In one scenario, I checked in at an airport, got access to the business lounge and then got through security, all by tapping my phone at various stages.
The program initially for San Francisco International Airport (SFO) allows visitors using the Klout for iPhone app to show a Score of 40 or higher to enter the Cathay Pacific First and Business Class Lounge.
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Here they have one Galleries Lounge for business, the First lounge for First, and just to confuse things, only in Terminal 5 (there are also lounges in 1 and 3) they have the Concorde Room, also for First class passengers, with hotel-style rooms featuring beds and en suite bathrooms, plus restaurant-style dining.
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And thanks to that six-year-old Texas-based business, The Lash Lounge, she also looks pretty damned good for a 37-year-old mom of two.
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The hotel also offers a business center, fitness center and lounge.
Inside, the lounge is split into First and Business class dining areas, with First offering serviced private dining booths and Business, which the airline calls Club World, customers enjoying self-service.
At Legendale, the club lounge was frequented by a few Chinese business executives, huddled over discussions and smoking cigarettes.
Previously, the only way to see the inside of a Cathay Pacific Lounge was by holding a First or Business Class plane ticket.
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According to Christopher Breward of the Victoria and Albert Museum the tailed morning coat finally gave up to the lounge suit with the rise of American business culture at the end of the 19th century.
The best publicly accessible marquee is the International Lounge and to book you must join the Melbourne Cup Business Network (free).
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In the heart of the theatre district and steps from Boston Common, the 356-room Revere Hotel straddles the line between business chic and new age style, attracting a smattering of local glitterati to its Emerald Lounge for evening cocktails.
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