When you travel for business, it never really feels like travel. You're in and out of airports, living out of a suitcase, tied to your smartphones and laptops and eating less-than-fresh food.
It's a battle between staying awake and ignoring your last coffee's buzz so that you can fall asleep.
Business travelers often spend a great deal of time just in airports, and it can be hit or miss when it comes to comfort and productivity potential.
This list of airports, however, is a little bit different in that each one provides a little something special that can make an extended layover for the business traveler that much more enjoyable.
San Francisco International: Frequent flights to San Francisco can leave travelers exhausted. However, SFO is a business traveler's dream. Recently renovated, this airport offers international travelers a spacious layout, plenty of seating, free Wi-Fi along with numerous power outlets, desks and phone charging stations. It is the perfect hang-out for business travelers that are needing to get caught up, check emails and focus for an hour or six in between flights.
Dubai International: DXB brings business travelers a different sort of treat. Instead of maxing out your layover to do work, this place has all you need to both relax and stay of fit body and mind thanks to the Dubai International Hotel. The hotel is located within the airport and provides luxurious accommodation along with two gyms and a swimming pool.
Changi Airport in Singapore: SIN has incorporated just about any feature a business traveler could desire into their airport design. One of my favorites is their nap rooms that can be rented out in short blocks (say 6 hours) or even the free snooze lounges with comfortable lay-back chairs and peaceful surrounds. On top of this, there are fitness rooms, spa rooms, beauty salons, showers and shopping to accommodate almost any need.
Munich Airport: MUC offers up your basic array of business traveler services, such as Internet connection points and easy access to onsite hotels with meeting rooms. However, the Munich Airport, also offers up a few ways to relax in between flights either at their onsite Bavarian brewery or on the minigolf course at the Visitors Park. Perhaps these are a couple of the reasons it has been voted the best airport in Europe yet again this year.
Chek Lap Kok in Hong Kong: HKG provides a unique system for the business traveler to harness. You can actually check in for a flight at two of the downtown train stations and then proceed to take the Airport Express into the airport. The terminals contain free Wi-Fi, which is always important for last minute emails and project touch-ups. For a more peaceful stay, the onsite gardens and lounges are perfect for a quick nap. The most interesting aspect, however, is the 9-hole golf course, open late, right new terminal two. If that doesn't suit, you can also find a 4D Extreme Screen or a Playstation Gateway.
This article is based off the list of 10 best business friendly airports by Frommer's.
---
Flickr: bortescristian
Good list, but often you have to go where you have to go, not where is best for comfort!
Editor's Top Picks Delivered Weekly
A Toasted Ravioli Tour of St. LouisComments: 0Rating: 0 / 0
I was just like other travelers before me as I stood under the Arch in St. Louis. I am in the Gateway to the West not for any particular reason, other than toasted ravioli tasting. The stomach filling and diet-breaking dish was reportedly born out of the Italian neighborhood southwest of the city. Ravioli can just be ravioli, but in St. Louis it is fried up like a fluffed up pillow and served as an appetizer, even if that palette starter is heartier than the main course. In order to understand this quintessential St. Louis food, you must do as I did, go taste it at some of the supposed best restaurants for toasted ravioli. Here are three tastings of toasted ravioli in St. Louis that are sure to leave stomachs bursting and taste buds satisfied....read more
Visit Kid-Friendly Oslo, NorwayComments: 0Rating: 0 / 0
Norway’s capital city of Oslo is one of the most kid-friendly destinations in Europe. Here are some ideas for great ways to spend time as a family (and learn about Norwegian culture and history) in this vibrant and cosmopolitan city....read more
Dealing with Homesickness While Traveling: Four Tips for Making Yourself at Home on the RoadComments: 0Rating: 0 / 0
The travel deprived often never see the open road as somewhere that might cause aches for home. However, seasoned travelers know that the grass is always greener on the other side. In lands where you don’t speak the language or merely those weekly business trips to points on a map that are certainly not home, homesickness can creep into the traveler’s itinerary. It is only natural, but it shouldn’t put a rain cloud over your trip. If you are battling the homesickness blues on your travels, try implementing a few of these tips and tricks to make the road feel a little bit like home....read more
Taste of London Celebrates 10th AnniversaryComments: 0Rating: 0 / 0
The perennially popular Taste of London restaurant festival marks its tenth anniversary this summer with its biggest and best line up to date. The event will be jam packed with world class restaurants, celebrity chefs and lots more foodie fun and activities. The festival takes place from Thursday the 20th to Sunday the 23rd of June in London’s Regent’s Park. The theme of Taste of London 2013 is one of “collaboration and reunion” that is to be realized with UK and international chef talent coming together to celebrate a decade's worth of “culinary magic from the food capital of the world.”...read more
Rennes (France) for KidsComments: 0Rating: 0 / 0
A short 3-hr train ride from Paris, Rennes is a wonderful city to visit with kids. Here are my recommendations for kid-pleasing venues and activities in this historic Breton city....read more
Enter Promo at time of check out. Promo code provides $15 or the amount of the promo code, discount for stated routes against our service fees. Use of Promo code is in addition to any applicable instant savings offers. Actual amount of discount varies based on the service fees charged. Service fee discount will be up to the amount of the service fees charged less any applicable instant savings for that transaction or the value of the promo code, whichever is less. Promo code expires on date stated and can be withdrawn without notice.