If you are like me and Darren, we inevitably end up getting to the airport well in advance of our flight and most of the time we are looking at each other wondering what we can do until its time to board. We usually eat somewhere but often that’s just not enough to keep us busy. Some airports are better for killing time than others. When traveling through London Heathrow’s Airport I never seem to have a problem. There are many duty free shops to browse in so the time can go quickly plus the airport is enormous and it could take 20 minutes just to get to your gate. Smaller airports though are a sharp contrast. Often there is nothing more than a news stand and a Starbucks.  However, with many airports undergoing renovations more and more stores, restaurants, bars and in some cases spas are popping up. This is great for travelers. In fact, Travel & Leisure just published a list of their favorite airport restaurants, bars and spas.

Travelers through Boston’s Logan Airport can have a delicious meal at Todd English’s Bonfire restaurant.  Vino Volo, a wine bar at JFK serves up wine from all over the world as well as wine from local vineyards.  Top lounges can be found in Geneva at the Swiss Airline lounge or at the OneWorld Lounge at LAX.  Heathrow has a great spa called Elemis which is top notch.  I stopped in at Elemis on a layover to Budapest and it was fantastic.  Check out T&L’s list for more great places to kill time when you are at the airport.