Vancouver International Airport (YVR) gets more than its share of summertime travelers, folks heading for British Columbia cruise ships up the coast. If you’ve got a connection at the coastal Canadian airport consider these ways to ease your passage:

- Visit Chester Johnson Park for some fresh Pacific Northwest air. It’s just outside the International Terminal, on the Arrivals Level;

- Enjoy a cool brew at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel’s Jetside Bar. It’s a perfect plane-spotters’ spot;

- Get a “Layover Pedicure” at Absolute Spa. There are four locations at Vancouver International;

- Take a quick, jet-lag-banishing swim at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel’s Health Club & Spa;

- Shirt slumping from all the travel? Banish the wrinkles with an express pressing at Airport Fabricare Cleaners. They’re located on Level 1 of the Domestic Terminal.

© Cheapflights Ltd Jerry Chandler