Airport Lounges: Honolulu's Admirals Club (HNL)

Written By Brad Chase

This was a desperate purchase, which fortunately could be used towards an airline credit on an AMEX card's annual benefits.  The local cuisine was surprisingly unique and tasty, but it was not well stocked and it was hard to fight through other visitors to get any food.  Views and seats are unspectacular.  It's branded as an American Airlines Admirals Club, but is really run by Japan Airlines (JAL) as a Sakura Lounge. Go if you can get a discount but don't pay full freight

Verdict: Definitely not worth the price (5 / 10)

Brad Chase

Founder of Chase Global, Brad is an executive advisor with 20+ years of experience leading international communications programs for Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, startups, politicians, and public policy campaigns.

A professional storyteller and crisis manager, he has worked on thousands of headline news stories with top-tier media outlets — including Agence France-Presse, Associated Press, BBC, CNBC, CNN, NBC News, The New York Times, NPR, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, and many more.

Brad was recognized by PR News in 2011 as one of the industry’s 30 Under 30. He has also been an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, as well as at the University of San Francisco.

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