Pampering for passengers

2008-04-18

Weary travellers looking for ways to relax are likely to shun the bar - for a trip to a nail bar or beauty zone. It seems the growing high street demand for soothing spa treatments and beauty salons is now hitting airport shopping areas.

Heathrow, for instance, has a number of beauty counters, hair salons and spa centres. They include the newly-opened Cocoon Beauty Sanctuary in Terminal 1. In the same terminal is Urban Retreat, which offers 15-minute “prepare to fly” facials and hair dos for just £15.

In Terminal 4 is the HairPOD, a freestanding beauty capsule where stylists offer a pre-flight haircut before you board.

And the launch of Terminal 5 will see new spa suites managed by Elemis in executive lounges for British Airways passengers.

An Elemis spokesman said: “Customers will be able to enjoy a 15-minute well being treatment on a state-of-the-art intelligent massage chair. The departure offering will aid sleep and relaxation, calming customers, so their on-board experience is enhanced.”

Other airports including Gatwick, Glasgow and Leeds Bradford all have beauty zones and nail bars.