The crown jewel of San Francisco International Airport’s swanky new Harvey Milk Terminal 1 is about to make its runway entrance. Hailing from the Northwest yet effortlessly local, casually stylish, and unequivocally Alaska, the new Alaska Lounge at San Francisco Airport opens tomorrow. Ahead of the grand opening, Alaska invited guests and members of the […]
The US airport lounge market has been shifting away from a “one-size-fits-all” approach, towards more segmentation: more products, designed for different types of customers. The launch of Delta’s first-ever Business Class only lounge at New York JFK this week cements this trend. Delta is coming to the party fashionably late: both United and American have […]
The world’s busiest airport deserves the largest Centurion Lounge in the world. On February 14th, 2024, American Express unveiled its largest airport club ever at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. At nearly 26,000 square feet, the lounge is packed with amenities, and it’s already shaping up to be a traveler’s favorite. In this post: American Express […]
From drab to fab—United’s lounge-eligible customers at Denver International Airport are in for an exciting upgrade, where comfort and style take center stage. Last week, United finally shuttered its last 90s-style United Club at DEN Concourse B, and unveiled an impressive new three-story lounge—the airline’s largest systemwide. The opening of the Concourse B location comes […]
The airport lounge war is heating up. Two years after Chase announced its foray into the airport lounge market, the financial institution is finally about to cut the ribbon on its first Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club in the US, at Boston Logan airport (BOS). The club will open on Tuesday, May 16, at […]
The democratization of travel and the success of pay-per-use airport lounges have sowed the seeds of a new industry. Independent airport clubs, which are not tied to a specific airline, have multiplied over the last ten years. The result is both an ever-expanding portfolio of options for travelers, and dizzying variance in terms of quality […]
Airport lounges in North America are more popular than ever. Originally intended as exclusive and serene retreats for well-heeled travelers, airport clubs have become chronically crowded. At peak times, popular lounges routinely have to turn customers away, and those who get in might need to fight the crowds to find a seat or grab a […]
Back in June 2021, Chase announced The Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club, a network of airport lounges co-designed and branded in partnership with Airport Dimensions, a subsidiary of Collinson that is best known for “The Club” lounges throughout the US. Sixteen months later, The Chase Sapphire Lounge has finally come to life—at Hong Kong […]
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, American Airlines, like pretty much all airlines worldwide, shuttered a majority of its lounge network, especially those lounges located outside the US. Now, American’s last Admirals Club to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic has re-opened. The Admirals Club in London Heathrow’s Terminal 3 is open for business, […]
