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Sweet stuff at San Antonio Int’l Airport

03/25/10
I got three notices from the San Antonio International Airport (SAT) today. One was about Delta reinstating service from San Antonio to Cincinnati. That’s good. One was about the airport jumping into the world of social media with Facebook and Twitter accounts that will be used to keep travelers up-to-date on weather, flight delays, cancellations, […]

Tidbits for travelers: cool contest, cheap airport food, free Wi-Fi finder

03/23/10
Some news you can use today. The folks at BoardingArea.com, a bundled collection of business travel and frequent flyer blogs (StuckatTheAirport.com actually started there) is running a contest with a really great prize: a trip for two to the Gold Coast of Australia. Deadline is March 28th.  I’m definitely entering. JiWire rolled out a new […]

Travel contests: you can’t win if you don’t play

03/15/10
Traveling is expensive. Especially if you want to eat and sleep when you get somewhere. So we’ll start the week off with two contests you many want to enter to help subsidize an adventure. AirTran Airways has a Facebook-linked sweepstakes encouraging students to become a “Facebook creeper,” which they describe as someone who “crawls Facebook, […]

Oregon Curiosities: The Bomber in Milwaukie, OR

03/13/10
I love hanging around airports, of course, but I also find bliss when let loose in small museums filled with odd and unusual artifacts or if there’s a wacky roadside distraction somewhere and I’ve got the keys to the car. So I’m fortunate to be able to produce radio features and write books about my […]

Tidbits for travelers: Free trips and free flu shots

02/18/10
Doesn’t Paris sound good right about now? Then sign up to win a pair of tickets (from Pittsburgh) to Paris – courtesy of Pittsburgh’s WHIRL Magazine, Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) and Delta Air Lines, Entries will be accepted through May 7, 2010. But why wait? Lufthansa Airlines isn’t giving away tickets to Paris, but if […]

Tidbits for Travelers: two contests and some Valentine’s Day airport freebies

02/10/10
Two fun contests that reward travelers with travel popped up today: Share a story or photo about a visit to San Diego North to enter the “Don’t Be Left Without a Story – Write Yours in San Diego North” contest. The prize includes a three-night trip to La Jolla, surfing lessons (remember Gidget?) and tickets […]

Tidbits for travelers: Free Wi-Fi, Olympic travel tips, and in-flight body-mass tax

01/20/10
We want Wi-Fi Slowly but surely airports large and small are getting with the program and making free wireless Internet access available in the terminals. The latest major airport to join the party: Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). Hooray! Packing tips from Olympic athletes Curious about what some Olympic athletes do when they’re traveling – […]
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