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America’s got talent -at the airport

03/17/11
A bagpiper, a Styrofoam cup artist, stand-up comedians and prize-winning bakers: all examples of the 'other lives' of airport employees around the country. →

Award-winning domestic airports

09/23/10
Congratulations to Portland International Airport (PDX) which has been chosen best domestic airport in Condé Nast Traveler magazine’s annual poll of business travelers. The poll ranks U.S. and international airports (as well as airlines and hotels) in several categories, including ease of connections, customs/baggage/, food/shops/amenities, comfort and design, and perceived safety and security. Portland has →

Tidbits for travelers: Holiday entertainment, free parking & more

09/03/10
Entertainment in Chicago Airports around the country are expecting long lines and lots of extra travelers this weekend, but in Chicago, both O’Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport will be offering up some entertainment to help move things along. To give travelers a taste of this weekend’s Chicago Jazz Festival, there will be live →

Tidbits for travelers: Pink’s at LAX, $5 haircuts at PDX

07/27/10
(Photo credit: Jay Berkowitz/LAWA photographer) Hot dog fans rejoice. There’s now a branch of Pink’s Hot Dogs in the pre-security food court at the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport. On the menu: the LAX International Dog, based on a “recipe” suggested by an airport employee. And in Oregon, there’s now →

Portland International Airport loves cyclists

07/13/10
Despite all the rainy days, Portland, Oregon is known as one of the most bike-friendly and bike-able cities around. Stenciled bike-riders with personality are everywhere  – And the city makes it easy to take a bike on the MAX light rail train that runs to and from Portland International Airport, where there’s bicycle parking and →

Tidbits for travelers: Junk to Funk at PDX; Dillinger at BWI

04/12/10
Here’s some fun stuff to look at airports on either side of the country: At Oregon’s Portland International Airport the Junk to Funk exhibit features couture fashion made from recycled and reused materials – and trash. “Kitty litter bags become a suit; vinyl records are reborn as sequins; coffee filters have an afterlife as the →
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