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Do these summer travel stats strike a chord?

06/26/26

As we hurtle towards the July 4th holiday and the true summer travel season, reports with ‘official’ summer travel stats from here and there are landing in our inbox. Here are some of the top line numbers that seem of interest. Let us know if they strike a chord with how your summer travel plans […]

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Here’s what the experts say about summer travel

05/20/26

Memorial Day Weekend is the traditional start of the summer travel season. And this year who’s going where – and who can afford to go anywhere – is in a bit of flux. But here’s what the experts are saying: To get things started, AAA projects 45 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles […]

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Lurching towards summer travel

05/14/26

As we lurch towards the summer travel season, we’re seeing rising gas prices and soaring airline fares. Prices are also rising for hotels, meals, attractions, admissions, souvenirs and everything else you might need or want to do when you’re on vacation. And don’t get us started about the costs of visiting any US city that […]

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5 reasons we love Lincoln City, Oregon

04/23/26

The Stuck at The Airport team is just back from a few days on the Oregon Coast exploring some of the cultural, historical and outdoor offerings of Lincoln City, which we last visited more than 20 years ago. Our notebook is filled with hundreds of fun tidbits about the area, but here are some snaps […]

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Greetings from San Diego, CA

12/10/24

The Stuck at the Airport team’s visit to San Diego, California ticked off the boxes of most of our quick trips: an airport visit, some museums, great meals and a cool hotel. If you’re headed that way, here are some places not to miss. (Artist: Thomas Erhard, image courtesy San Diego County Regional Airport Authority) […]

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Visiting: Kalispell, Montana

03/07/23

The Stuck at the Airport adventure crew recently touched down in Kalispell, Montana for a quick visit to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) and attractions in town. The bear (above) greets arriving passengers in the airport bag claim area. And is a good reminder to visitors to pick up some bear spray before heading out […]

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Out & About in Arundel, England

08/04/22

Stuck at the Airport is out and about in the English countryside for a few days with Gary Gatwick, the mascot for London’s Gatwick Airport. Arundel, in West Sussex, is an easy one-hour train ride from Gatwick Airport. The town looks like one of those storybook English towns we sometimes see on TV travel shows, […]

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Touring London with Gatwick Airport’s Mascot

08/02/22

Stuck at The Airport is spending a couple of days in London as a guest of Gatwick Airport,, the airport’s mascot, Gary Gatwick, and a growing list of new local friends, some of whom got us out of a sticky situation. (More on that soon…) After landing at Gatwick Airport and making the 30-minute journey […]

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Visiting ‘The Big Dipper’

06/24/22

You can’t get everywhere by airplane. Sometimes you need to paddle. In Killarney, Ontario, on the North shore of the Georgian Bay, they get that. That’s why they built ‘The Big Dipper,’ – a canoe paddle that is 107 feet long, with a blade width of 17 feet, weighing in at 22,000 pounds. The paddle […]

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