Comments on: How to maximize time on your next airport layover http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/11/25/how-to-maximise-time-on-your-next-airport-layover/ - Discussions on travel consumer issues Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Danielle Barkhouse http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/11/25/how-to-maximise-time-on-your-next-airport-layover/#comment-131787 Danielle Barkhouse Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:48:40 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=2434#comment-131787 I have an expat friend who plans long layovers at big city airports. Many offer tours and other sight-seeing services. If you don't have the time or the money, it's a great way to see the highlights. I have an expat friend who plans long layovers at big city airports. Many offer tours and other sight-seeing services. If you don’t have the time or the money, it’s a great way to see the highlights.

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/11/25/how-to-maximise-time-on-your-next-airport-layover/#comment-131513 Darren Cronian Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:40:57 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=2434#comment-131513 Tim Good point about the security when your walking around, especially in a smaller airport. I've had that problem when I was at Leeds & Bradford. I had a security guard following me until i sat down and had something to eat. Tim

Good point about the security when your walking around, especially in a smaller airport. I’ve had that problem when I was at Leeds & Bradford. I had a security guard following me until i sat down and had something to eat.

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]]> By: Tim http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/11/25/how-to-maximise-time-on-your-next-airport-layover/#comment-131405 Tim Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:04:58 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=2434#comment-131405 Cherrye, nice post. If I have more than two hours at an airport the first thing I do is go for a big walk. Find the furthest point from where I am and walk to it - taking the longest route that I can. This often means going passed gates, stores and places that have not seen action in years. But it meets two aims. Firstly it normally results in an hour plus walk. Not the same as bike ride or time in the gym but is some exercise. Normally I am boarding a flight for a long haul sector so it is of great benefit to have an hour of the blood pumping and legs working before being locked into a seat for 9 plus hours. Secondly you get to see the airport. I agree with you that you can often find interesting stores and activities tucked away in weird corners of airports. The only downside - every now and then a security person stops me and is perplexed to discover that I am "just walking". Cherrye, nice post. If I have more than two hours at an airport the first thing I do is go for a big walk. Find the furthest point from where I am and walk to it – taking the longest route that I can. This often means going passed gates, stores and places that have not seen action in years. But it meets two aims. Firstly it normally results in an hour plus walk. Not the same as bike ride or time in the gym but is some exercise. Normally I am boarding a flight for a long haul sector so it is of great benefit to have an hour of the blood pumping and legs working before being locked into a seat for 9 plus hours. Secondly you get to see the airport. I agree with you that you can often find interesting stores and activities tucked away in weird corners of airports. The only downside – every now and then a security person stops me and is perplexed to discover that I am “just walking”.

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