Skip the $40 airport lounge pass, my $12 refillable bottle did more for me in Phoenix

Anthony Robinson · 2026-10-13T12:30:02.535144+00:00

Everyone pushes those lounge day passes but after an 8 hour layover at Sky Harbor last spring I spent way less on a big insulated bottle and just kept refilling it at water fountains all day. The lounges want you to pay for a chair and some crackers, meanwhile I saved that cash for an actual meal. Anyone else think these passes are mostly a trap for people stuck on long stops?

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