Not flying? Try Amtrak’s $299 Rail Pass
It’s like the Eurail Pass, but for the U.S. If you’re not quite ready to get on a plane, perhaps you’re up for an adventure by train. Amtrak’s USA Rail →
Yes, Southwest Airlines will check your pool noodle.
The world – and a young woman named Sydney Fowls – now knows that Southwest Airlines stands by its promise to allow passengers to check two bags for free. Even →
PDX Airport’s Construction Comic
Here’s a great idea. There’s a lot of construction going on at Portland International Airport (PDX) right now. And lots of detours in the terminal for travelers. So the airport →
Giveaways for Southwest Airlines’ 50th Anniversary
June 18 marks 50 years since Southwest Airlines flew its first commercial flight and to celebrate the airline is giving away prizes through June 18 and celebrating all month long. →
Ready for International travel? Check the “where” and “when.
[This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News] International travel is back on the agenda this summer for millions of Americans who have completed →
Snakes, scorpions, and Qantas planes
Like a lot of airlines, Qantas is storing planes in the Mojave Desert while it waits for travel to return to pre-COVID levels. The dry heat and low humidity of →
Stuck at The Airport: Tuesday Tidbits
Still not vaccinated? MIA Airport can help A COVID-19 vaccination site at Miami International Airport will be providing free one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines to all individuals 18 and →
When can you fly to the UK?
Note: I was compensated by Project Screen by Prenetics for this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thinking of traveling internationally? Italy, France, Greece, Croatia, and Iceland are →
Roller skating at JFK Airport? Yup, at the TWA Hotel
Air travel is back on, but what about fun activities at airports? That’s back on too. At least at New York’s JFK Airport, where the TWA Hotel adjacent to Terminal →
SEA Airport reveals next phase of revamped North Satellite
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s 1970s-era North Satellite is undergoing a much needed, multi-year makeover to create a state-of-the-art facility to serve Alaska Airlines flights. Phase One of the project brought us →
Vaccinated? You could win free flights for a year.
Sweepstakes prizes include free travel Not wanting to contract, transmit, or die of COVID-19 is a darn good reason to get vaccinated. But some people may need a bit more →
Travel Tidbits from airports Here and There
Some tidbits from museums – and musicians – from around the world to get your week started. Flashy Fashion Photos at John Wayne Airport A new exhibit in the Thomas →
Touring Oregon’s Mid-Willamette Valley Food Trail
Vaccinated and mindful of the evolving advice on traveling to places beyond our kitchen, we load up the car and drive from Seattle to Oregon’s Mid-Willamette Valley Food Trail, including →
Ready for the summer travel tsunami?
(This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News online) Summer travel may cause some headaches Memorial Day weekend and a unusual travel season are →
Want to be “the shuttle voice” at Tampa Int’l Airport?
Tampa International Airport (TPA) is hosting a fun contest that also raises funds for a good cause. Traditionally, the recorded voice on the shuttle vans wishing TPA passengers safe travels →
What’s up at Portland International Airport?
Our first post-pandemic road trip takes us to Oregon, starting at – where else – Portland International Airport (PDX). The airport is getting a new main terminal and we stopped →
Time to hit the road
Overnight car trips. Visits to roadside attractions. Airport hang-out time. It all seems possible now that the weather is getting nice and so many people are vaccinated and honoring all →
Passenger volumes picking up. So is satisfaction with airlines
While the U.S. Department of Transportation logged a record high number of complaints from airline passengers in 2020 – predominantly about ticket refunds – satisfaction with airlines now seems to →
Did you celebrate National Lost Sock Day?
Sunday was not only Mother’s Day, it was National Lost Sock Day. So today we gathered up some of the images we’ve been collecting of socks with airport themes. Some →
Travel Tidbits from here and there
We’re all for finding the odd in the world. So we’re pleased to see United Airlines adding a new “America, Who Knew?” filter to its Map Search program. Some of the →
Skateboarders takeover the old New Orleans Airport
We’re filing this under: Cool Things To Do With Old Airport Terminals It was pretty exciting when Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) opened its brand new terminal in →
Let’s see how airlines and airports marked May the 4th.
Airports and airlines had fun on May the 4th, also known as Star Wars Day. Here is a round-up of some of the May the 4th Tweets we spotted. If →
This airport lets you reserve your security checkpoint time
Now you can reserve your time on the TSA line at SEA Airport (This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for USA TODAY) The good news: →
Traveling? Face Masks required through at least September 13
Almost every airline, airport, railroad, and public transportation mode put face mask requirements into effect pretty early into the pandemic. The federal government did not. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) →
Travel Tidbits heading into the weekend
The Kentucky Derby will take place on schedule this year on Saturday, May 1 and Louisville Muhammad International Airport (SDF) is decked out and ready to welcome Derby guests with →
Miss airports? How about airport shopping?
