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A '''transit hotel''' is a short stay hotel typically used at [[International_zone#International_airports|international airports in the transit zone]] where passengers on extended waits between planes (typically a minimum of six hours) can stay. The hotel is within the or [[Airside (airport)|airside]] security/passport checkpoints and close to the airport terminals.<ref name="autogenerated1">Leung, Jane. (2011-10-21) [http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/life/transit-hotels-around-world-712461 Transit hotels: How to get to sleep during your stopover | CNN Travel]. Travel.cnn.com. Retrieved on 2013-06-26.</ref>
A '''transit hotel''' is a short-stay hotel that is situated in the [[International zone#International zones|transit zone]] of [[international airports]], where passengers on extended waits between planes (typically a minimum of six hours) can stay while waiting for their next flight. The hotel is within the [[Airside (airport)|airside]] security/passport checkpoints and close to the airport terminals.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/transit-hotels-around-world/index.html|title = Get sleep during your layover in transit hotels| website=[[CNN]] | date=12 July 2017 }}</ref>


No entry [[Visa (document)|visa]] into the country is required to stay.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
No entry [[Visa (document)|visa]] into the country is required to stay,<ref name="autogenerated1"/> although some countries require a transit visa.{{example needed|date=January 2024}}

The transit hotel "V Express" at [[Sheremetyevo International Airport]] in [[Moscow]]<ref>[http://www.svo.aero/en/hotels/ Sheremetyevo airport: hotels]. Svo.aero. Retrieved on 2013-06-26.</ref> drew international attention in June 2013 when [[Edward Snowden]] was reported to be staying at one of the hotels after leaving [[Hong Kong]] en route to another country. Snowden's stay at the transit hotel meant that he did not have to present a visa/passport to enter Russia as the United States had revoked his passport.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/edward-snowden-out-of-sight-in-moscow/2013/06/23/5a13b606-dc1a-11e2-9218-bc2ac7cd44e2_story.html Edward Snowden out of sight in Moscow]. The Washington Post (2013-06-20). Retrieved on 2013-06-26.</ref>

==List of Airports with Transit Hotels==
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*[[Bangkok, Thailand]] [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]]
*[[New Deli, India]] [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]
*[[Singapore]] [[Changi Airport]]
*[[Amsterdam, Netherlands]] [[Schiphol]]
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Latest revision as of 01:10, 3 February 2024

A transit hotel is a short-stay hotel that is situated in the transit zone of international airports, where passengers on extended waits between planes (typically a minimum of six hours) can stay while waiting for their next flight. The hotel is within the airside security/passport checkpoints and close to the airport terminals.[1]

No entry visa into the country is required to stay,[1] although some countries require a transit visa.[example needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Get sleep during your layover in transit hotels". CNN. 12 July 2017.