Food & Shops at LGA and PHL Airports Offer Free Mother's Day Gift

NEW YORK and PHILADELPHIA, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Food & Shops at PHL and LGA have teamed up with national retailer Brookstone to offer travelers a special Mother's Day gift. From May 2 - May 9, passengers who spend $50 at any retail store, or combination of retail stores, will receive a free Tote to Go bag, valued at $19.99.

Colorful and spacious with a smooth microfiber feel and classic tote styling, the Tote to Go bag will be offered in a choice of pink, blue or khaki.  It's the perfect gift for the "mom" in your life, and ideal for errands, storing work files, or as carryon for travel essentials. Brookstone is a nationwide specialty retailer offering an assortment of consumer products that are functional in purpose, distinctive in quality and design.

"This special gift is our way of celebrating Mother's Day and thanking travelers who patronize the Food & Shops at PHL and LGA," says Paul O. McGinn, President of MarketPlace Development, the retail development company that manages the retail and food program for Philadelphia Airport and LaGuardia Airport's Central Terminal.  "The Tote to Go bag makes a great gift for mom.  It's stylish, durable and perfect for home or travel."

"We are delighted to partner with the Food & Shops at PHL and LGA on this Gift with Purchase promotion," say Don Eames, Vice President of Stores for Brookstone. " Our airport customers are an important part of our business and this promotion allows us to show our appreciation in a unique way."  

In Philadelphia International Airport, passengers can pick up their Mother's Day gift at Brookstone in Terminal A West, or in the B/C and D/E Connectors.  At LaGuardia Airport's Central Terminal, passengers can visit Brookstone on the Departures Level, near Gates C.

About MarketPlace Development

MarketPlace Development is a Massachusetts-based retail development firm that partners with airports and airlines to develop, lease, and manage award -winning airport retail programs. MarketPlace Development  is an affiliate of New England Development, a full-service development company based in Newton, Massachusetts. With offices at LaGuardia Airport's Central Terminal Building and Philadelphia International Airport, MarketPlace Development handles the development, management and leasing of all retail, food and beverage, and passenger service concessions for LaGuardia's Central Terminal Building and the seven domestic and international terminals at Philadelphia International.  

Web: www.marketplacedevelopment.com.

LaGuardia Airport

MarketPlace Development is the private partner with The Port Authority of NY and NJ in the $18 million, 47,000-square-foot redevelopment of the food and retail program at the Central Terminal, the largest of LaGuardia's four terminals.  The award-winning program features 60 restaurants and retail stores, including Todd English's Figs restaurant and The Metropolitan Museum of Art Store. Web: www.shoplaguardia.com, Twitter: @shoplaguardia.

Philadelphia International Airport

MarketPlace Philadelphia Management is the local management company for MarketPlace Development. MarketPlace Philadelphia Management manages the food and retail program throughout Philadelphia International Airport. The award-winning program features more than 160 shops, restaurants and services, plus more than 30 specialty retail units.  Web:  www.philamarketplace.com,   Twitter:  @phlfoodandshops, Facebook: Philadelphia MarketPlace Food & Shops at PHL.

SOURCE MarketPlace Development