Crashing in Airports: The Best and the Worst

Have a long layover but not quite enough time to rationalize spending money on an airport hotel? or maybe you have to be at the airport at some ridiculous time in the morning, and it makes more sense to leave early and spend the night? Check out the website sleepinginairports.com (http://www.sleepinginairports.com/) for advice on which airports are worth spending a night in, which ones to avoid, etc. There is a bunch of information on the website including reviews by past travellers, amusing photos of people sleeping in interesting positions/places, and tips on how to successfully sleep in airports. When selecting a place to sleep, take into consideration the seats (arm rests or not), temperature, announcements, position of TV's and people traffic. Explore the airport. The best place might not necessarily be at your departure gate or even in the same terminal where you are departing from.

The top 3 rated airports on the website are: Singapore, Seoul and Amsterdam.
Worst 3 airports: Paris Charles de Gaulle, Moscow and New York JFK.

Some of the more entertaining tips they suggest:
1) Vick's Vapour Rub - place a dab under your nose to block out unpleasant terminal odours.
2) Entertain yourself with the game Twister. It is light and easy to pack.
3) Act innocent in case you are woken up by someone who insists the airport is closing, start crying and pretend you really have nowhere else to go.

Even if you plan on never spending a night in the airport, it's a fun site to look at. Lots of entertaining information and pictures.

Lastly, the most important thing to remember if you decide to rest your head at the airport is to protect your belongings at all times!

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