How to entertain yourself during an airport layover?

I think they could do OK as a business, but if I had to eastimate, maybe 1% of all travelers going through an airport would actually go to a strip club to begin with. I think a lot more people that see a strip club while walking through an airport would file complaints as opposed to being intrigued enough to check it out. Just my two cents for what it’s worth.

a strip club in a public facility certainly could happen; probably the day Jesus returns.

It might be a fun fantasy - but I doubt it will even become a reality. I would enjoy that - but I doubt I’ll ever actually enjoy it irl.

Twice when traveling for work - a coworker asked if I would go to a strip club (with a bunch of other guys from the bank) - I declined both offers. The odd part is - both of my flights ended up being cancelled - and I ended up sleeping in the airport overnight. I’ve now decided - if there’s an opportunity to hit a club (near the airport) - I’ll take it.

There is massage place in the Nashville airport. The place employs several cute young girls and is busy like crazy. The massages are done out in the open so obviously no "happy-endings". But it is a very successful business.

The cost of leasing space, employee parking, etc would be very high. Those costs would be passed on to the customers.

I'm with shadowcat. The costs inside airports are extreme. There's no way a strip club on the premises makes sense financially, even setting aside the outrage from those who don't agree with it on moral grounds. A lot of strip clubs are near airports, as the land around them tends to be pretty undesirable for all but a select group of businesses. Given current security climate, they'd have to pick a side of the security gate which rather limits their customer base.

While I'd certainly hit up a club in an airport in right situation, it wouldn't be often. Considering it would only make sense in a layover situation, even if I had a stop 100% of a time that would be only 33% of my airport visits. I usually fly direct, and when I don't the layover is short enough where I barely have time to get from one gate to another or maybe grab a bite to eat between longer legs. Overall, I'd say the situation for a SC visit is right in less than 1% of my airport visits. Maybe I could probably bump that up to 3% if I knew for example that Follies was inside Hartsfield-Jackson and scheduled flights with a couple hour layover intentionally. That's a low percentage for a guy who does a good bit of air travel and strip clubbing, kinda the ideal customer. It would get worse if it was a less attractive club in an airport that wasn't a regional hub.

As far as what I do for entertainment? If I'm in an airport long I usually grab some food and catch up on email or phone calls.

Holy cow, that would be fun.

I think this should be at the PDX airport. They already have “food trucks” inside there to show off their Portland pride. A dive club would fit right in.

PDX is not a hub airport. Very few people making connections there.

American Airlines' Admiral's Club is similar to the FKK clubs described on here.

^^^ I knew I had been flying the wrong airline.

PDX is not a hub airport. Very few people making connections there.

I would make a connection in PDX flying from ATL to DTW if PDX had the right kind of dive strip club

You have to ask the receptionist for access to the back room.

The password hasn't changed in at least 5 years. It's "Hoover"

Never in a million years, since like skibun said airports are publicly funded.

To kill time I usually will get one of those shitty chair massages. I don’t like sitting at airport bars because it seems I always get stuck next to a lunatic that wants to tell me their life story.

“PDX is not a hub airport. Very few people making connections there.”

True. :/

The best I can hope for (idk where to find this information) is that rent there isn’t too bad. PDX prides itself that the food in the airport is the same cost as locally, and I’m assuming there’s a reason they don’t have to charge so much.

I have also seen a massage place at the San Francisco airport. I was tempted to do it, but then I had to remind myself that if I really wanted a massage, then I can get one done at my school for more time and less money.

I was tempted to do it, but then I had to remind myself that if I really wanted a massage, then I can get one done at my school for more time and less money.

Impulsivity is highly underrated. I started off buying the stuff on display at the checkout line at grocery stores and worked my way up to overpaying for dances with the waitress.

Good points about practicality and expense barriers, especially in a public funded facility. If someone figured out a way to pull this off, I would certainly use the services, especially when traveling solo (without family) and when I have flight delays and layovers.
Of course, getting the strippers through airport security would be fun--- if they'd strip down to a G string for TSA checks, that would be fun and might be a great recruiting tool for TSA.

@Shailynn the solution to getting stuck next to some shithead that wants to rape your ear is simple, most of the airlines have frequent flyer lounges, just sit at a table not the bar.

It’s been years since I was in the Frankfurt Airport, but I recall there was a sex shop in shopping area. The German’s are obviously much more open minded about these things.

This is a good idea. I just dont want to think of how expensive the lap dances will be. Its a universal rule that a song should be $20 and im sure an airport LD would be $35-$40 which is highway robbery to me. Plus I feel the airport strip clubs would have to many women. A strip club with one female customer is fun, 2 gets a little wierd, and over 3 makes for the worst experience.

A different idea that is slowly taking off is airport gyms. Constant traveling and hotel stays is an easy way to pack on the pounds. Perhaps they could get some of the girls from the "Satisfaction" video to work at each gym. Gyms are great place to run from the wife as well.

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^ " Its a universal rule that a song should be $20..."

Huh? Universal? WTF!!! Try $10 Why are you driving up prices?

Another good reason to privatize airports.

Our socialist overlords would have us all on a waiting list for BJs and our flights would leave before they were actually delivered. Privatized airports would allow us to take matters into our own mouths, so to speak!

Isn’t SJG’s organization supposed to be a socialist utopia? There were supposed to be a temple of girls dressed as strippers who will drain everyone dry. Without charge.

Probably never get a strip club at an airport, but a Twin Peaks or Tilted Kilt would be a nice distraction during a layover. How about a Sport Clips or Knockouts with some cute girls cutting hair.

Get drunk.

^hate drinking in airport layovers, being drunk on a plane sucks.

I would like a strip club only if to get away from the screaming children tho.

I people-watch a bit - fair-amount of sexy-bitches in airports for some reason

Now a rub n tug massage parlor, I could go for that lol.

flagooner - "American Airlines' Admiral's Club is similar to the FKK clubs described on here."

ha ha - its full of grouchy sales guys and sub par service. International lounges beat the crap out of AA and United domestic lounges. AA's Flagship is just ok.

^ That's the front room. The action is in the back. They operate like the old speakeasy during prohibition.

The Landing Strip in Austin, TX, if it's still open is about as close as you can get to your idea.

The Landing Strip is indeed still open! And Austin doesn’t seem to be too terrible with the wait time to get past the gates. Though I guess you can’t always count on it...

It would need to be like Hong Kong or Adelitas.

There was a Landing Strip just outside LAX too.

"Any comments on whether airport based strip clubs would be a viable business model?"

Sure. It's not.