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Souvenir Sunday at London Heathrow Airport

09/26/10
There’s never enough time to do everything I want to do in London, but on my most recent visit I managed to squeeze in quite a lot in just three days. Activities were wedged in between a meal seasoned with performances by contortionists and flame-embellished dancers at a West End cabaret bar named Circus, Afternoon →

Award-winning domestic airports

09/23/10
Congratulations to Portland International Airport (PDX) which has been chosen best domestic airport in Condé Nast Traveler magazine’s annual poll of business travelers. The poll ranks U.S. and international airports (as well as airlines and hotels) in several categories, including ease of connections, customs/baggage/, food/shops/amenities, comfort and design, and perceived safety and security. Portland has →

Dance at O’Hare, sip with Southwest, try the train in Miami

09/17/10
Dance at O’Hare It’s Unity Month in Chicago and to celebrate, both O’Hare and Midway International Airports are treating travelers to live entertainment on Friday afternoons. From 2 to 5 pm this Friday, September 17th, there will be dance and music groups performing on the secure side of the domestic terminals and on the lower →

Universal access at airports: it could happen

09/16/10
My “At the Airport” column for USATODAY.com this month is about what airports and airlines are doing – or not – to make it easier for people with disabilities to make their way through airports. Researching the story was an educational and quite sobering experience. And as the column title says: Travelers with disabilities face →

Souvenir Sunday: New York souvenirs at Newark Airport

09/12/10
It’s Souvenir Sunday – the day we take a look at some of the fun, inexpensive gifts you can buy when you’re stuck at the airport. This week, we ponder why the Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)- which is definitely located in New Jersey – has stores stocked with so many souvenirs that promote New →

Peanuts on planes: got a problem with that?

09/10/10
Peanuts on a plane. For a lot of people, that’s a more frightening scenario than snakes on a plane. And a lot more likely. And as I wrote in my msnbc.com column this week – Passengers peeved about peanuts on airplanes – a lot of travelers think the best way to enhance airline passenger protections →

Traveling Art exhibition at Schiphol Airport

09/08/10
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has a new Traveling Art exhibition space devoted to the work of Dutch artists and designers.  The work displayed will change every three months, but right now the exhibit cases include “Flexible Volume” bags designed Gonnie Janssen. For example, the Harmonica Bag has a flexible bottom that can be adjusted to its →
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