The food, the shopping, the business center--even the impressive 70-foot sculpture depicting a story from Thai mythology that Vichai commissioned as the centerpiece to the international terminal--will help build Suvarnabhumi into a destination airport, the transit hub of choice for far-flung passengers.
The better restaurants that are located in the public areas of their respective airports, such as Hong Kong's Hung's Delicacies and La Moraga in Malaga, Spain, have become magnets for non-traveling locals, achieving the hitherto unthinkable by turning the airport into a foodie destination.
Schipol was named the best European airport for 2013 while the honor for best North American destination went to Vancouver International Airport in Canada.
Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, and its onward connections to more than 900 destinations, remained the most popular destination for people using the airport.
Set up like a videogame, the tour starts with a scene at the airport where visitors choose their destination Beijing, Shanghai or Hong Kong.
Iain Cochrane, managing director of Prestwick Airport, said the sunshine destination market was "more seasonal but reasonably predictable, in terms of the Scottish desire to go to the sunshine".
This rolling-hilled region 37 miles from the coast and a 90-minute drive from Port Elizabeth Airport is an increasingly popular safari destination.
Perhaps best of all for hurried travelers, the Ritz-Carlton is just above the Kowloon station, where you can hop on the airport express to get to your next Asian destination.
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"Bangkok's always been a destination despite rather than because of its airport, " says Peter Harbison, the head of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation in Sydney.
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But it is hoped that the new Dusseldorf route - and the 20-million people living within an hour of its airport - will now make Wales an even more attractive destination.
Having ended up 1, 300 miles away from her intended holiday destination, she spent a night in Miami airport as she desperately tried to get to the right part of Central America.
Johnson recommended waiting until you get to your destination, and then converting your money in an airport ATM.
The flight was carrying 71 people, including 48 foreign passengers, from the city of Mandalay to Heho airport in Shan State, the gateway to a popular tourist destination, Inle Lake, Air Bagan said in a statement Tuesday evening that revised earlier figures.
When landing at the airport, you won't have to search for a clock to know the correct time at your destination.
For the flying side of the equation, it asks for origin and destination airports, estimated check-in time and the estimated ground transportation costs to and from the airport on both ends of the journey.
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