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Time Business News
3 days ago
- Time Business News
Top 5 Unexpected Spots to Freshen Up on the Road: Tips for Today's Digital Nomad
Life as a digital nomad is thrilling, flexible, and packed with adventure. But let's be honest—sometimes it's hard to stay fresh between long flights, bus rides, and spontaneous detours. You don't always have the luxury of a hotel room, and let's face it, public restrooms aren't exactly spa-like. That's why knowing where to stop and refresh can be a game-changer. Here are five unexpected but totally effective places where modern travelers and remote workers can clean up, relax, and recharge without breaking the bank. 1. Private Home Bathrooms via Sharing Apps This might sound surprising, but you can now rent a bathroom by the hour through apps like Shower Share. Think Airbnb, but just for showers. Whether you need a quick refresh before a meeting or a proper shower after a red-eye flight, you can book clean, private spaces near you with a few taps. Shower rental near me has become a popular search term among travelers who prefer more privacy than gyms or gas stations can offer. It's affordable, safe, and often located exactly where you need it—urban hubs, near transit centers, and even suburban neighborhoods. 2. Airport Lounges (Without First Class Tickets) You don't need to be flying business class to access airport lounges anymore. Many offer day passes or memberships that grant you access to showers, lounges, snacks, and Wi-Fi. For example, Priority Pass has hundreds of lounges worldwide where you can clean up during long layovers. If you travel frequently, this can be a solid investment. But even if you're not a frequent flyer, purchasing a lounge pass for a single trip can make a long day feel luxurious. 3. Gyms and Fitness Clubs (Even as a Visitor) Major gym chains like Anytime Fitness, LA Fitness, or Planet Fitness offer day passes, allowing travelers to access their facilities. These gyms usually have showers, lockers, and sometimes even saunas. It's a great way to fit in a quick workout and take a proper shower afterward. Even better, many gyms are open 24/7 and are found in both large cities and smaller towns. 4. Highway Rest Stops with Full-Service Amenities Not all rest stops are created equal. Some of the larger highway stations across the U.S. offer full-service rest areas, including private showers, changing rooms, and even laundry facilities. These are commonly used by truck drivers but are open to everyone. They're especially helpful on long road trips where hotel stops aren't practical. Just bring a towel and a travel-size toiletry kit, and you're set. 5. Boutique Co-Working Spaces with Facilities As remote work becomes more widespread, co-working spaces are upping their game. Many now include shower rooms and wellness areas for their members. You don't need a monthly pass—just check which ones offer day passes. It's a smart option if you want to be productive for a few hours and clean up before your next journey. Some even have meditation rooms and quiet pods. Bonus Tip: Book a private restroom in NYC or other metro areas Cities like New York can be overwhelming when you're trying to find a clean, quiet space. That's where Shower Share shines. You can browse listings and find private restroom in NYC to take a break from the chaos—perfect for nomads attending events, meetings, or just needing a minute to reset. Flexibility and location are everything when you're on the move. You don't always need a full hotel room, just a clean, safe place to freshen up. That's why the rise of on-demand services like Shower Share is such a win for remote workers. These services are also great for digital nomads who want to rent out your shower when they're not traveling. Hosting gives you extra income, while booking gives you control and convenience. It's a modern solution to an age-old travel problem. As a digital nomad, your schedule is yours—but so are your hygiene and comfort needs. With these five unconventional but reliable options, you can keep moving without compromising how you feel. From gyms and lounges to local bathrooms listed on sharing apps, you now have more ways than ever to stay fresh on the road. So next time you're wondering where to clean up, skip the gas station sink and book yourself a proper refresh. It's never been easier to travel clean. TIME BUSINESS NEWS
Forbes
13-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
JetBlue Premier Review 2025: Lounge Access For Mosaic Chasers
