Fiesta-time at DFW
Hola! It’s fiesta-time at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) this month in preparation for May 1st, when American Airlines begins non-stop service from DFW to Madrid. Last week, passengers in Terminal D got to nibble on free tapas. For the next few weeks, the party will feature Spanish dancers, musicians and entertainers performing in Terminal […]
Free Wi-Fi coming to Oakland Airport next week (not SEA)
At last night’s charter meeting of SCOOT (Seattle Consortium of Online Travel) Seattle folks were jumping with joy when an Alaska Airlines’ rep announced that the airline would be picking up the Wi-Fi tab at Sea-Tac airport for the next few months. Seems she may have just been swept up in the excitement of the […]
Love the layover: Chicago
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to find out exactly what’s going on in a city when you touch down at the airport? Well, for the next six months, when you touch down at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport you’ll be able to find out what’s going on in town at two “Explore Chicago” lounges […]
Cheap air fares to London: then what?
There are plenty of worthwhile things to spend money on in London, including theater tickets, fine meals, shopping and a ride on the London Eye or in an iconic black cab. But there are also loads of attractions, museums and special sights that are very inexpensive and many where admission doesn’t cost a penny. Two, […]
Fry-free food at DFW
Good to know: at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport the new healthy food outlets, UFood Grill and Urban Taco, are fry-free (except for the chips at Urban Taco). And, according to their Web site, the DFW Cereality Cereal Bar and Café is the company’s only cereal bar not co-located with a Cold Stone Creamery. Cereal and […]
Spring flowers at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
For the next two weeks it will definitely be spring at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport – thanks to an indoor flower garden filled with ten of thousands of lilacs and purple and white tulips in full bloom. The garden has a flower stall and picnic tables where travelers can sit and rest and take in the […]
Restless Mt. Redoubt nixes more flights
Alaska’s Mt. Redoubt just won’t settle down. Here’s a Twitter-ed update Alaska Airlines sent out Tuesday about the impact of volcano eruptions on flights: Nighttime flts in/out of ANC canceled due to Mt. Redoubt. Check flt status in a.m. b/4 leaving home… This is getting sort of old. Flights into and out of ANC has […]