As the upcoming 21-Day Winter Holiday Season will be one of the busiest for airports, lounges at airports can be just a place to escape from the terminal crowd. If you wonder which lounges offer the best service, Priority Pass, which provides frequent travelers with airport lounge access irrespective of their class of travel or airline, announced the best airport lounges in the US and worldwide in 2016.
Now in its twelfth year, the awards are based on ratings provided by Priority Pass members and recognize excellence within the world’s largest independent lounge membership program that includes over 1,000 airport lounges, in over 500 cities.
The Club at San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) has been named the North America Winner in the Priority Pass Lounge of the Year Awards 2016.
The complete list of winners in the 2016 Priority Pass Lounge of the Year Awards includes:
Global:
- Overall Winner: Plaza Premium Lounge at London Heathrow
Europe:
- Highly Commended: Almost@Home at Helsinki Vantaa
Africa & Middle East:
- Overall Winner: Petra Lounge at Amman Queen Alia International
- Highly Commended: Shongololo Lounge at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International
Asia Pacific:
- Overall Winner: Asiana Lounge at Seoul-Incheon
- Highly Commended: More Premium Lounge at Taipei Taoyuan International
- Highly Commended: Louis’ Tavern CIP First Class at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International
North America:
- Overall Winner: The Club at San Jose CA Mineta International
- Highly Commended: Salon VIP Lounge at Quebec Jean Lesage International
Latin America & The Caribbean:
- Overall Winner: VIP Lounge (East) at Guadalajara Miguel Hidalgo International
- Highly Commended: Aeroportos VIP Club at Brasilia J. Kubitschek International
Best Business Facilities:
- Overall Winner: Preludium at Warsaw Frederic Chopin
- Highly Commended: Marhaba Lounge, Terminal 3, Concourse B at Dubai International
Best Quality of Refreshments:
- Overall Winner: Plaza Premium Lounge at London Heathrow
- Highly Commended: Asiana Lounge at Seoul-Incheon
Best Attitude and Service from Lounge Staff:
- Winner: Alaska Lounge at Seattle WA - SeaTac
- Highly Commended: SkyTeam at London Heathrow