If you're a loyal TrueBlue flyer, the JetBlue Premier Card* is a top-tier option offering valuable perks like anniversary points, award rebates, lounge access and the opportunity to earn Mosaic status through card spending. Its $499 annual fee might give casual flyers pause, though. Cardholders can access over 1,500 airport lounges worldwide through the card's complimentary Priority Pass Select membership. It offers unlimited access for both the primary cardholder and authorized users, but note that each can bring just one guest, while many competing cards that offer Priority Pass memberships allow two guests. Cardholders can also access JetBlue's signature lounges once they open. A New York (JFK) location is expected to open in late 2025, and another in Boston (BOS) is being planned soon after. Your points are worth more when combined with the JetBlue Premier Card*. Cardholders will receive 10% of the points back when redeemed for an award flight operated by JetBlue after the trip ends, giving them an infusion of points after every qualifying redemption. Working your way toward Mosaic elite status? You'll earn one tile for every $1,000 charged to the card, with no caps. That means you could potentially earn top-tier Mosaic 4 status entirely through card spending. Why you can trust Forbes Advisor Our credit card editors are committed to bringing you unbiased ratings and information. Advertisers do not and cannot influence our ratings. We use data-driven methodologies to evaluate financial products and companies, so all are measured equally. You can read more about our editorial guidelines and the credit card methodology for the ratings below. The JetBlue Premier has an annual fee of $499, and there's an additional $150 fee for each authorized user. It's not unusual to see triple-digit annual fees on premium airline credit cards, but that doesn't mean the cost is easy to justify, especially since the more affordable JetBlue Plus Card* has relatively similar benefits. The card includes up to $300 annually in statement credits after making qualifying purchases with Paisly, the travel agency arm of JetBlue. However, these credits are earned in $50 credits after spending at least $250 each, meaning you'll need to make six separate purchases to earn the full amount. The Premier Card earns JetBlue TrueBlue points for every dollar spent on the card: First-time cardholders can also earn 60,000 bonus points + 5 tiles after spending $5,000 on purchases and paying the annual fee in full within the first 90 days. TrueBlue points are best used to pay for award flights with JetBlue or its partners. Prices vary by route, travel date and class of service. However, it's not uncommon to find flights priced under 10,000 points one way in economy. Members may also redeem rewards toward Cash + Points bookings, starting with a minimum of 500 points. These options can help you achieve awards faster. When redeeming points for an award flight operated by JetBlue, cardholders are eligible for a 10% points rebate. Points can also be redeemed for flights with partner airlines, including Icelandair, Qatar Airways and others. This opens up extra routes and international destinations for added versatility. Eligible routes and prices will be shown when searching for award flights on or through the JetBlue mobile app. Lastly, cardholders can also redeem points toward a statement credit. However, redeeming points for award flights is generally a better use of your rewards. Forbes Advisor uses data from various government agencies to determine both baseline household/business income and spending averages across various categories. The 70th percentile of wage earners bring in $127,200 annually, with $40,398 that can reasonably be spent on a credit card. We base our sample household spending on that number. JetBlue Premier Card* Rewards Potential The JetBlue Premier Card* offers a promotional intro APR on balance transfers: 0% introductory APR for the first twelve billing cycles following each balance transfer that posts to your account within 45 days of account opening, followed by a variable APR of 20.24% to 29.99% for purchases and balance transfers. This 0% APR does not apply to new purchases, so be prepared to pay the balance in full (or else the standard APR will apply). You don't necessarily need to shell out the big bucks to access JetBlue benefits. The JetBlue Plus Card* comes with a lot of the same benefits you may love on the JetBlue Premier. Both cards earn at the same rate. They also come with identical checked bag benefits, discounts on in-flight food and beverage purchases, 10% point rebates and 5,000 anniversary points. You'll even earn Mosaic tiles from card spending at the same rate. The cards primarily differ in two ways: First, the Plus card does not offer airport lounge access. Secondly, the potential to earn statement credits is different on the Plus card. Instead of earning credits for eligible Paisly purchases, you can earn up to $100 in statement credits when spending $100 or more on a JetBlue Vacations package. Though that's a smaller credit, it may be easier to earn—it only requires one purchase rather than being doled out in increments. The Chase Sapphire Reserve® costs a little more than the JetBlue Premier, but it builds in far more flexibility. The Sapphire Reserve's $300 travel credit applies to any travel booked on the card, and Chase Ultimate Rewards® points can be redeemed at 1.5 cents per point—or 50% more value— when booking through Chase Travel (sometimes outperforming the value of TrueBlue points). You can also transfer Ultimate Rewards to TrueBlue—and other partner programs—to book through the airline at a 1:1 ratio. The Sapphire Reserve also includes airport lounge access, a credit toward Global Entry or TSA PreCheck application fees every four years, and extensive trip protections. Where it falls short is on JetBlue-specific perks. You won't receive any free checked bags, award flight rebates or Mosaic status extras. However, many travelers may view the flexible rewards and travel credit