AirportSurfing
From the CouchSurfing Wiki, an informal workspace which anyone can edit.
AirportSurfing - Random acts of kindness you can do while in an airport
- Pay for a luggage cart for someone who didn't bring change
- Look for people struggling with too much luggage or kids, and give them your cart
- Buy someone a cup of coffee or tea
- Offer to watch someone's luggage for them while they go buy something to eat or go to the bathroom
- Offer to help carry someone's luggage for them (obviously, this works best if you look nonthreatening!)
- Leave great books around for people to pick up and read
- Strike up a conversation with someone who looks bored
Join the AirportSurfing CS Group!
One great resource for AirportSurfing is SleepingInAirports.com.
According to Sleeping In Airports, which has more than 4,900 listings, this practice is "For travellers who are REALLY on a budget and are looking for a way to skim a few bucks off their travel expenses, why not consider sleeping in an airport? Many airports are actually better than local lodging. And to top it off - IT'S FREE! Your friends and family may look at you funny when you return with your airport stories, but that's only part of the fun. So now, sit back....get out your travel itinerary and plan which airports you're going to sleep in (or avoid altogether) during your next trip."
Best Airports for AirportSurfing
Users of SIA reported favorite airports for sleeping as:
