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| Tips on Airport Lounges |
| The travel industry has seen a huge rise in tourism in recent years. This is primarily due to more airlines offering flights to more cities domestically and internationally. The rise in air travel has revolutionized from where we were, to where we are today. With the advent of in-flight amenities, greater attention to detail, benefits programs and much more, the travel experience has been greatly enhanced.
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| Tips on Airport Lounges |
Published
On: June 25, 2009 |
The airport lounges have stepped up their game, too and have graduated from a place of boredom to a casual environment that’s pretty easy to linger around in. Many airports have added several amenities like spas, private nap rooms, and specialty meals, and have ensured that airport lounges meet many comfort and luxury requirements travelers have grown to expect.
Join us, as we browse through some of the best airport lounges in the county and see what they have to offer.
US Airways
The US Airways Club can be best described using this phrase “Comfort combined with convenience”.
- The lounges are present in almost all the primary airports, Los Angeles, New York and Las Vegas, to name a few.
- Besides offering a tranquil and comfortable place to work or relax, the club offers personal assistance with reservations, flight changes and upgrades
- The US Airways Club is fully equipped with all sorts of business facilities, such as workstations with data ports, fax machines, copiers and shredders.
- Wireless & high-speed internet access ensures that you stay connected, even while being in transit.
- The US Airways Club also offers complimentary non-alcoholic beverages and snacks.
Delta Airlines
Delta Sky Club is the airport lounge for one of the premier carriers in the USA, Delta Airlines. The lounge promises personalized service, along with great attention to comfort and luxury.
- Delta Sky is present in over 50 different cities.
- Delta Sky Club members get access to Frequent Traveler Security lines, which enables travelers to breeze through security check points with virtually no hassle.
- As a Delta Sky Club member, you will receive complimentary access to all of Continental's Presidents Clubs and the former Northwest WorldClubs on the day you are scheduled to travel.
- The club also gives you access to spacious conference rooms, equipped with state-of-the-art audio visual equipment, to meet the requirements of business travelers and consumer travelers who want to relax in the lap of luxury.
- The lounges are equipped with high speed internet access, telephone, fax machine and a copier.
- What sets this lounge apart from others is the presence of golf clubs at some of the premier destinations.
United Airlines
United Airlines has quite a few options when it comes to airport club and lounges. And all of the options signify one thing: comfort, relaxation and personalized attention.
- Comfortable lounges are centrally located at most of the busiest airports, offering personalized travel assistance
- Complimentary soft drinks, juices, coffee, tea and cappuccinos are just a sampling of the menu card.
- The lounge also serves complimentary breakfast pastries and afternoon snacks
- Morning newspapers, periodicals and magazines provide guests with entertainment.
- To stay connected while on the move, the lounge offers complimentary WIFI service in all U.S. locations
- Telephones with free local calls and data jacks with power outlets for laptop computers
- Conference rooms are available in many U.S. locations for a nominal fee
Continental Airlines
Continental's President’s Club is in 26 private airport clubrooms. The clubrooms allow you to take care of business, conduct a meeting, make phone calls or just relax between flights in pleasant surroundings.
- The airport club and lounge offers access to a full bar with complimentary beverages and light snacks
- Personal assistance to travelers when it comes to reservations, seat assignments and electronic ticketing
- For people who want to stay connected with work, family or friends will be delighted to learn that these lounges offer high-speed wireless Internet access, telephones with data ports for computer usage, local phone calls and complimentary usage of fax machines
- The club offers information on local dining and entertainment options
- An additional feature, exclusively available to Continental Club Members, at certain clubs, is access to their top-rated wines from Napa vineyards, like Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Far Niente, Duckhorn and Rombauer.
With a widespread increase in air travel, flights are fuller than ever, and delays are prevalent, so to keep travelers satisfied, airlines need to keep on raising the bar.
Lounges provide a more comfortable, stress-free wait, and sometimes offer luxury services, such as massages, gyms, spas and showers.
Now you know why it’s worth becoming a member of some of the airline clubs we mentioned in this article.
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