Houston Airports is often recognized by its industry peers in a variety of areas. Please read about the airport system's latest recognitions below:

Innovation, customer focus earn Houston Airports dual honors from American Marketing Association Houston Chapter

For the second straight year, the Houston Airport System was named Marketer of the Year in the transportation category when the American Marketing Association Houston Chapter recently revealed the 20 Houston-area companies, organizations and institutions winning Best in Category during the chapter's 2016-17 awards event.

The Airport System was one of three finalists in the transportation category, topping Joe Myers Imports and METRO for the honor. In addition, the Airport System won the inaugural Sysco’s Marketing Innovator Award. This new award recognizes an individual or company for vision, purpose, resourcefulness and innovation with regards to marketing.

In the marketing categories, award nominees were asked about their marketing initiatives, challenges faced in their industry and how they worked together as a team to contribute to the overall success of their organization. The Airport System earned the transportation category honor again, thanks to using digital technology to enhance the passenger experience and increase non-airline revenues.

In the Sysco’s Marketing Innovator Award category, the Airport System’s commitment to innovative approaches — while focusing on the mission of making passengers happy — highlighted programs that leveraged new technologies in achieving that goal.

Examples of that innovation included using the fly2houston.com website to launch world-first LocusMaps Online’s browser-based interactive wayfinding; displaying live TSA wait times on the website, enabled by HAS IT’s installation of new Bluetooth sensors at TSA security checkpoints; working towards displaying live Immigrations wait time for international arrivals — for which HAS IT worked with Customs and Border Protection to successfully complete a facial recognition technology trial; and meeting customer needs with a SmartRestroom trial at both George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport — utilizing the latest technology to receive actionable passenger feedback on the cleanliness of restrooms.

Houston Airports Ellington Centennial branding wins top honors at Airports Council International - North America Marketing & Communications Conference

Houston Airports received top honors during the Airports Council International - North America Marketing & Communications Conference in the Print Communications catefory for its dynanic work done to promote the centennal celebration for Ellington Airport.

Ellington Airport turned 100 in 2017. To honor this important milestone, the Houston Airport System held a free celebration for the community. To bring attention to the celebration and spread awareness of Ellington’s 100 years in Houston, the Houston Airports designed and placed advertisements in local newspapers and on relevant billboards. 

The creative for the print communications was awarded during the ceremony. For more information click here.