mitchja wrote:Are you flying VS or DL though as VS don't (or at least didn't) use the DL lounge at TPA?
VS use that windowless waiting room they call the International Club Lounge. It's only saving grace is that you get escorted to the gate (or at least did when I flew home from TPA).
Apologies, I think I got a little confused (last time to Tampa, 6 months ago, flew with BA, so different lounge!)
You’re right, it was the window International Club lounge we used this time. They no longer escort you to the gate (there was an announcement saying this). Wasn’t great. Food was actually not terrible, but it wasn’t refreshed at all (we were in there a couple of hours), one of the offerings was a display of shrimp - as far as I could see, it wasn’t on ice or had any way to keep them cool, which seemed a bit mad. Only saving grace was the - er, shall I say waitress, but she wasn’t actually that, she was fabulous though, couldn’t do enough for the few of us in there.
Overall, quite uninspiring though.