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THE PRIVATE CLUB
HEATHROW AIRPORT
heathrowairport.com
In June, the crowded corridors of Heathrow got their own little corner of calm with
the opening of the Rejuve “Wellbeing Club” located in the international departure
lounge in Terminal 1. Rejuve hosts a mini-gym, showers, storage, juice bar, a barber
shop for men, a wide menu of massage services, and the mysteriously named
“innovation pod,” which can be used by customers as either a meeting room or a
spot to bone up on the latest trends in wellbeing. Rejuve works on a membership
basis, but membership is available to all travelers and a day membership can also
be purchased (USD 47/EUR 37). rejuve.info
THE FOOTNOTE
ZURICH AIRPORT
zurich-airport.com
Few moments in a long flight are as unsettling as the one in which you realize that
your feet have puffed up about three sizes while you’ve been sleeping. If you’re
landing in Zurich and have an hour to spare, shove those boats into their shoes
and shuffle on over to Relax 4 You, where you can get a Foot Reflexology treatment
(USD 47/EUR 37). You can also get various kinds of Swedish massage, including a
45-minute back and neck which is sure to do you right (USD 62/EUR 49). Located in
Terminal 2 of the Zurich Airport near the chapel and Starbucks. Make a reservation
online at relax4u.ch.
THE GRAND DAME
CHANGI AIRPORT SINGAPORE
changiairport.com
If you have a choice of East Asian airports for your long connection, do yourself a
favor and book a flight that stops at the award-winning Changi Airport in Singapore.
This is like the mother ship of airport conveniences. The airport has two health and
rejuvenation centers at Terminal 1 and 2 with napping rooms, oxygen therapy,
massage, manicures and pedicures. You can even forgo the fancy treatments and
pay about EUR 14 to just go check your mail in the lounge, have a shower, and pick
at the salad bar. plaza-ppl.com and rainforestbysats.com
THE QUICKIE
AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL AIRPORT
schiphol.com
Come on, you know you’ve always wanted to try it. At airports around the world,
you’ve watched face-down travelers get publicly kneaded and wondered if you,
too, could be that relaxed in the audioscape of screaming kids, espresso machines,
and security announcements. If you’re at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport and you’ve
already been to the museum, might as well give it a shot and drop by Back to Life
chair massages. You can get a 20 minute clothes-on traditional massage (USD
36/EUR 28) or a 15-minute “Back to Life” aqua massage (USD 29/EUR 23, in which
you are massaged by water jets but you don’t submerge yourself ) at Departures
between gates E and F. backtolife.nl
on the fly
Compiled by staff.
PIMP YOUR LAYOVER
These days no matter where you land you can find a spot to get rubbed and scrubbed.
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