Airport retailers hope returning passengers are ready to shop (This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News) Airline passenger traffic is still running far →
READ ID deadline delayed. Again
If one of the many things worrying you during this pandemic has been how to get to a Department of Motor Vehicles office so you can get a driver’s license →
The ride your baggage takes
We may not be taking many airplane rides right now, but we are happy when someone – or something – else does. So we were happy to see the Pittsburgh →
EU may soon welcome back US Travelers + Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center to reopen
Sick of being stuck at home? Eyeing Europe for that first post-pandemic trip? You may be in luck. A New York Times story on Sunday evening offers real hope that →
Airports go green for Earth Day
Airports around the country, and the world, took time to turn on green lights for Earth Day and share notes about their planet-saving efforts. Here’s a sampling. Which airport turns →
Museums & exhibits not to miss
[This is a slightly different version of a story we prepared for USA TODAY ] As communities begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions, many museums around the country are finally able to →
Old & new at TPA and DCA Airports + Places We’ll Go
Welcome to Stuck at The Airport. Today we take a look back at some sweet photos from 50 years at Tampa International Airport (TPA). We get a look at some →
“Sunrise Sunset” at Albany International Airport
New York’s Albany International Airport (ALB) will soon debut a new art exhibit. Sunrise Sunset features work by 46 artists and runs from May 15-August 30, 2021. The show is →
Airports celebrate World Art Day
We’re big fans of art at airports. So we were pleased to see airports around the country celebrating World Art Day by showing off the great art in the terminals. →
What we’re watching: Museum Masterpiece Moments
We are getting ready to get on the road. And we are making a list of museums we want to visit and art we want to see. So we were →
Tampa Int’l Airport Turning 50
Tampa International Airport (TPA) turns 50 on Thursday, April 15, and is celebrating with giveaways, a sweepstakes drawing, and special surprises for travelers passing through the terminal that day. The airport is →
Travel Tidbits from SAT and SEA Airports
Fresh Art for San Antonio International Airport San Antonio International Airport (SAT) has a new, hard to miss, piece of public art. “Star of Texas (La Estrella de Texas),” by →
Come Fly With Me: Book Features Celebs in Transit
Have you ever spotted a celebrity in the airport or on your flight during your travels? It’s a bit of a thrill, right? A new book coming out from Rizzoli →
Travel Tidbits from airports & museums
Happy Friday! Here are some travel tidbits we’ve been keeping in the inbox all week Fresh murals at Charlotte Douglas Int’l Airport CLT Airport is greeting passengers on Concourse C →
Why we want to fly to Auckland Int’l Airport
We’re (finally) getting serious about planning plane trips and visiting airports. And one airport on our “to do” list for when borders reopen is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New →
CRP: 5 Things We Love About Corpus Christi International Airport
We are back with another episode of “5 Things We Love About,” highlighting the features and amenities of airports around the country and the world. Today we are landing at →
An opera about being stuck at the airport filmed at Seattle’s Museum of Flight
Like so many arts and cultural organizations, the Seattle Opera has gotten pretty darn creative with finding ways to bring its productions to the people. The newest production is a →
Airports celebrate April Fool’s Day 2021
We’re not sure we found them all, but here are some of the April Fool’s Day posts airports shared today. You’ll notice a lot of animals. If you spotted some →
Travel Tidbits: smuggled finches, Iceland adventures, middle seats, and more
There does indeed seem to be an uptick in travel and travel news. Here’s some of what we spotted today. Delta Air Lines will stop blocking middle seat starting May →
News from airports and spaceports
Looking to get away? Today we got a look at Virgin Galactic’s VSS Imagine spacecraft, the latest generation in its spaceship program. We also spotted a charming vintage video promoting Gander →
Travel news from airports here and there
Tuesday already? Stuck at the Airport is still doing some catch-up up on news, snaps, and travel tidbits airports shared on Monday. Like the pink cherry blossom lighting at Reagan →
Fresh art (and history) at St. Louis Lambert Int’l Airport
There’s a new glass mural at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) honoring the life and legacy of airport founder Major Albert Bond Lambert. Born in 1875, Albert Lambert was →
Lessons from the pandemic: don’t wait
We’ve learned a lot of things during this pandemic. Some of those things are way too personal to share here. Others we’re going to file under “do this going forward.” →
Travel Tidbits: chocolate, aviation history, bonus miles for rides
Alaska Airlines + Seattle Chocolate: good match We nibbled our way through the research for a story you’ll find on the Runway Way Girl Network about how Seattle Chocolate and →