{"id":2620,"date":"2026-06-17T23:04:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2620"},"modified":"2026-06-17T23:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:04:44","slug":"pan-ams-iconic-taj-mahal-headquarters-becomes-swanky-mia-private-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2620","title":{"rendered":"Pan Am\u2019s iconic \u2018Taj Mahal\u2019 headquarters becomes swanky MIA private terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 A piece of aviation history is getting a first-class makeover. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2618\">WhatsApp feud leads man to fire warning shot that hits Miami-Dade bus, injuring passenger, cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The iconic former headquarters of the gone-but-not-forgotten Pan American World Airways, better known as Pan Am, has been reimagined for a new generation of travelers.<\/p>\n<p>The headquarters, dubbed the \u201cTaj Mahal\u201d after being built in 1963, has now been restored and transformed into a private terminal for luxury flyers. Pan Am went out of business in 1991.<\/p>\n<p>Former Pan Am employees joined an opening ceremony for the swanky digs on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went through training here in the Taj Mahal, as we called it,\u201d former flight attendant Renate Van Kempena said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2616\">Miami-Dade school board unanimously votes to close multiple schools, redraw boundaries<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a spa, nine private suites and a private Transportation Security Administration checkpoint. It definitely beats waiting in the terminal with everybody else.<\/p>\n<p>When travelers are ready to go they put them on a BMW limousine and get driven straight to their plane.<\/p>\n<p>Miami joins the ranks of Atlanta, Los Angeles and others to have these swank spaces for the rich and famous.<\/p>\n<p>The developer P\/S has a lease on this historic building. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe definitely stayed true to the architecture that existed,\u201d Amina Porter, P\/S\u2019s chief operating officer, said. \u201cA lot of the historic elements were really architectural and on the outside, so the bristle, the terracotta tiles and there\u2019s a few of them throughout the inside the courtyard and in the hallway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2614\">Fire chief warns Miami-Dade smoke pollution keeps moving to Broward<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It costs $4,800 to be a member per year.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A piece of aviation history is getting a first-class makeover.  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