Remember These Secret Spots In Airports On Your Next Trip For Ultimate Comfort And Convenience
The climate of air travel isn't what it used to be. With so many incidents taking place over the past few decades, there are heightened forms of security that passengers need to abide by before they can soar the sky, and also while they wait. It's reached a point that flying has become a hassle. Thankfully, some airports around the world are making improvements to help alleviate the stress people face.
For example, one airport provides a pet relief area while another has a gym and even bedrooms for rent! You might not be able to find them all easily...
Hidden Gardens At Honolulu Airport
As if Hawaii wasn't beautiful enough, the Honolulu Airport has hidden gardens for your amusement. While they're not exactly "hidden," many people tend to pass them by without noticing. The folks that do discover them label them as "hidden."
Their real names are the Cultural Gardens, and they are Japanese, Chinese, and Hawaiian themed. You can find them by the Y concourse near the main international terminal lobby. If you walk through the Asian Airline Lounges, you'll walk right through them.
Yoga Room At Chicago O'Hare
Knowing you have a long flight ahead of you can be mentally draining unless you're sitting in first class. It can be even worse after you've just finished an extensive journey through the air. Well, don't worry because Chicago O'Hare has you covered.
In Airport Terminal 3 Rotunda, on the Mezzanine level right by the Urban Garden, there is a yoga room. One can reflect, recharge, and relax before or after a takeoff. The dimensions are 16 x 15, and there is a ceiling mirror to help you perfect your poses.
The Chapel At The Amsterdam Airport
You usually don't think of the airport as a very spiritual place. Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport provides just that by giving travelers a lovely non-denominational "Meditation Centre." It has a reading room packed with spiritual materials, a meeting room, and a quiet room for prayer.
It came around in 1975 after a Roman Catholic ministry established it. Throughout the decades, this meditation center has become a place where people of all faiths can spend their downtime.
Pet Relief Areas In Atlanta Airport
It sounds like the folks at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport know what they're doing. Pet owners adore their furry little pals a ton, so whenever a place has extra accommodations for them, it's a bonus.
In this airport, you can find a relief area for not only service animals, but for regular pets as well. How cool is that? If you don't feel like using the indoor facilities, you can head out near the domestic terminal by the ground transportation where there's a fenced-in doggo park.
There's A Dentist At JFK Airport
People in need of dental work who travel through JFK Airport never need to worry about missing a dental appointment, thanks to the facility there. Since 1950, there's been a dental office in business.
The current dentist, Dr. Trager, took over in 1985 and has helped the establishment grow over the past 30 years. You can find it in Cargo Area A, Building 14, where Dr. Trager handles everything from simple cavities to implants. Around 95% of his clients work at the airport, but Dr. Trager still gets patients who have had mishaps at JFK.
In-Terminal Hotel At The Vancouver International Airport
If you walk two minutes from the luggage carousels, directly above the U.S. departures terminal, you'll find the Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel. This hotel offers soundproof rooms that travelers can book in increments of four to eight hours if they wish.
If you're experiencing jet lag, they have specialized services for that as well as more than 120 spa offerings. There is also an award-winning restaurant called the Globe @ YVR where you can feast on a deluxe buffet breakfast.
The Walking Tunnel At Dubai International Airport
Dubai has so much money that it has created advanced security systems that make them look like big brother. By the end of 2018, they implemented an artsy, creative, and colorful video customs to scan faces.
The information they secure from the scans determines if you're free to go or not. We must be in the future now. It's a walkway tunnel that replaces the security clearance counter found in Terminal 3.
