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SFO airport exhibit explores San Francisco as tourist destination

05/10/26

A new exhibition at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) explores how San Francisco and the Bay Area have been promoted as a tourist destination over the years, with a big boost from airlines. The commecial airline industry, has ben “an active participant in the touristic myth-making—especially before smartphones and laptop computers replaced visits to travel […]

Harriet Baskas

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Flight attendant fashion at the Museum of Flight

Wine flies free on these 2 airlines

Let’s talk about airline sizing restrictions

New American Airlines trading cards

New ways to sleep on long-haul flights in the economy cabin

Fuel costs rise. Airfares & bag fees rise too.

Icelandair’s job opening for a bad photographer

Cathay Pacific returns to SEA after 6 years

News from 1 airline, 1 airport + a hotel lobby

Alaska Airlines’ big, bold Boeing plane order

SFO airport exhibit explores San Francisco as tourist destination

05/10/26

Have an out of this world Mother’s Day

05/09/26

If our mom was still present on this planet, she’d be delighted to learn that the Pentagon released some of its ‘secret’ UFO files this week. Because, although she was down to earth in every other way, whenever the topic of UFOs and visitors from other planets came up in the news, she’d say, with […]

Cruising through Seattle

05/08/26

Summer cruise season here in Seattle – the Stuck at the Airport homebase – runs from mid-April through mid-October. And this summer a record-breaking 2.1 million passengers have reservations on 330 vessels heading north to Alaska in search of wildlife, glaciers, mountains, forests, fjords and more. We flown, but never sailed, to Alaska. Yet this […]

TSA PreCheck discounts + How airports marked May the 4th.

05/06/26

$20 discount for TSA PreCheck sign-ups. If you’re 30 and under. Thinking about signing up for TSA PreCheck? Now may be a good time. TSA is offering a $20 discount for TSA PreCheck applicants age 30 and under who fill out their paperwork by May 31, 2026. Several providers, including IDEMIA, CLEAR, or Telosare, are […]

A new look for Stuck at the Airport

05/05/26

A new look for stuck at the airport.

A room with an airplane factory view

04/30/26

Some hotels would downplay the fact that there’s a factory next door operating 24/7. Not the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle’s Southport in Renton, Washington. The resort-style hotel sits on the shore of Lake Washington and offers indoor and outdoor dining with views of the lake, dowtown Seattle and the Olympic Mountains. There’s a […]