Worth Every Cent

Airport greeters can eliminate the stress of tight connections. Here's how to go VIP the next time you fly.

- Paul Brady

DAVID LOWY, the president of Vancouver-based Renshaw Travel, has spent his career planning trips for demanding clients who expect top-notch service. And while he considers himself pretty savvy-he's on T+L's Travel Advisory Board, after all-something Lowy will often splurge on is an airport greeter. These concierge-style pros will meet passengers planeside, help them breeze through customs and immigration, and guide them to baggage claim turning what can be a hectic and overwhelming ordeal into a soft landing.