Best airport lounges: a tie!American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the Admirals Club Sao Paulo American Airlines Admirals Club Sin Paulo, at Guarulhos International Airport, equipped with 22 phones, a fax machine, photocopiers, computer modems and conference rooms, Can accommodate up to 180 travelers. Beyond the facilities themselves, Creusa Takasaki, the manager of Sao Paulo's Admirals Club, believes the lounges personnel helped it tie for the top prize in the LATIN TRADE Latin Trade is a monthly magazine covering global business in Latin America and the Caribbean. Similar to Forbes and Fortune Magazine in coverage, the magazine was founded in 1993 and now publishes 87,000 copies 1 each month in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. survey. Takasaki says Admirals Club staff is accustomed to keeping busy passengers happy--and travelers find the workers accommodating, pleasant and efficient. Travelers describe the Admirals Clubs as making them feel at home and say they find the staff to be well trained and courteous. The contemporary ambience am·bi·ence n. Variant of ambiance. ambience or ambiance Noun the atmosphere of a place Noun 1. in the lounges, with art that reflects both industrial and elegant elements in Silo silo, watertight and airtight structure for making and storing silage. Silos vary in form from a covered pit, such as was used by the early Romans, to the modern storage tower, dating from the 19th cent. Paulo, includes special, subtle Brazilian touches. The carpeting carries a map of Sin Paulo state in its design. The main doors into the lounge are made of Brazilian mahogany and the polished bronze details pay tribute to the country's colonial architecture Colonial architecture: see American architecture. . From the Admirals Club, travelers can snack, drink and watch jets taking off as they wait in comfort for their own departures. Varig First Class Varig First Class, the Brazilian carrier's first-class lounge, also in the Guarulhos airport, has a business center, reading materials including newspapers and news magazines, satellite television, computers and printers, local and international phone service (via an operator), a fax machine, photocopiers and Internet access See how to access the Internet. . But what, really sets it apart are the private showers and the massage room. Executive-class passengers in the domestic terminal also have access to a VIP lounge. |
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