Surprise staycation option by SEA Airport
We’re big fans of luxury hotels that are connected to or just steps away from airport terminals. And over the years, we’ve built special-occasion adventures using at-the-airport hotels such as →
Fun updates for Seattle’s MOPOP Museum
For anyone who loves music, science fiction & fantasy and pop culture in any form, then a stop at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture – MOPOP – should be on →
Transforming a weapon of war into a colorful work of art
(Courtesy of the MiG-21 Project) Seattle’s Museum of Flight is taking a bold and very colorful step in the world of art and aviation. Starting June 21, the museum is →
Raven Visits SFO.
The Stuck at the Airport team is a big fan of both the work of Seattle-based glass artist Preston Singletary and the impressive exhibits at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) →
BWI Airport turns 75. Let’s look at baby pictures.
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) will turn 75 years old on June 24th and is planning celebrations throughout the airport on that date. The airport was originally named Friendship →
Airport dads +donuts for dads +dad jokes
We poked around on social media over the weekend to see how airports were marking Father’s Day. We found salutes to airport dads, airports handing out free donuts for dads →
How much does it cost to go to the zoo, the museum or aquarium? It can depend.
Airline-style dynamic pricing has landed at zoos, museums, aquariums and other attractions. So it can be difficult to tell what the ticket price will be on the day you want →
We’re on a Cunard ship. (But just for a visit)
Cruise season in Seattle is well underway with most of the 298 scheduled sailings offered by almost 10 different cruise lines heading north to Alaska. The newest additon: the Cunard →
Mishandled bag rate drops, thanks to technology
Most travelers likely say a prayer to their version of the God of Lost Baggage when sending a checked bag off on the airport conveyor belt. Not all their prayers →
Airport pizza robots + more travel tidbits
Pizza-making robot at John Glenn Int’l Airport You can get pizza at plenty of airports. But it’s rare to find a robot making your pizza pie. Donatos Pizza debuted a →
Visit Salt Lake City Int’l Airport without a plane ticket
Thanks so $5.1 billion worth of renovations, “The New SLC,” as Salt Lake City Internatonal Airport bills itself, is a pretty impressive place. In addition to new large-scale public art →
Swank new ways to fly + cool new places to fly to
This week there was news about new planes with upgraded interiors and a bevy of “let’s go!” new routes. Earlier this week we shared photos and notes about the new →
Amelia Earhart + pizza-inspired art + a snazzy new checkpoint
Summer reading: The Aviator and the Showman If you have a subscription to The New Yorker or can somehow click your way through to access it, be sure to read →
Free mini-golf at Denver International Airport
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to get some fresh air during a layover? A few airports around the country have outdoor decks where you can do this. And →
Edelweiss Air lands in Seattle
Lufthansa Group’s leisure airline, Edelweiss (operated by SWISS), touched down at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on Monday and was welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute. Edelweiss will now offer →