Which are the best places to locate vending machines?

What do hotels and airports have in common? The answer is simple: they’re always full of tourists. Usually, tourists look for something different, something they can’t find in their home lands. And one of those things is food. In the world, there are people willing to travel long distances just to taste local delicacies.

However, many people don’t have enough money to eat Kobe steak in Japan or sturgeon caviar in Russia. Most travelers prefer something less fancy, something like a bag of snacks and a bottle of soda.

Many brands of snacks and sodas usually offer variations of their most popular products in different countries. Like the popular milk soda in Japan or the chips with kosher salt in Israel. If in your country there’s a snack or drink impossible to find anywhere else in the world, it’s almost sure that a tourist wants to taste it.

So, you could take advantage of this natural curiosity of tourists by trying new things to give them what they want. And vending machines are the best way to do it.

Foreign tourists are often frequent customers of an airport vending machine. These devices are practical, because the client doesn’t have to wait too long to get what he/she wants. In addition, they don’t need to know the local language to use them.

An airport vending machine is so simple that a child could use it. So, consider this option if you’re thinking of investing your money in a profitable business.

A hotel vending machine is another excellent option. Some tourists don’t have enough money to eat in the hotel restaurant, so they prefer to calm their hungry stomachs with drinks and snacks they find in a vending machine hotel.

If you manage to reach an agreement with the manager to install a hotel vending machine, you’ve already managed to overcome the most difficult part. Now it’s up to you to offer the right products that really attract the attention of consumers.

Start filling your vending machine with a varied inventory of snacks and drinks. Then, refill the inventory with the best selling products and replace the less popular ones. People's tastes may change over time, so you must be prepared to change the whole inventory at a certain point.