You can spend a small fortune at the airport on food, drinks, and snacks—or not. These tips and hacks should help you eat well at the airport for less.
We’ll just grab something to eat at the airport.”
Given notoriously sky-high prices for food and drink at airports, inflation, and the “I’m on vacation” factor, that plan can put a dent in your travel budget before you even get on the plane.
Frequent travelers make the solution sound easy: “Buy a day pass, use your elite airline status, or flash a branded credit card and hang in a lounge where all the food and drinks are free.” That works if passes are available, you’re flying in the correct cabin, and if your credit card perks line up with the lounge access rules. However, that strategy is becoming an ever-bigger challenge given crowded airport lounges, tighter access rules, and ever-rising annual fees on credit cards that unlock lounge access.
Here are 10 other ways to lower the bill for food, drinks, and snacks at the airport.
