interesting concept, at $50 though? it's a bit steep, and I have a hard time seeing myself in a little tent in the corner of the airport. probably get a lot of attention which may or may not be a good thing.

It's just a cheap, flimsy, one man tent

I know *I* wouldn't be sleeping in that in an airport. I'd much prefer stay awake and walk around, and just live it through.

Geez... would any one actually travel with one of these, just in case? I think this is pushing it a bit.

The NY Times article states that hotel and food vouchers are a "thing of the past" when an airline screws up and they cancel a flight or you miss a connection.

However that wasn't my experience last Thursday with British Airways, when due to a "systems problem" with baggage on our connecting flight from Manchester, they failed to get myself, wife and two kids to our flight on time out of Heathrow to Newark, NJ with Virgin Atlantic. VA Flt was due to go out at 8:20pm and we missed the closeout time of 7:20 by 35 minutes.

BA put us up in the Hilton hotel at Terminal 4 in Heathrow, gave us the equvalent of $60 in food vouchers, and then flew us to Newark on their first flt the next morning at 9AM.

So the moral of the story might be, forget the mini motel and always fly British Airways.

That looks rather neat actually... I see using it in various situations, not just emergency... there is a ferry to Newfoundland for fishing trips we've taken and rather than curling up under the staircase as per usual on the long ride, this would be much nicer than having dirt fall on your face

You could achieve the same effects with a an air mattress and a medium sized paper bag, worn over the head for privacy, light and sound reduction. The bag also eliminates the need for oral hygiene. Once the planes are moving again, you will be awakened by passengers walking on you-no alarm clock needed.