representation of excellence and innovation.”

Note: The exciting FAB 2026 venue will be revealed during a special handover ceremony at the Gala Dinner for this year’s FAB in Barcelona. The combination of FAB plus Airport Hospitality World will see the event take on an additional exhibition element next year.

FAB Airport Food & Beverage Marketing Campaign of the Year

FAB Airport Lounge of the Year finalists

080 International Lounge – Bengaluru Airport Services Limited, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru Terminal 2, India

Ahlan Lounge @ Gate B26 – Dubai International Hotel, Dubai International Airport, UAE

Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club – JPMorganChase, Philadelphia International Airport, USA

Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club – JPMorganChase, San Diego International Airport, USA

Delta One Lounge – Delta Air Lines, Boston Logan International Airport, USA

Delta One Lounge –Delta Air Lines, New York John F. Kennedy International Airport, USA

Delta One Lounge – Delta Air Lines, Los Angeles International Airport, USA

Escape Lounges – CAVU, Kansas City International Airport, USA

Kyra Lounge – SSP Asia Pacific, Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, China

Louis Vuitton Lounge by Yannick Alléno – Qatar Duty Free, Hamad International Airport, Qatar

Plaza Premium First Hong Kong – Plaza Premium Group, Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, China

SKY The Lounge – Before Boarding, Las Américas International Airport, Dominican Republic

The Capital One Lounge at LAS – Capital One, Harry Reid International Airport, USA

The Club – Airport Dimensions, San Francisco International Airport, USA

W Premium Lounge Porto Alegre – W Premium Group, Porto Alegre–Salgado Filho International Airport, Brazil

W Premium Lounge Recife Frevo – W Premium Group, Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport, Brazil

More finalists revealed:

Click here for the finalists in the following categories:

• FAB Airport Health-Centred Offer of the Year
• FAB Airport Food & Beverage Digital Initiative of the Year
• FAB Airport Customer/Hospitality Initiative of the Year
• FAB Airport Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year

And here for:

• FAB Airport Lounge Food & Beverage Offer of the Year
• FAB Airport Instagrammable Location of the Year

Our 11 superstar finalists in FAB Airport Chef of the Year can be found here.

And click here for the shortlisted entrants in:

• FAB Airport Lounge Opening of the Year
• FAB Airport Bar or Pub of the Year (≤20M passengers)
• FAB Airport Food Hall of the Year (≤20M passengers).

The Moodie Davitt Report is delighted to announce Airport Hospitality World, the latest edition to its wide-ranging, market-leading travel retail and airport non-aeronautical revenues publishing and event portfolio. Airport Hospitality World will cover all forms of airport lounges across international and domestic terminals, including various definitions globally as follows: Pay-per-use First Class and Business Class Airline-affiliated Alliance-based Credit card-linked Plus other hospitality-related platforms: Airport hotels Meet & Greet Concierge services Rewards Baggage wrap and other related services Miscellaneous passenger support programmes (buggies, porter services and more) Pet facilities and services Excitingly, the long-established Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Conference & Awards will embrace Airport Hospitality World from the 2026 edition – the event’s 15th anniversary. The event will take on an extended form, featuring an exhibition and the ultimate one-stop airport hospitality and food & beverage conference and awards platform.