Originally Posted by
trh2115
I've noticed that the topic of gyms at airports has frequently been discussed, particularly the lack of a facility inside security. DFW has a small gym in the admirals club but who wants to pay $50 to workout. I am seriously considering trying to open a small gym, about 1200 square feet, post-security at a major hub airport. I wanted to get some responses from people about their interest in the idea. The gym would have about 16 machines, 8 cardio and 8 strenghth (a complete circuit), and there would be small shower facilities. I have two main questions.
1. How much would you be willing to pay for a day pass to one of these?
2. For the frequent travelers/airline employees, would you buy a membership and whats the most you would pay per month?
Thanks in advance for any help you're willing to provide.
Interesting concept.
Some ideas...
For me, I'd pay $20 if I was on a long layover. Throw a big bottle of water into the price.
Heck, I'd pay admission to your gym, just so I could have some personal space that doesn't have CNN blaring at me.
Capacity will be an issue: you're going to be empty sometimes, but at 7am, or on a day where there are a lot of delayed flights, you may get full quickly and for a long time... how do you placate members who've already paid a monthly fee?
You'll need a bit of space for lockers/luggage.
Is it a business expense? Find a sample of people in your target group; determine whether most of them feel, if they saw this at the airport, that they immediately felt they could and would claim the fee as a business expense.
You may get a lot of customers who are mainly there to get somewhere to freshen up.
Figure out whether you'll allow families/children. Airports may or may not have an opinion about that topic.