Hamad International Airport

Client
Hamad International Airport
Services
Commercial Strategy
Sector
Aviation + Transport
Location
Doha, Qatar
Size
52 mppa

Developing one of the world’s leading airport retail and F&B offer

Hamad International Airport set out to expand its retail and food and beverage programme as part of the new Central Concourse, building on its reputation as a major international transfer hub. The brief called for a commercial strategy capable of supporting a substantial new tenant offer while reinforcing the airport’s position among the most highly regarded in the sector.

Strategy developed alongside the airport’s own teams

The commercial strategy was developed in collaboration with the airport’s in-house commercial team and its retail architects to develop the strategy for the concourse. The study addressed commercial positioning, the allocation of space and the composition of the tenant mix, setting out how the offer should be structured to perform across a high-volume, transfer-led passenger base.

An expanded offer across retail and dining

The work informed a programme spanning 16,000m2 of retail and food and beverage space. It supported the introduction of forty new retail stores and twenty new dining outlets, broadening the range available to travellers throughout the concourse. More than 52 million passengers travelled through Hamad International Airport in 2024.