Top Worldwide Airports Chosen by Travel Writers

USA Today recently published an article where writer Jayne Clark asked a handful of popular travel writers to disclose their favorite airports.

Here are some of their top picks:

Lawrence Osborne, author of the bestseller, Naked Tourist, commented that his favorite airport is in Wamena, Irian Jaya, on the island of New Guinea in Indonesia, by saying “It’s the anti-airport.  It has almost no staff.  There is no glass in the windows, just naked men in pig fat jumping up and down.” That description alone makes it intriguing enough to visit.

Donna McSherry, founder of Budget Traveller’s Guide to Sleeping in Airports picked the Dublin airport in Ireland as her favorite. “It was the most hassle-free, comfortable experience. I was able to stretch out on padded benches and sleep.”

Another travel writer with several books to his name, Derek Shapton, chose Hong Kong as his top pick.  He comments: “Setting foot in Hong Kong’s new airport was the first time I felt I was stepping into the 21st century. The whole building is so airy and full of light, shaped like a vessel about to take off, that it speaks to me of the modern moment and the idea that a city itself can almost be a plane, made for people from everywhere on their way to everywhere else.”

Greg Lindsey, editor at large for Advertising Age magazine, wrote a series last year where he spent the three weeks staying in 12 different airports.  His choice for top airport is Singapore Changi.  He explains: “When I visited last fall, I spent two days in the air-side (facilities inside the security checkpoints) comforts of the airport.  I sampled the breakfast buffet at the Singapore Airlines lounge, had a haircut in the airport’s own beauty salon, went shopping in the vast duty free bazaar, played free video games, surfed the Net at free terminals, and finally, I went for a swim in the outdoor pool on the roof.”

Each airport was chosen for different reasons, but they all offer unique amenities and interesting things to see.  Hopefully, you have the travel bug and will get to discover many of the wonderful and fascinating airports the world has to offer.

Posted by on 10/10 at 12:09 PM

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