Worth Every Cent
Travel+Leisure US|November 2023
Airport greeters can eliminate the stress of tight connections. Here's how to go VIP the next time you fly.
Paul Brady
Worth Every Cent

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.

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