How Do You Politely Decline An Invitation To An Airport Lounge?
• Thank the inviter profusely but explain that you have to do something else. Some good excuses include having to visit a precise ticket counter to reorganize ticketing, a pre-arranged meeting with a colleague or friend who has taken out time to travel to the airport to see you or even a massage or hairdressing appointment. Loading… • Explain to the inviter that you have to attend to personal business but that if you have time at the end of this, you will call back via the lounge and ask for their name. Of course, your personal business will never finish in time to do this but it is a polite side-step. • Tell them that you have some promises to keep in the way of taking gifts back home or to work and that you want to use the airport time to browse the stores and purchase these gifts. Agree and start to walk with them but suddenly realize that you have something urgent to do and that you’ll meet them later. If you have a cellphone that you can make ring, take an “urgent” call and make
• Thank the inviter profusely but explain that you have to do something else. Some good excuses include having to visit a precise ticket counter to reorganize ticketing, a pre-arranged meeting with a colleague or friend who has taken out time to travel to the airport to see you or even a massage or hairdressing appointment. • Explain to the inviter that you have to attend to personal business but that if you have time at the end of this, you will call back via the lounge and ask for their name. Of course, your personal business will never finish in time to do this but it is a polite side-step. • Tell them that you have some promises to keep in the way of taking gifts back home or to work and that you want to use the airport time to browse the stores and purchase these gifts. Agree and start to walk with them but suddenly realize that you have something urgent to do and that you’ll meet them later. If you have a cellphone that you can make ring, take an “urgent” call and make urgent mot
