Here’s a brief recap of what happened in the lounge universe in January – mostly positive news, with one exception: new lounges in Sydney and Norway, refurbished lounges at Honolulu airport and JFK, and the closure of the United Club in Atlanta.
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Hawaiian Airlines is renovating all Premier Club lounges in Hawaii
The friendly and relatively no-frills Hawaiian Airlines has announced the renovation of their six airport lounges in Hawaii, leaving only their Los Angeles, CA (LAX) facility untouched. The renovation will occur in two phases throughout the first half of 2015, with work expected to be complete by summer 2015.
The Definitive Guide To The LAX Airport Lounge Scene
Los Angeles. The sun, the stars, the beach, Hollywood, Disneyland, Universal Studios, the beautiful people… The appeal of the city of Angels seems to grow every year, with 43.4 million tourists visiting in 2014. Yet, the 70 million passengers who used the the nation’s third busiest airport affectionately known by its IATA code, LAX, might […]
Air New Zealand relocates to TBIT at LAX; now uses the Star Alliance lounge
Today Air New Zealand relocated from Los Angeles international airport Terminal 2, where it used to be co-located with fellow Star Alliance member Air Canada, to the swanky, recently renovated Tom Bradley International Terminal. The move is a major enhancement for Air New Zealand’s passengers, who will enjoy significantly upgraded amenities including a stunning atrium […]
Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge at Hong Kong Airport to reopen on October, 31st 2014
Earlier this year Singapore Airlines announced that it would close its SilverKris Lounge at Hong Kong International Airport from late June through to September 2014 for renovations. Customers were invited to use one of the other Star Alliance options (United Club, THAI Royal Silk Lounge) or the Plaza Premium Lounge. After a few construction delays, […]
Major construction at LAX; United Global First Lounge to close, new larger United Club to open
United and Los Angeles World Airports are investing over $400 million in order to renovate and bring their facilities up to the latest standards. The plans filed by United are ambitious: virtually every area, from the check-in zone and security checkpoints to the boarding gates, as well as major pieces of infrastructure such as the […]
New Star Alliance lounge in Sao Paulo, Brazil; London lounge partially closed
With little fanfare — their web site has not been updated yet — Star Alliance recently unveiled a new shared lounge in Sao Paulo (GRU.) The opening coincides with the move of member airlines to the new Terminal 3. While the lounge opened a few weeks ago, it is technically still under construction. The space […]
Air Canada opens new lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2
The Star Alliance move to Heathrow’s brand new Terminal 2 (“The Queen’s Terminal”) is in full swing. A few weeks ago United opened two beautiful new lounges: a United Club and a Global First lounge. Today, Air Canada unveiled details about their new Maple Leaf lounge. The facility will be open from daily from 6 […]
Are lounge memberships evil?
Here at AirportBliss.com, we like sarcasm and caustic viewpoints. Over at HackMyTrip.com, blogger Devils Advocate tells you all about why lounge memberships are a terrible waste of money, in an entertaining diatribe. He has valid points. And yet, he (humorously) undermines his own points by disclosing that he actually does pay for multiple annual memberships, […]