Plaza Premium Group is adding children's corners to its lounges, starting this month at four sites in Hong Kong, Toronto and London. The program is called Plaza Petit, and the company announced it on October 20 from its Hong Kong base.
The idea is simple. A lounge is built for adults who want a quiet seat, a meal and a shower. Kids often find it boring, and parents end up pacing the room or walking the terminal instead. Plaza Petit sets aside a zone inside the lounge where children can read, draw and eat food made for them, while parents stay in sight.
Where it opens first
Plaza Premium says the first four installations open within October 2026:
- Hong Kong: the Plaza Premium Lounge near Gate 60 in Terminal 1 international departures
- Toronto Pearson: the Plaza Premium Lounge in Terminal 3 international departures
- London Gatwick: the Plaza Premium Lounge in the North Terminal
- London Heathrow: the company's Aerotel transit hotel
The release does not give a firm opening date for each site. If you are counting on the kids' area for a trip in the next few weeks, ask the lounge before you go.
What is in the kids' zone
The company describes the program in a few parts. The reading corner comes from Room to Read, an education charity that works on child literacy. Each zone gets a "Story Corner" with physical books in several languages, chosen by age and swapped out every quarter. Families can also use the charity's free digital library, Literacy Cloud, which has storybooks in 48 languages. That is handy on the plane, too.
For play, children get travel-themed activity sets, coloring sheets, crayons and collectible stickers tied to destinations. The food side covers a children's menu, kid-sized tableware, baby-food warming and seasonal treats. The furniture is light oak with rounded edges and child-height seats.
Each installation also has a donation point for Room to Read. Plaza Premium does not mention any fee for using the zone, and nothing in the release suggests it costs extra on top of normal lounge entry.
Room to Read chief executive Dr. Geetha Murali tied the program to the charity's core point: reading is something children need for travel itself, from following airport signs to getting lost in a book on board.
Who can use it
Plaza Petit sits inside existing lounges, so the normal entry rules apply. The release does not change who gets in. At these lounges that usually means paying for a visit, holding a Plaza Premium membership or using a card-linked network such as Priority Pass, DragonPass or LoungeKey. Child pricing and age rules vary by lounge and by network, so check them before you arrive. Our guide to Priority Pass with children explains why the exact lounge matters.
What comes next
Plaza Premium says Plaza Petit will follow at Dubai, Helsinki, Jakarta, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Muscat, Phnom Penh and Rome. Later phases will add more lounges and Aerotels. The company says the features will vary by site, so a Rome zone may not match the one in Hong Kong. It has not given dates for any of the later openings.
What is new here is a single, branded family program across a large third-party lounge network. For families who rely on Priority Pass or a day pass rather than airline status, that could make a real difference on long travel days.
If you are flying with children through Hong Kong, Toronto or London this fall, see our guide to family-friendly airport lounges and our lists of the best Toronto Pearson lounges and best Hong Kong airport lounges.