as more valuable benefits. If your only priority is entering airport lounges, the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card (rates & fees) is a more affordable option. The Venture X provides strikingly similar airport lounge access through Priority Pass™ and Capital One Lounges (after enrollment), but the card's annual fee is $100 less than the JetBlue Premier, and there's no additional fee for authorized users. That's a nice discount, though at the expense of giving up JetBlue Mosaic earnings and in-flight benefits. The Venture X has a major advantage when it comes to earning rewards, as its base rate of 2X miles is twice as good as the JetBlue Premier's. It also offers an anniversary mileage bonus of 10,000 miles (again, double what JetBlue offers). It includes a $300 credit toward Capital One Travel purchases, which is easier to earn than the potential Paisly credits. Miles can be transferred to JetBlue, but at a poor rate. You're likely better off paying with miles to book JetBlue flights through Capital One Travel. The JetBlue Premier Card offers valuable perks for frequent JetBlue travelers, including lounge access, statement credits and Mosaic status boosts when spending with the card. However, its high annual fee and uninspiring earning rates may not justify the cost. If you're on the fence with your loyalty to JetBlue, a general travel card with flexible rewards could be more suitable. Forbes Advisor considers a variety of criteria when assigning credit cards a rating. Cards are graded based on numerous factors, including: We give greater weight to the card features we believe cardholders will use most frequently. These factors combine to generate a star rating for each card. To learn more about our rating and review methodology and editorial process, check out our guide on how Forbes Advisor rates credit cards. *The information for the following card(s) has been collected independently by Forbes Advisor: JetBlue Premier Card, JetBlue Plus Card, JetBlue Business Card. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.
NBC News
09-06-2025
- Business
- NBC News
Why it's getting even harder to get into airport lounges now
Airplane tickets are getting cheaper, but it's getting more expensive to bring your family to an airport lounge. Capital One is the latest company to limit access to booming airport lounges to combat overcrowding. Starting Feb. 1, Venture X and Venture X Business cardholders will no longer be able to automatically take a guest into lounges or bring authorized second card users. They will instead have to pay $125 annually for each additional cardholder to keep their lounge access, $45 per adult guest per visit and $25 per guest 17 or younger. The $125 fee also includes second cardholder access to a network of Priority Pass lounges. 'As airport lounges continue to grow in popularity across the industry, we've seen our customers increasingly encounter wait times to enter them,' Capital One said in a statement. 'It is important to us that we maintain a great airport lounge experience for our Venture X and Venture X Business customers, while continuing to deliver best-in-class premium travel cards at an accessible price point.' Primary cardholders will have to spend at least $75,000 per calendar year to bring up to two complimentary free guests to Capital One lounges and one guest to Capital One Landings, smaller lounges built for travelers who tend to spend less time at the airport, like those heading to short flights. The $75,000 spending requirement for complimentary guests matches what American Express announced two years ago, also a measure to minimize crowding and keeping the clubs feeling exclusive. Credit card companies have ramped up their airport lounge networks in recent years, opening new locations to handle demand. And airport lounge access has been a central perk attached to rewards cards, which generally come with an annual fee. The Venture X card, which launched in 2021, is $395 a year, less than the $695 a year American Express charges for its Platinum card or the $550 JPMorgan Chase charges for the Chase Sapphire Reserve, both of which come with airport lounges. 'When it comes to lounges, Capital One is a challenger brand; they're an underdog,' said Henry Harteveldt, founder of Atmosphere Research Group. Capital One has lounges at Denver International Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport and Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. It plans to open one this year at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and one of its Landings at LaGuardia Airport. But the new restrictions show Capital One isn't immune to its popularity leading to big crowds. 'Like Amex, like Chase, these lounges have become victims of their own success,' Harteveldt said. 'No lounge operator wants them to be as overrun as the public areas of the airport.' Airlines have also raised prices to access airport lounges and built larger ones to accommodate the influx. Delta Air Lines, for example, has made sweeping changes to its lounge access policies, like getting rid of unlimited visits in favor of annual caps. And last summer, Delta unveiled its first Delta One lounge, dedicated for customers in its highest class of cabin. It plans to open a new one in Seattle later this month.
