Planning to travel for the Holidays? Everyone knows booking early is good but the route can also have a big impact on your enjoyment. Now I know nobody plans to or at least few people intend to sleep in an airport.  However, if you have traveled enough you know that sometimes things happen especially in these days of over booking and fewer flights.  Enter the site “SleepingInAirports” Their users have been rating airports for not only their "sleep-ability" factor, but also the services, amenities and features offered to layover passengers.

Their most recent annual survey asked travelers to consider the four C’s of airport travel: comfort, conveniences, cleanliness and customer service.

  • Comfort encompasses the availability of plush chairs, armrest free areas, quiet zones, reclining options, etc.;
  • Conveniences include free Wi-Fi, 24-hour food options, showers, pay lounges and other things to do at the airport while awaiting a flight;
  • Cleanliness centers around clean floors, maintained bathrooms and tidy food courts;
  • Customer Service means smiling faces and friendly attitudes, along with considerate and helpful workers (who offer up blankets and pillows to stranded passengers).

Here are the results for the worst and the best to consider when making your Holiday travel plans.

Worst

  1. New York City La Guardia International, NY
  2. Los Angeles International, CA
  3. Honolulu International, HI
  4. Newark Liberty International, NJ
  5. New York City – John F Kennedy International, NY
  6. Philadelphia International, PA
  7. Miami International, FL
  8. Cancun International, Mexico
  9. Las Vegas McCarran International, NV
  10. Washington Dulles International, VA

Best

  1. Vancouver, Canada
  2. San Francisco International, CA
  3. Tampa International, FL
  4. Portland International, OR
  5. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, MI
  6. Dallas – Fort Worth International, TX
  7. Minneapolis-St. Paul International, MN
  8. Toronto, Canada
  9. Orlando International, FL
  10. Indianapolis International, IN

 

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