JUST ANNOUNCED: Another Change Is Hitting Orlando International Airport

There’s another big change happening at the Orlando International Airport!

Orlando International Airport

Almost everyone traveling to and from Disney World encounters the Orlando International Airport! The busy airport has undergone numerous changes over the last year, with many more on the horizon. It was just announced that the Hudson Group plans to close its travel stores at MCO — let’s take a look at the details.

With the major overhaul coming to MCO that will add dozens of new dining and retail options to the airport’s lineup, the Hudson Group will be closing its travel stores. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the company notified the state last month that it expects to lay off 44 employees when “six Hudson News retail locations in terminals A and B shut down in January or early February of next year.”

MCO Airport

The Hudson News retail store sells books, snacks, and other travel essentials. It’s a go-to pit final pit stop before hopping on the plane. “The concessions contract is transitioning to a new operator,” a Hudson company statement said. “During this process, we are prioritizing our employees and actively working to connect impacted team members with opportunities with the new operator.”

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It was released in an email by Angela Starke, an airport spokeswoman, that the Hudson shops at MCO will be occupied by new businesses. Along with many other changes at MCO, construction is expected to start next year on the airport’s three-phase concession plan. These phases will “redevelop more than 200,000 square feet of space and add more than 40 new stores and restaurants.”

Orlando International Airport

This is going to be a LENGTHY period of construction phases at the airport, with planned openings from summer 2026 through late 2028 in terminals A and B. Phase 1 includes adding a variety of Central Florida eateries, including 4Rivers Southern Smokehouse, Black Bean Deli, Otto’s High Dive, Maxine’s, Seito Sushi, SoDough Detroit Pizza, and Stasio’s Italian Deli.

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Local retail brands to join the airport lineup include Adjectives, The House on Lang, Writer’s Block Bookstore, and Orange Appeal.

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