I've been to dozens of airport lounges worldwide. Here are the 5 things I never do in them.

• I spell to galore airdrome lounges that I entree done my in installments paper and Priority Pass membership.
• I recreation astatine slightest erstwhile a month, and going to a lounge while I hold for my formation is regular for me.
• But successful airdrome lounges, I ne'er worldly my face, sleep, aliases return nan first spot I see. 

I recreation often — astatine slightest erstwhile a period — and I for illustration having entree to Delta Sky Clubs done my co-branded Delta in installments paper and Priority Pass, a rank that gets maine into much than 1,500 airdrome lounges worldwide.

These 2 programs usually let maine to find a lounge I tin usage sloppy of nan airdrome I'm astatine aliases nan hose I'm flying.

I bask utilizing airport lounges because they're usually quieter and little crowded than waiting astatine nan gate. I besides for illustration having entree to a nicer, less-crowded restroom, and of course, nan complimentary nutrient and beverages are beautiful sweet, too.

As a predominant traveler, present are 5 things I ne'er do successful an airdrome lounge.

Plop successful nan first spot I see

Most airdrome lounges person a assortment of seating, from desk-like workspaces pinch electrical outlets to comfortable upholstered couches you mightiness find successful a surviving room.

I don't prime nan first unfastened spot I spot unless nan lounge is ace crowded and I consciousness arsenic if it's my only option. Fortunately, I tin usually gauge how crowded a lounge is by nan beingness of a statement astatine nan entry.

A batch of lounges I've visited don't let caller visitors erstwhile they're adjacent to capacity, truthful uncovering a spot is usually not an issue.

If I'm not acquainted pinch a lounge's layout, I'll return a thigh to spot each nan disposable seating. I emotion a comfortable chair pinch built-in USB ports truthful I tin complaint my phone, truthful I'll look for that type of seating first.

I besides for illustration to beryllium distant from nan buffet, bar, and restrooms truthful I tin person arsenic quiet an ambiance arsenic possible.

Stuff my look for illustration nutrient is going retired of style

Food varies wide from lounge to lounge, from chef-curated menus to bowls of way operation and grab-and-go snacks, but location are typically plentifulness of basking nutrient offerings.

They tin beryllium tempting, but I don't person that "it's free, and it's there" mentality, truthful I won't load up my sheet unless I'm starving aliases cognize I won't beryllium eating for a while. I don't want to consciousness excessively afloat aliases bloated earlier a agelong flight.

The barroom is ever a happening spot for travelers, but I return it easy connected nan intoxicant immoderate lounges springiness retired for free.

I mightiness person a portion erstwhile successful a while, but I don't want to get dehydrated earlier a agelong flight aliases suffer my inhibitions to nan constituent wherever I'm not watching my belongings aliases nan time.

Be inconsiderate of different lounge guests

Unless a lounge is virtually empty, I don't return up much than 1 spot aliases put my backpack connected its ain chair. I get disappointment erstwhile I'm looking for a spot and galore are unavailable because group are utilizing them arsenic storage.

Using headphones is besides a cardinal norm of airdrome lounges, though I spot group streaming aliases FaceTime without them each nan time. It's rude.

I would besides ne'er prosecute successful immoderate of nan gross behaviors I spot successful lounges, specified arsenic removing shoes to put bare feet connected furnishings aliases taking attraction of individual grooming — for illustration clipping nails — extracurricular a restroom.

Lounges supply a comfortable, home-like environment, but I effort to retrieve that they are nationalist spaces. I wish different group would, too.

Snooze

Even if I'm tired and a lounge has comfy, reclining chairs, I don't slumber successful airdrome lounges. I'm ever excessively tense I'll miss my flight.

I've ne'er had a super-long layover during which I was that exhausted, positive astir lounges person clip limits connected really agelong group tin beryllium inside.

Getting disconnected my feet and relaxing is usually capable of a break if I'm tired.

Go to different terminal successful nan airdrome to usage a lounge

I emotion having lounge access, but I won't time off my flight's terminal to activity 1 retired unless my layover is astatine slightest 2 hours.

Even then, I hesitate to spell unless I'm acquainted pinch nan airport. I ne'er want to miss a formation conscionable because I wanted immoderate other comfortableness earlier it.

This communicative was primitively published connected July 25, 2024, and astir precocious updated connected October 28, 2024.