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Travel Tidbits from IAD, ORD and Midway Airports

05/02/13

Dulles International Airport is marking Asian-Pacific Heritage Month with a series of musical performances and educational events, including girl groups from South Korea, traditional Japanese Taiko drums; Gangnam Style dancing and other traditional Filipino, Afghan and Indian performances. The full schedule is listed here. May is also Military Appreciation Month at Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway […]

Flying with autism

04/18/13

Air travel can be stressful for even the most experienced road warriors. But it can be much tougher for families with a child on the autism spectrum who becomes unnerved by the lines and security procedures at the airport and the tight quarters and strange noises on an airplane. For the Littlejohn family it […]

LAX Homeboy Cafe benefits gang intervention

04/16/13

There are plenty of places to grab a to-go meal in any terminal at Los Angeles International Airport. But frequent traveler Sergio Coronado opts for a snack from the Homeboy Café and Bakery because he knows that buying lunch there helps former gang members stay out of jail. “The food tastes great and I like […]

Airports with walking paths

04/07/13

Although the American Heart Association celebrated National Walking Day on April 3rd this year, it’s a good idea to spend at least part of everyday walking. And, with long, carpeted concourses and little-used stairways alongside most escalators, airports offer a great place to do some of that walking. Here’s a list of some U.S. airports […]

Airspace Lounge at CLE; Bigger terminal for Myrtle Beach

04/02/13

Day lounges accessible to anyone willing to pay the day fee are – thankfully – beginning to pop up at more and more airports. The latest addition to the list: a new branch of the Airspace Lounge opened on Tuesday at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), in the Main Terminal near the Concourse B security […]

Surprising best-sellers at airports

03/20/13

Although it’s been 20 years since the debut of the romantic comedy film Sleepless in Seattle, gray and pink nightshirts sporting the movie’s title are still among the bestsellers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), with 9,000 of the shirts sold last year. “Some of us scratch our heads about its appeal,” said Randi Sibonga, who […]

Travel Tidbits: Guns at airports + travel contests

03/15/13

A little bit of this and that.. As more and more groups come out in opposition to the TSA’s impending rule changes about allowing small knives and some other previously prohibited items back onto planes as carry-ons, TSA chief John Pistole said the agency is sticking to its guns about the change in its ruling […]

Travel Tidbits: Symphony at IND + “Creeper” at BNA

03/07/13

Art and music in an airport is always a great idea. Here are two fresh offerings: To help ease passengers into Spring Break travel, Indianapolis International Airport (IND) will be hosting a performance by a quintet from the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on Monday afternoon, March 11 from 5:3o to 6:30 pm. The quintent will perform […]

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Sloths, speedways and fairways: before they were airports

02/20/13

I had way too much fun putting together this story – Sloths, speedways and grave sites: Before they were Airports – for my February At the Airport column on USA Today, which ran along with a slide show of these and other “before” photos. (Be sure to look for the photo of an early LAX […]

Airports celebrating Chinese New Year & Mardi Gras

02/08/13

To mark the Chinese New Year and the Year of the Snake, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) will present a variety of special performances on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. on the “Asleep at the Wheel” stage, post-security and across from Gate 10. The line-up includes: soloist Shelley Chen, with a trio […]

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