No free wifi at LAX is a crime. Lots of other airports are free (PHX).

But, if you want to get free wifi at any airport, just park your carcass outside the airline lounges, at least one of them will leak through and not have a password.

BTW, the one airline that is worth paying the extra few bucks on is Bangkok Air. In all their terminals, its essentially a lounge. Free internet, free non alcohol drinks and light snacks and newspapers. That is for all their pax.

I actually invested $39.00 in a Mini-motel. I used it once after an extended stay at ORD overnight after an early arriving red eye. At least it is a clean place to rest. The only problem: when I put in the ear plugs, the announcements were all I could hear. Kind of like ear plugs and screaming children.

Yes, I’m cranky.

Diners Club also offers lounge access to their members, but when I had that card as a corporate card, there were only a handful of clubs in US cities. I did use the benefit a few times in AMS and FRA, though. The clubs weren’t exactly great.

I’ve paid $50 once when I had a 7 or 8 hour lay-over. For short layovers, I’d probably try and find a decent restaurant, especially since I am usually traveling with my wife (I assume the reLAX loung won’t let you bring guests, just like the airline club day passes).

A – You’re right, there aren’t any couches that I could see in there. And yes, the Amex platinum gets you into lounges, but those aren’t cheap cards to have. For the infrequent traveler who gets stuck, these lounges are great.

In the video I didn’t notice any full sized couches. That’s one thing my wife really likes in some airline lounges – the chance to lie down for a nap between flights. Something I’d ask about before dropping $10/hr.