Tired? Hungry? Need to relax at the airport? Lately, there’s more “Day Spa” businesses at the airport (nothing like above, unfortunately, but it’s a trend now). A win-win for the weary traveler and the spa business.
Here’s some examples:
Airport: Newark International Airport (Terminal C, Gate 92)
Spa: d_parture spa Touted as the “world’s first and only full service eco-friendly airport spa,” d_parture offers facials, manicures, reflexology, scalp massage, chair massage, pedicures, haircuts, waxing, a scalp & eye massage, a “tired eyes” treatment, and full makeovers, among others. CLICK HERE for their website.
Airport: Denver International Airport (Terminal B, between Gates B37 & B39, and another location at Gate A49)
Spa: A Massage This spa offers everything from a chair massage (chairs are in back, which is nice), to a full body massage. Prices aren’t cheap, but hey, you’ll feel a ton better. CLICK HERE for more information.
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Various Airports:
Spa: Massage Bar This is the meaning of “Healthy Break” as founder Cary Cruea says. The Massage Bar focuses on neck, back and head massages in a chair. Fast, convenient, and soooooo relaxing, you can find a location at one of the following airports: CLICK HERE
Happy Flying!
Reblogged this on Wander One Day and commented:
Maybe I need to consider flying out of Newark! It’s not much farther from here than Philly or Baltimore, and I could definitely make use of an in-airport spa!
By: wanderoneday on February 20, 2013
at 7:54 pm
Hello, WanderOneDay! You should try it! Seriously – let us know what you think if you do. I think we need more of this at our US airports…thanks for stopping by and thank you for your comment.
By: AirportsMadeSimple on February 27, 2013
at 4:07 pm
I’ll be in Newark next month… May have to check that out!
By: Traveline Specials on February 20, 2013
at 3:45 pm
You should! Hi, Traveline Specials – if you do, please let us know what you think. Or if you blog about it, let us know and we’ll re-blog it over here. Thanks for your comment and for stopping by again.
By: AirportsMadeSimple on February 27, 2013
at 4:06 pm
Will do!
By: Traveline Specials on February 28, 2013
at 10:47 am
This looks so relaxing! I would love to jump in that pool right about now
By: Brittany Alexander on February 20, 2013
at 2:24 pm
Hi Brittany! It does look relaxing! We need more of that in the USA, eh?
Thanks for your comment and thanks for stopping by.
By: AirportsMadeSimple on February 27, 2013
at 4:05 pm
Hi! Yes I totally agree! We definitely do need more of that in the US. I support that wholeheartedly!
By: Brittany Alexander on February 27, 2013
at 4:13 pm
If only they could open one of these in the airplane itself, especially on overseas flights! (Makes those hot towels, much as I love them, seem a little sad.)
By: colormusing on February 20, 2013
at 11:39 am
Hi Lindy! Yes, isn’t that the truth? That would be great. They are also working on a plane that has glass walls and a roof, but I’m not sure how far away that is as far as development…it’d be great to have a spa on the plane…then look out over the world while getting a massage!
By: AirportsMadeSimple on February 27, 2013
at 4:04 pm
Cool! Forget the health farms, airports here I come!
By: europasicewolf on September 18, 2012
at 5:49 pm
I really think it should catch on here in the US. We are waaaaayy too stressed!
By: AirportsMadeSimple on September 18, 2012
at 6:25 pm
I always head for a wine bar! And a little shopping helps.
By: coastalcrone on September 17, 2012
at 3:54 pm
Yep, you and me both!
Cheers~
By: AirportsMadeSimple on September 17, 2012
at 5:05 pm
Back in the 90s when my parents were traveling a lot for business – my mother stumbled across some great respites in Asian airports. Special places with dim lighting and soothing music where you could get your shoulders rubbed or take a between-flight nap. The idea behind such spaces are brilliant, and it’s almost shocking that it’s taken so long for the trend to catch on farther west.
I’ve also noticed lately, airports offering pedicures or other quicker spa-like treatments that travelers can grab on a layover or while waiting for a flight. It;s certainly a nice way to pass the time!
By: happyhippierose on September 17, 2012
at 10:03 am
Hi! That’s very interesting to know! Yes, I’ve noticed the whole mani/pedi/shoulder massage trend here, too. You would think it would be a great way to make extra $$$ (although I realize their overhead would be very high, but so would the prices), and we in the west would have caught on by now. Maybe it’s a fun trend moving this way. It’s crazy, but I think this rough patch in airline travel will soon get better. Richard Branson had a great thought in the paper this last weekend about how air travel was going to be easier and more fun in the next 30 years. He’s quite the visionary…let’s hope he’s correct!
By: AirportsMadeSimple on September 17, 2012
at 10:09 am
I know you read my rant against Delta (it’s how I found your blog, by clicking through to your space after you “liked” my post)… so you know how I feel about air travel. I just so resent that something once so fun and glamorous has been reduced to the worst of the worst. I’d rather get a pap smear than fly from one continent to another – they’ve made it THAT miserable for us.
I do indeed hope Sir Richard is correct. I’d love to see the industry swing back to working in favor of the consumer. That would be lovely!
By: happyhippierose on September 17, 2012
at 10:22 am
Wouldn’t it though? Yes, that was quite the experience…here’s what I do: I just resign myself to a lost day (flying domestic), or two days (if flying international), so that *seems* to mentally help me a bit. Then, I think of it as going shopping. I actually budget in extra money so I can shop the stores onsite. Of course, in tiny airports…the goings aren’t that good! But I’ve got a couple great pashminas I wouldn’t trade for the world. Then I make myself sit down, have a nice meal, maybe a glass of wine (to hell with dehydration, there’s face mist for that), and observe. Observe the chaos! And thank God I don’t have small children. (ha!) I feel the most for those parents.
By: AirportsMadeSimple on September 17, 2012
at 10:29 am
I do love indulging in junk food and shopping! And I usually find great reads, like new books or trashy mags I wouldn’t normally buy/have time for. I once found some jewelry in the Phoenix airport that I just love, and would have never found otherwise. So I can agree with where you’re coming from on that front =)
By: happyhippierose on September 17, 2012
at 11:10 am
By: AirportsMadeSimple on September 17, 2012
at 5:04 pm