The One Place in Airports People Actually Want to Be
Inside the competition to lure affluent travelers with luxurious lounges
Amanda Mull
Amanda Mull is a former staff writer at The Atlantic. Before joining the magazine in 2018, Amanda wrote for publications including New York magazine, Rolling Stone, Vox, and Elle. At The Atlantic, Amanda covers health—in the broadest possible sense of the word—and writes “Material World,” a regular column on American consumerism.
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