New Hangout Zone

Places to go and visit are always interesting. People love to travel to discover new markets, old buildings, historical landmarks and fun amusement centers. It’s all about hanging out and enjoying yourself with a group of friends. Of late safety has become a concern in areas of public gathering. So where would you go to hang out, if you wanted some place safe with great restaurants and enough shops to keep you occupied?

For many people it’s the airport terminal in their town. Terminal Tourism, as it’s been tagged, is all the new rage these days. People get through the security line at the airport and then don’t catch a flight. Instead they sit in a cafe and catch up with their friends. They people watch as travelers come and go with their luggage. They relax in front of the big picture window with a coffee in their hands and spot the airplanes.

Pittsburgh was the first to open up their airport to non travelers in 2017. Since then airports at Tampa, Seattle-Tacoma, and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, have all followed suit. It would make an interesting science project to just sit at an airport and collect statistics on planes and travelers as you figure out how to make terminal tourism work for you!