CNBC
07-06-2025
- Business
- CNBC
Why it's getting even harder to get into airport lounges now
Airplane tickets are getting cheaper, but it's getting more expensive to bring your family to an airport lounge. Capital One is the latest company to limit access to booming airport lounges to combat overcrowding. Starting Feb. 1, Venture X and Venture X Business cardholders will no longer be able to automatically take a guest into lounges or bring authorized second card users. They will instead have to pay $125 annually for each additional cardholder to keep their lounge access, $45 per adult guest per visit and $25 per guest 17 or younger. The $125 fee also includes second cardholder access to a network of Priority Pass lounges. "As airport lounges continue to grow in popularity across the industry, we've seen our customers increasingly encounter wait times to enter them," Capital One said in a statement. "It is important to us that we maintain a great airport lounge experience for our Venture X and Venture X Business customers, while continuing to deliver best-in-class premium travel cards at an accessible price point." Primary cardholders will have to spend at least $75,000 per calendar year to bring up to two complimentary free guests to Capital One lounges and one guest to Capital One Landings, smaller lounges built for travelers who tend to spend less time at the airport, like those heading to short flights. The $75,000 spending requirement for complimentary guests matches what American Express announced two years ago, also a measure to minimize crowding and keeping the clubs feeling exclusive. Credit card companies have ramped up their airport lounge networks in recent years, opening new locations to handle demand. And airport lounge access has been a central perk attached to rewards cards, which generally come with an annual fee. The Venture X card, which launched in 2021, is $395 a year, less than the $695 a year American Express charges for its Platinum card or the $550 JPMorgan Chase charges for the Chase Sapphire Reserve, both of which come with airport lounges. "When it comes to lounges, Capital One is a challenger brand; they're an underdog," said Henry Harteveldt, founder of Atmosphere Research Group. Capital One has lounges at Denver International Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport and Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. It plans to open one this year at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and one of its Landings at LaGuardia Airport. But the new restrictions show Capital One isn't immune to its popularity leading to big crowds. "Like Amex, like Chase, these lounges have become victims of their own success," Harteveldt said. "No lounge operator wants them to be as overrun as the public areas of the airport." Airlines have also raised prices to access airport lounges and built larger ones to accommodate the influx. Delta Air Lines, for example, has made sweeping changes to its lounge access policies, like getting rid of unlimited visits in favor of annual caps. And last summer, Delta unveiled its first Delta One lounge, dedicated for customers in its highest class of cabin. It plans to open a new one in Seattle later this month. American Airlines and United Airlines have also expanded their airport lounges and opened new top-tier ones for customers traveling in premium classes on long-haul flights.
New York Post
06-06-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Fury as major credit card company cuts airport perk and hits customers with new steep fee: ‘I'm deeply disappointed'
Time for them to say bye-bye-bye to these perks. Capital One customers will soon be grieving a beloved perk that the bank holding company provided its customers with — and they're not happy about it. The company's Venture X card launched in 2021 and is known as a premium travel card offering great perks to its users. Advertisement Capital One hits cardholders with a steep $395 annual fee — however, users were willing to pay that since the card offered them many benefits, including complimentary access to airport lounges. However, starting next year — on February 1st to be exact, according to The Points Guy — that free access for Venture X and Venture X Business cardholders will soon be a thing of the past. Having free access to airport lounges was a beloved perk by card users. Yakobchuk Olena – Advertisement In early 2026, cardholders will have to shell out a yearly $125 fee for each person who wants to relax in an airport lounge — which means a family of four has to spend around $500 for some sanity before even stepping foot onto a plane, as reported on by Men's Journal. Yes, it gets even worse. If you want to access the Capital One-specific lounges — it'll cost you $45 per guest and $35 for Priority Pass access, exclusive lounges affiliated with Capital One. The only way cardholders can be exempt from paying these annoying fees is if they rack up $75,000 in credit card charges over the course of a year. Advertisement Sounds like a lose-lose situation. The Post reached out to Capital One for comment. 'As airport lounges continue to grow in popularity across the industry, we've seen our customers increasingly encounter wait times to enter them,' a Capital One spokesperson said in a statement to the Daily Mail, defending their decision. Venture X cards were always known for their great perks. monticellllo – Advertisement 'It is important to us that we maintain a great airport lounge experience for our Venture X and Venture X Business customers, while continuing to deliver best-in-class premium travel cards at an accessible price point.' Regardless, Capital One customers are furious over these changes. '…to be blunt — I'm deeply disappointed. This isn't just a tweak to policy. It's a fundamental shift in what made this card valuable, and frankly, worth recommending,' Seth Chomout, a Venture X cardholder and travel advocate, wrote in an open letter on LinkedIn. '…it feels like Capital One has pivoted from creating value to creating obstacles.' 'And sure, I get that lounges are crowded. But rather than scaling with demand, Capital One chose to wall off benefits behind spending thresholds that are completely misaligned with the needs of real families and real travelers,' Chomout continued.
