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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 →

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has world’s first airport library

08/26/10
Here’s a brilliant idea: Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has partnered with the Dutch Public Libraries to open the world’s first airport library.  The library is just past passport control, on Holland Boulevard, and offers passengers waiting for a flight a place to read books in 29 different languages, listen to music, watch films and download material →

Souvenir Sunday at Indianapolis International Airport

05/30/10
On Sundays we take a look at some of the inexpensive souvenirs you can pick up for around $10 when you’re stuck at the airport. This week, we’ve got some fun stuff to share from the Indianapolis International Airport (IND). Of course, there’s the requisite candy ‘poop.’  Here, it’s Cardinal Poop, in honor of the →

Tidbits for travelers: win free travel, get guides to airports

05/26/10
First a couple of contests you might want to enter. The prizes include all-expenses-paid trips. To celebrate the release of Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 3, Aflac is giving away a trip to Hollywood and a tour of Walt Disney Studios – for four people. Prize includes: airfare, three nights in a hotel, a special Disney tour, →

Happy Souvenir Sunday from Southwest Florida Int’l Airport

05/23/10
Each Sunday here at StuckatTheAirport.com we take a look at some of the inexpensive souvenirs for sale at airports.  Our favorites are items that are under $10, “of” the city or region and, ideally, a bit offbeat. This week the folks at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers, Florida scoured their shops and →

Bonus features on Oakland Int’l Airport website

03/22/10
Poke around on some airport websites and you’ll find some fun, surprising and educational stuff. Case in point: the Oakland International Airport (OAK) site, which has a link to the Exploratorium’s instructions on how to fold a paper airplane, information about the Oakland Aviation Museum, which sits on the airport’s North Field, and a great →

Happy Souvenir Sunday from: Vancouver International Airport

01/17/10
In February, Vancouver, B.C. will host the 2010 Winter Olympics Games and, as you might expect, everyone up there is pretty gosh darn excited. That includes the folks at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). During the course of the winter games, the airport expects to host about 230,000 Olympics-bound passengers. On March 1, the day after →

Free stopover guide – with coupons – for Munich Airport

12/22/09
Flying to or through Germany’s Munich Airport anytime soon? If so, be sure to download the free new stopover guide, which includes detailed information about all the airport amenities – from the “erotic boutique” and the Airbräu (the world’s first airport brewery) to the outdoor observation deck, the art exhibits, and the spas. In addition →
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