Luxurious Airport Lounges Around The Globe

Air travel was once the preserve of an elite few. Images of spacious cabins staffed by elegant stewardesses’ ricochet around the web, periodically going viral connected with some modern travel horror story. The most iconic photo, though, the one featuring a late-1960s Pan-Am 747 with seemingly endless legroom and creature comforts? It’s a notorious fake. True, air travel was moderately more comfortable during the golden years. However, flying was expensive, available only to a select few, and painfully slow. Over time, mass-market air travel has largely democratized flying. Unfortunately, airlines have responded by cramming in ever more seats while simultaneously reducing benefits and services. There is one place, though, where luxury and comfort reign supreme. We are, of course, talking about those mini-palaces airlines reserve for their most exclusive customers—the fabled airport lounge. Often tucked away out of view from those of us with mere economy tickets, lounges have tren...