A FAMOUS brand that used to be an airline is returning… but this time with hotels.
Pan American Airways, also known as Pan Am, is making a comeback with a number of luxury hotels across Europe.
The hotel brand named Pan Am Hotels, will open a number of hotels at European airports in 2028.
Created by Austrian-based JP Hospitality, the hotels are set to create “airport hospitality that excites guests”.
Each hotel will feature a midcentury modern design, reminiscent of Pan Am travel years ago.
In a post on LinkedIn announcing the new hotel brand, the company said the hotels will feel like the late 1950s and 1960s, “Golden Era reimagined”.
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In addition, the Pan Am Hotels website states: “Designed for seamless ease and tailored comfort, our hotels are not just stopovers – but true gateways to your onward journey.”
The hotels will largely be across Europe with locations including London, Paris, Madrid and Milan.
Then the brand hopes to expand outside of Europe in the future to destinations such as Sydney, Tokyo and New York.
Pan Am was America’s first international airline, paving the way for the future of jet airplanes and the Boeing 747 jumbo jet.
Few details have been revealed about what the inside of the hotels are to look like, but if they were to look anything like the airline, travellers can expect ‘Pan Am Blue’ or gold colours that featured on cabin crew’s uniforms.
In the 1970s in particular, Pan Am planes featured bright and bold colours as well as modern midcentury interiors.
According to Hotel Magazine, Gebhard Schachermayer, managing partner at JP Hospitality said: “With the launch of PAN AM HOTELS, we are setting a new benchmark in airport hospitality.
“Airports deserve better hotels – without inflated prices, but with comfort, quality, and innovation!
“The steadily increasing demand for overnight stays at airports, combined with often poor service quality, motivated us to fill this market gap with the development of high-quality, needs-oriented hotels.”
The developer expects to have 16 hotels in operation by 2033, with a total of 28 in the pipeline, reports Live and Let Fly.
But if you can’t wait until 2028, the company already has a Pan Am Lounge and Pan Am Suite in Berlin and Die Josefine and The Guesthouse in Vienna that you can stay at.
And JP Hospitality isn’t the only hotel brand to jump on the Pan Am theme.
Pan Am Hotel by Hilton is set to open in late spring 2026 at the Citadel Outlets shopping mall in Commerce, California – about eight miles from downtown Los Angeles.
The hotel will feature a midcentury design throughout, with two restaurants, a fitness centre and large rooms.
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