There are several fresh art installations at Indianapolis International Airport, including video animation, photography, videography, hand-blown glass, metal sculpture, paintings, beadwork and more. Here’s a preview: Barry Anderson’s Lawn Ornaments will be displayed on the airport’s video wall through June. “In Lawn Ornaments, Anderson creates a bug’s-eye view of a slow march across a suburban […]
When grandma is flying in for a special occasion, you’ll find a spot in the airport’s short-term parking garage, go into the terminal and wait where you’ll be sure to see her when she exits the secure area. But if it’s “just” a friend coming in for the weekend or a spouse coming home from […]
Vermont’s Burlington International Airport (BTV) has joined San Francisco International Airport and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in offering passengers a space to meditate and practice yoga. Evolution Yoga opened a yoga space on the second floor of Burlington International Airport, offering travelers a place to stretch out and relax before or between flights and enjoy […]
Smoking is still allowed in specific areas at the five major U.S. airports detailed in a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that showed air pollution levels that are significantly higher than those at non-smoking airports. One of the airports — Denver International — did snuff three of its four smoking areas in […]
Can’t make it to downtown Washington, D.C. to be part of the presidential inauguration festivities? No worries! If you’re passing through the area’s airports – BWI, Dulles and Reagan National – you can still pick up a few souvenirs. The America! shops at those airports have stocked up with all manner of mementos, including this […]
(Guns at the Airport: TSA Catching Firearms at Record Pace is my first story for AOL Travel. An excerpt from the story is below. More to come. ) Firearms top the list of items passengers are prohibited from taking past airport security checkpoints and onto airplanes. Yet, during 2012 that didn’t stop travelers from trying […]
There are several fresh art installations at Indianapolis International Airport, including video animation, photography, videography, hand-blown glass, metal sculpture, paintings, beadwork and more. Here’s a preview: Barry Anderson’s Lawn Ornaments will be displayed on the airport’s video wall through June. “In Lawn Ornaments, Anderson creates a bug’s-eye view of a slow march across a suburban […]
When grandma is flying in for a special occasion, you’ll find a spot in the airport’s short-term parking garage, go into the terminal and wait where you’ll be sure to see her when she exits the secure area. But if it’s “just” a friend coming in for the weekend or a spouse coming home from […]
Vermont’s Burlington International Airport (BTV) has joined San Francisco International Airport and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in offering passengers a space to meditate and practice yoga. Evolution Yoga opened a yoga space on the second floor of Burlington International Airport, offering travelers a place to stretch out and relax before or between flights and enjoy […]
Smoking is still allowed in specific areas at the five major U.S. airports detailed in a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that showed air pollution levels that are significantly higher than those at non-smoking airports. One of the airports — Denver International — did snuff three of its four smoking areas in […]
Can’t make it to downtown Washington, D.C. to be part of the presidential inauguration festivities? No worries! If you’re passing through the area’s airports – BWI, Dulles and Reagan National – you can still pick up a few souvenirs. The America! shops at those airports have stocked up with all manner of mementos, including this […]
(Guns at the Airport: TSA Catching Firearms at Record Pace is my first story for AOL Travel. An excerpt from the story is below. More to come. ) Firearms top the list of items passengers are prohibited from taking past airport security checkpoints and onto airplanes. Yet, during 2012 that didn’t stop travelers from trying […]
It’s cold in Chicago this time of year and it may feel a bit colder at O’Hare International Airport when you take a few moments to view the new exhibit featuring a collection of 18 large-scale images of glaciers from the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS) project. “Ice: Portraits of Vanishing Glaciers”, located past security in […]
A little bit of this and that from airports and hotels here and there…. At the Dubai International Airport, there’s now an interactive virtual assistant on duty – the first of its kind, says Tensator, the company that created the first three non-interactive virtual assistants already on duty. The HD-projected virtual assistant greets passengers and […]
Many airports are rolling out their holiday entertainment schedules this week, so beware of elves when you head out for your next trip. Here’s a sampling of what’s in store. Music of all sorts – from student choirs to professional carolers and combos will be on duty in airports in Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Austin, […]