Lounge Review

Review — Aspire Lounge — Calgary

I recently got to visit the new International Terminal of the Calgary International Airport (YYC) and…

Review — Aspire Lounge — Calgary

I recently got to visit the new International Terminal of the Calgary International Airport (YYC) and since it opened on October 31st, I’ve been dying to see what the new lounge is like. For those of you that aren’t as nerdy as I am, you won’t know that there is no Air…

Review — Alaska Airlines Boardroom Lounge — Seattle

Seattle is home to Alaska Air and it serves as its main hub with excellent connections throughout the West Coast and Hawaii. We happened to route back through Seattle after a father-daughter trip to Disneyland.

Review — South African Airways Lounge — Johannesburg

The South African Airways Lounge in Johannesburg is the flagship lounge for the airline and as such it is the grandest. Upon checking into the lounge, you are directed to the right for the Business Class Lounge, however of note, if you…

Review — South African Airways Lounge — Cape Town

As sad as it was to have to leave Cape Town, I was very much looking forward to flying South African Airways based on the previous trip reports that I had read. While probably not as plush as some other airlines, I would say that South African…

Review — Turkish Airlines CIP Lounge — Istanbul

I have to admit that the thing I was looking forward to the most on this trip was a lounge … but not just any lounge, the Turkish Airlines CIP Lounge in Istanbul. The CIP stands for Commercially Important Person, the European equivalent to North…

Review — National Bank Lounge — Montreal

On this trip, I ran into two terrible lounges. This is one of them.

On the surface, this lounge is fine. The seating is comfortable, there are decent food options, there’s free booze as well as magazines and newspapers. The thing…