At the airport: snakes, Prince and plastic bottles
A new store called “Prince” is selling merchandise related to the late musician known as Prince in the south end of the mall at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). The →
Upscale travelers are just like us
Where are upscale Americans spending their travel dollars? Should you do what they do? Wealthy or not, it’s good to know where the well-do-to are vacationing and where the up-and-coming →
Celebrating National Aviation Day
Today (August 19) is National Aviation Day, which celebrates the development of aviation and marks Orville Wright’s birthday. Airports and aviation fans around the country will be noting the day →
Travel Tidbits: Hawaii, Amtrak, Comic Book Art
Travel Tidbits from airports and airlines near you Southwest expands Hawaii flights from California Southwest Airlines announced new nonstop flights from Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) to both Kona →
SFO’s plastic water bottle ban.
The ban on the sale of single-use plastic water bottles at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) goes into effect on September 20th. The move requires all airport retailers, restaurants, airline →
Souvenir evidence of aliens at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas
Here at Stuck at The Airport, we’re big fans of the fun, locally-themed souvenirs that are for sale in many airport souvenir shops. We know there are alot of people →
Game of thrones: Where is the best public restroom?
10 quirky public loos seek Best US Restroom title If you travel for business or pleasure, you know the value of a clean public restroom. Smart business owners know that →
Traveling with your pet?
Where to stay and play with your pup on National Dog Day No bones about it. People love their pets and want to take them along when it comes time →
Two airport restrooms in the running for America’s Best Restroom
A clean public restroom? We vote yes! The lid has been lifted on the finalists for this year’s America’s Best Restroom contest and this year restrooms in two airports on →
Fresh art at Los Angeles International Airport
Fresh art at Los Angeles International Airport includes furry, knitted creatures. →
Adorable airports of the future
Airports around the world are getting makeovers. In some countries, new ones are being built. Travelers are excited about that, of course, but so are architects and people who appreciate →
Two cool things at airports
Two for Tuesday: two cool things we spotted at airports around the world. Autonomous vehicles and a cool pinball machine. →
Travel Tune-up: “Ask TSA” offers answers.
Travel Tune-Up: Pickles? Cantaloupes? Kittens? Find out what you may – and may not – take in your carry-on bags. →
Air New Zealand has a cool new safety video
Air New Zealand has a fun new safety video. Plus: a round-up of some of the airline’s classic safety videos from the past 10 years. →
Fresh airport amenities to take the hassle out of travel
Here’s a fresh round-up of cool amenities at airports around the country, including robot baristas, free movies, airport trading cards and more. →
Listen up at Los Angeles International Airport
Listen up at LAX: the voices welcoming you to the airport may sound famiiar. →
Winning designs for the airport of the future
What will the airport of the future look like? Here are some winning student designs. Which are your favorites? →
How to make your home smell like an airport
My house smells like an airport. Yours can too. →
Travel Tidbits from an airport near you
Travel Tidbits from an airport near you. →
Do you sleep well at hotels on the road?
When they leave airports and get to their hotels, travelers value sleep over free WiFi and free breakfast. Where can you get the best zzzs? →
At the Airport: Summer camp at PHL Airport
It’s as if there’s a summer camp at Philadelphia International Airport. →
Atlanta stubbing out smoking lounges at its airport
The smoking lounges at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int’l Airport will close in Jan. 2020. After that, just a few U.S. airports will still have spaces for smokers inside. Guest which ones. →
Souvenir Sunday at Space Center Houston
Souvenir Sunday at StuckatTheAirport.com: Here’s what we found at Space Center Houston. →
Thinking about being an astronaut?
It’s the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing. If you’re thinking of becoming an astronaut, take this test first. →
Houston celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Snaps from Houston’s Apollo 11 anniversary celebrations underway. →
Celebrating the Apollo 11 Moon Landing anniversary
Stuck at the Airport is joining United Airlines for a special flight to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. →
Should an airport be named for a city or a celebrity?
Should an airport be named for a city or a celebrity?
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Shop for the moon at an airport near you
It’s Souvenir Sunday here on Stuck at The Airport and it’s big week for space buffs as celebrations get underway to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon →
10 Best U.S. Airports. See if you agree.
A new list of “best” airports it out. Let’s take a look. A new list of “best” airports has come out. This one from our friends at Travel & Leisure →
Airport amenity of the week: free snacks at O’Hare and Midway Airports
Free food at the airport? Yes, thank-you. The Taste of Chicago music and food festival takes place in Chicago’s Grant Park July 10 to 14, 2019, but there are also →
Chicken cuddling, loaner gear and hairdo help with your next hotel stay
Chicken cuddling, hairdo helps and loaner instruments and athletic gear are among some of the perks hotels are offering guests this season. →
How to avoid rental car toll pass charges
How to avoid those outrageous fees rental car companies charge for toll transponders. →
It came in the mail
It came in the mail: sharing some of the tasty and useful items that arrived in the mail at StuckatTheAirport.com. →
Travel Tidbits for a holiday weekend
Need something else to do this holiday weekend? More than 225 museums around the country are offering free admission. →
Happy flying on July 4th
Here’s to safe flying and fun gatherings on July 4th. →
Got plans for July 4th?
How are you marking the July 4th holiday? We have to fun, offbeat celebrations to suggest. →
On the road: Boston
Visiting Boston’s Seaport neighborhood and two of the city’s best rooftop bars. →
LAX food truck serves up tacos
Like tacos? The newest food concept in the LAX rotating food truck at LAX Terminal 4 is Leo’s Xpress – an offshoot of the popular line of Leo’s Tacos Trucks in LA. →
IS life a highway? Art exhibit on car culture says it is.
A new exhibit about cars and car culture run through mid-September at the Toledo Museum of Art. →
Airport pianos you can play
Two more airports – LAX and STL – get more sit-and-play pianos. →
Apollo 11 adventures
Hotels around the country have put together some fun Apollo 11 anniversary packages. →
Fresh baked cookies – in space?
Those chocolate chip cookies you get when you check into a Doubletree by Hilton are going to be the first food fresh baked in space. →
Win a seat on United Airlines’ Apollo 11 party flight. Eat like an astronaut on the ground.
Here’s how to win a seat on United Airlines’ special Apollo 11 celebration flight from Newark to Houston. And how to eat like an astronaut on the ground. →
Travel Tidbits from airports and airlines
Chattanooga’s all solar airport. Virgin Atlantic’s bespoke coffee. And a wild benefit brunch at Newark Liberty Int’l Airport. →
How to win a Vacation Do-Over
Ever plan a vacation you wish you could do over? Enter this contest to win a Vacation Do-Over planned by a professional. →
How to win a pair of SEA airport carpet socks
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is asking travelers to share memories of trips taken to and from the North Satellite. Those who do may win a pair of airport carpet socks. →
Stuck at the airport? Learn how to save a life.
LAX is the latest airport to get a Hands-Only CPR training kiosk. Now you can learn to save a life while you’re stuck at the airport. →
Towns take action against too many tourists.
Some of our favorite places around the world are getting too crowded to visit. Here are some steps being taken to slow things down. →
The Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee has a new exhibit about motorcycle daredevils. Dads get in free in Father’s Day. →
Flying taxis? Your own flying car? It will happen
Heading into weekend traffic? Wish you had a flying car? It could – no, it will – happen. →