Uma unjengeyami, ukhetha ukufika esikhumulweni sezindiza unesikhathi esiningi sokusindisa ngaphambi kwendiza ngayinye, kunokuba ugijimise emaminithini esango ngaphambi kokugijima. Ngesinye isikhathi ngifika ngisho nasezikhungweni zezindiza nangokuphepha ngoba ngidinga ukuthola okuthile kudlule imizuzu - noma ezimweni eziningi, amahora - kuze kube yindiza yami. Okufanayo kuya nganoma isiphi isikhathi indiza yami ibambezelekile. Esikhundleni sokuhlala esangweni elinabantu abaningi nabagibeli abahamba nabo - abanye babo abangenandaba nokulibaziseka - ngithanda ukuphumula ngezikhathi ezithile futhi ngithole umsebenzi owenziwa endaweni yokuphumula kwezindiza.
Ukufinyelela kwe-lounge kunezinzuzo zayo, ezifana nokudla kwamahhala, iziphuzo, i-Wi-Fi, nokuzijabulisa, kanye nama-lounge agents ukuze akusize ukubhuka kabusha uma indiza yakho ibambezelekile noma ikhanseliwe, noma uma ushintsho lwezinhlelo. Uma usuqedile phakathi kwezindiza ezimbalwa ezide, zamazwe omhlaba futhi udinga ukuvuselelwa ngaphambi kokuba ufinyelele endaweni yakho yokugcina, ezinye izikhumulo zezindiza zesikhumulo sezindiza zize zinikeze amanzi nama-spas.
Ukungaqondakali okungajwayelekile ukuthi izindiza zezindiza zingobavakashi abakhulu kuphela. Kodwa empeleni, uma unolwazi ngokwanele, kunezindlela eziningana zokuhamba kwansuku zonke ukuze uthole ukufinyelela kwamanxiwa amaningi ezindiza emhlabeni jikelele. Uma ufuna ukuhlala impilo yokunethezeka ngenkathi ulinde indiza yakho elandelayo, landela eyodwa noma ngaphezulu amathiphu namasu engikuchazele ngezansi.
Thenga i-Pass Day
Ukuhamba kwe-lounge yesikhumulo sezindiza yonyaka kungaba yintengo encane uma ungakaze uzuze njengendwendwe ye-elite, ngakho-ke uma ungathanda ukungena ku-VIP yokuphumula isipiliyoni kanye kanye noma izikhathi ezimbalwa ngonyaka, cabanga ukuthenga idlule ngosuku okudingekayo.
Futhi uma ufuna ukusindisa ngisho nangaphezulu, qiniseka ukuthi uhlela phambili. Ezinye izindiza zinikeza isaphulelo sosuku esinqunyiwe endaweni yokuphumula lapho uthenga ithikithi lakho (ngokungafani nokuthenga idlule uma ufika esikhumulweni sezindiza). Amanani wezinsuku zezinsuku ahlukahluka futhi avame ukuhamba ngama-dollar angu-50. Isibonelo, ukudlula kuka-United Club ku-$ 59 kanti i-Alaska Airlines inecala i-$ 45 ngosuku.
Joyina i-Independent Lounge Access Program
Uma ungafinyeleleki isimo sobuhle ohlelweni lwakho lokwethembeka lwezindiza, unenketho yokuthenga ubulungu bonyaka kumakamelo asezindiza e-US kunoma yikuphi phakathi kuka-$ 400 no-$ 600. Ngesikhathi esidlule sokuhamba kwedethi elibiza imali engu-$ 50, lokhu kuyinto enhle kulabo abahamba okungenani izikhathi ezinhlanu ngonyaka (uma uthatha izindleko ezingu-$ 50 ngomlenze ngamunye wendiza yokujikeleza). Kodwa-ke, kulabo abahamba kancane kakhulu, kukhona ithuba lokudlulela izindlu zezindiza ezinamalungu angabizi ngezindiza ezizimele ze-lounge networks. Isibonelo, i-LoungePass iqala kuphela ku-$ 13.50 ngepasipoti ngayinye futhi inikeza imodeli yokukhokha-as-you-go, ngakho-ke abahambi abangasakwazi ukugwema imali yaminyaka yonke. NgeLoungePass, ungakhetha ukuzitholela ku-VIP isipiliyoni ezingaphezu kwama-lounges angama-300 ema-airports angu-190 emhlabeni jikelele. Enye indlela i-Priority Pass, enikezela ubulungu kusukela ekukhokha-njengoba-wena-uya kuwo wonke umuntu. Loluhlelo luqala ngo-$ 99 ngonyaka, bese libiza imali engu-$ 27 ngaphezulu yokuvakasha. Izinga eliphakeme liyi $ 399 ngonyaka futhi linikeza ukufinyelela okungenamkhawulo ngaphandle kwemali ngokuvakashelwa ngalunye. I-Priority Pass ihlanganisa ama-lounges angaphezu kwe-900 emhlabeni jikelele kanye nabalingani be-Citi Prestige, i-American Express Platinum, ne-HHonors, enikeza ubulungu obunconywe noma obwehlisiwe kubanikazi bamakhadi.
Thatha Inzuzo Yokuhamba Kwekhadi Lekhadi Lesikweletu
Ukuhamba okuningi okukhokhela amakhadi esikweletu kufaka ukufinyelela kokungena mahhala noma okuncishisiwe kwe-lounge ye-lounge njengenye yezimfanelo zabo zobulungu. I-American Express Platinum inikeza ukufinyeleleka okungekho emthethweni ezindaweni ezingaphezu kuka-900 ze-lounges, kuhlanganise nenethiwekhi ye-The Centurion lounge, i-Airspace Lounges ne-Delta Sky Club. Njengoba i-perk eyengeziwe, umndeni osheshayo noma abangane ababili bangajabulela konke okusemandleni kanye nezinzuzo okumele ukuzitholela ukufinyelela kuzo. Amakhadi we-United MileagePlus® Club kanye nabangane abahamba nabo abafanelekile bangasebenza, baphumule futhi bajabulele ukudla okunomsoco kanye neziphuzo kuzo zonke izindawo ze-United Club nokuhlanganyela kwe-Star Alliance lounges emhlabeni wonke. I-Citi Executive / AAdvantage i-World Elite MasterCard ayiniki kuphela ukufinyelela kwe-lounge kodwa futhi inikeza abanikazi bamakhadi ithuba lokuthola ama-bonus angu-50,000 AAdvantage ngamamayela ngemuva kokwenza imali engu-$ 5,000 ekuthengeni phakathi nezinyanga ezintathu zokuqala.