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Airport Restaurant Week at O’Hare & Midway Airports

02/03/20

The 17-day Chicago Restaurant Week festival is underway in the Windy City and the Chicago Department of Aviation doesn’t want air travelers to miss out. So, through February 9, both Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) are hosting Airport Restaurant Week events to coincide with the food fest events in →

My ‘staycation’ at SEA Airport

01/08/20

It’s not crazy to hang out at the airport if you’re not flying. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is my home base airport and I’m happy to spend extra time there before, and sometimes after, a flight. SEA recently joined the list of airports offering visitor passes to non-flying visitors. And so I signed up to →

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Airports going off the grid

11/03/19

Should airports go off the grid? Pittsburgh Int’l Airport – and others – think so. Remember that 11-hour power outage at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in December 2017? The blackout canceled hundreds of flights, stranded thousands of passengers and cost Delta Airlines alone an estimated $50 million in lost business? Since then power outages linked →

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Travel Tidbits from Miami International Airport

10/20/19

There seems to be a lot going on at Miami International Airport. Some lucky passengers were treated to a pop-up tango performance: A new exhibit, titled Imprinted, featuring 16 images by Argentine photographer Marina Font, is on display at MIA’s gates D-22 and D-25, through February 18, 2020. Font photographs objects that evoke a particular place or →

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Now you can get an Illuminati Shake at Denver Airport

10/17/19

You may have heard about some of the conspiracy theories surrounding Denver International Airport (DEN). DEN officials acknowledge that ever since the airport was built, there have been rumors of underground tunnels leading to secret meeting facilities for the world’s elite, a curse connected to the airport’s blue horse sculpture and an in-house colony of →

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Travelers not getting more airport satisfaction

09/25/19

A new study out today finds that travelers are getting weary of battling the detours and delays caused by expansion projects at many airports. According to the J.D. Power 2019 North America Airport Satisfaction Study, released today, overall passenger satisfaction with North American airports has risen only a single point (on a 1,000-point scale) year over →

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Game of thrones: Where is the best public restroom?

08/13/19

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 too. And in this age of selfies and social media, some venues are gaining extra attention by giving guests unusual and creative spaces to do →