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Good restrooms; bad airports

08/04/10

Sometimes the yin/yang of the inbox is entertaining. Today, for example, I received an urgent reminder to vote for America’s Best Restroom and a warning about staying away from the World’s Scariest Airports. Let’s do both. Each year Cintas takes nominations for the Best Restrooms in Canada and in the United States. You can see […]

Flushing out the truth about travel legends

05/14/10

From getting stuck-by-suction on an airplane toilet seat to discovering that your credit card number is stored on your hotel key car or that the strange smell in a motel room is a dead body entombed under your box spring, there are some strange and spooky stories circulating in the world of travel. Are they […]

Have you seen an award-winning airport bathroom?

04/10/10

Been in any great airport bathrooms lately? If so, then take a moment nominate it for the 2010 America’s Best Restroom Award. This is the ninth year the Cintas Corporation has been running this wacky contest and there have been some pretty swanky loos among the contestants. But back in 2005, the grand prize winner […]

Bizarre airport finds – and 72 smart ones

03/08/10

If you stop and look around you should be able to find an exhibit case at many airports filled with some of the items the US Fish & Wildlife Service has confiscated from travelers. (Confiscated wildlife products, JFK. Courtesy US Fish & Wildlife Service) Sadly, smuggling endangered species – and items made from the parts […]

Ladies-only lavs on All Nippon Airways

02/24/10

When I toured one of Boeing’s test 787 Dreamliner planes recently, I was pleased to see that the lavatories feature touchless faucets and flushers, as well as a nifty feature that automatically puts down the toilet seat lid. (Photo by Jerome Tso) And back in November, 2009, I was intrigued by the news from ANA […]

Sneak peek at Boeing 787 Dreamliner

02/03/10

A few weeks ago, with photographer Jerome Tso in tow, I got to tour the 787 Dreamliner Gallery, which is where airlines go to shop for the specific components they’ll put in their planes. My story about that visit (with Jerome’s great photos) will appear on USATODAY.com (and in the paper) next week, but I […]

Airport art (and coincidence) at ATL and JAX

01/08/10

Over the holidays I spent a few hours hanging out at the (north) end of the International Concourse at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). When I wasn’t watching the TSA guys with the anxious-looking dogs, I was checking out all the art. I was intrigued by the set of sculptures stretched out on walls of […]

Flying today? Be ready for long lines and confusion

12/28/09

Last week’s fizzled Christmas Day terrorist attack on Delta/NW Flight #253 from Amsterdam to Detroit ignited a wave of new security measures at airports and on airplanes. Airport and airline spokespeople and TSA officials say domestic passengers will likely notice some heightened security procedures, such as explosive-sniffing dogs and added law enforcement presence at many […]

(ANA) All Nippon Airways’ flush-before-you-fly program.

10/09/09

I was pretty sure the story about ANA (All Nippon Airways) asking passengers to pee before boarding – to help lighten the airplane’s, uh, load – was an offhand joke that went viral. Especially when I couldn’t find anything about the campaign on the airline’s Web site. But that was just because I can’t read […]

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