PAX International and PAX Tech Annual Readership Awards (2023–2026)
2026 Lounge Winners
The 2026 PAX International and PAX Tech annual Readership Awards were award in April 2026 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Hamburg, Germany. Attendees gathered for the celebration, recognizing the best of the industry across many categories, voted on by 15,500 loyal readers. For 2026, PAX received 240 nominations and more than 5,500 votes, lounge winners were selected entirely by the readers.
- Africa: Royal Air Maroc Zenith Lounge (CMN) - Casablanca, Morocco
- Asia: SASCO Rose Lounge (SGN) - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Europe: Plaza Premium Lounge (FCO) - Rome, Italy
- Middle East: Emirates First Class Lounge (DXB) - Dubai, UAE
- North America: Air France Lounge (ORD) - Chicago, Illionis (USA)
- South America: LATAM Lounge (SCL) - Santiago, Chile
2025 Lounge Winners
The 2025 PAX International and PAX Tech annual Readership Awards were presented in April 2025 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Hamburg, Germany. Attendees gathered for the celebration, recognizing the best of the industry, voted on by 15,000 loyal readers. For 2025, PAX received 172 nominations and more than 2,800 votes, winners were selected entirely by the readers.
- Asia: The SENS Leisure Lounge (PQC) - Phú Quốc, Vietnam
- Middle East: Emirates First Class Lounge (DXB) - Dubai, UAE
- South America: LATAM Lounge (SCL) - Santiago, Chile
The 2025 awards included 30+ categories across 10 worldwide regions.
2024 Lounge Winners
PAX International and PAX Tech hosted the 2024 Annual Readership Awards at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Hamburg on May 29, 2024. Attendees gathered by invite only in the hotel’s Sydney Room at 6:00 pm for the celebration, recognizing the best of the industry, voted on by PAX International and PAX Tech magazines loyal readers.
- Asia: Sông Hồng Premium Lounge & Bar (HAN) - Hanoi, Vietnam
- Middle East: Etihad Airways - First Class and Business Class Lounges (AUH) - Abu Dhabi, UAE
- North America: United Club - Polaris Lounges (EWR, IAD, IAH, LAX, ORD, SFO) - United States
2023 Lounge Winners
The 2023 PAX International and PAX Tech annual Readership Awards have been released during an awards ceremony at the Radisson BLU Hotel.
- Asia: Jasmine Halal Lounge (SGN) - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Closing Thoughts
The 2026 awards included 32 categories across 12 worldwide regions. For the focus of this article, I am focusing only on lounge winners. It's exciting to see 6 regions were selected for Best Airport Lounge in 2026.