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Party at Pittsburgh International Airport

05/04/10
To celebrate five years of service to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Southwest Airlines will be throwing a little party at its PIT gates starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Gate games and decorations are promised, but with Southwest, well, you never know quite what will happen. Even without a Southwest party, Pittsburgh Airport has a […]

Volcano closes airports; but doors are open in Denver

04/16/10
If I could fly somewhere this weekend, I’d choose Iceland for the chance to see for myself what that volcano is doing. But since the ash has caused the worst disruption in air travel since 9/11, that’s not going to happen. Photo courtesy Craig Murphy, via Flickr OK, so Iceland, and pretty much everyplace else […]

Landmarks, hotels & airports turning off lights for Earth Hour

03/26/10
(courtesy: Jorge Sierra / WWF-Spain) Attention travelers and aliens assigned to monitor our planet from outer space: you may notice major landmarks, tourist attractions, and large areas of many cities and towns around the world going dark for an hour on March 27. Do not be alarmed. It’s just Earth Hour, a rolling, global black-out […]

Tidbits for travelers: art & massages at Schiphol, more music in Austin

03/18/10
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has more than 100 shops, an equal number of cafes, pubs and restaurants, casinos, a Yotel, a great art collection and a branch of the Rijksmuseum that’s currently showing the Sunny Skies exhibition, featuring nine works by Dutch 17th century landscape artists inspired by the Italian landscape. Speaking of inspiration, Schiphol’s Cone […]

SXSW Music Festival at Austin Bergstrom International Airport

03/16/10
Heading to the SXSW music festival? There’s no need to wait until you’re right in town to start enjoying the music. The Austin Bergstrom International Airport, which has live music year-round, is hosting the first sanctioned performances of the music conference. The kick-off performance takes place today, Tuesday March 16th, 2010 at 1 pm with […]

Dance at ORD & MDW, drop your pants at PHL

03/12/10
Ready for St. Patrick’s Day festivities? The Chicago airports are. Today, Friday, March 12, Irish dancers from the Trinity Academy will perform at both O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and at Midway International Airport (MDW). Performances will be 3 to 5 p.m. at O’Hare (in Terminals 1, 2, 3, and 5) and at Midway in Concourse […]

Round-up at George Bush Intercontinental Airport

03/10/10
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is out of the chute and that means thousands of cowboys, cowgirls and rodeo fans from around the world are making their way to Houston – and through George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). To make sure everyone feels welcome, airport greeters are fanning out to welcome travelers and offer […]

Singapore’s Changi Airport celebrates Year of the Tiger

02/12/10
The Chinese New Year will be celebrated this Sunday and Singapore’s Changi Airport is ready with giant displays to welcome in the Year of the Tiger: Changi Airport also opened up an Aviation Gallery in Terminal 2, with loads of information stations, interactive kiosks, and 600 tiny airplanes hanging from the ceiling. Here’s a “please-touch” […]

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 […]

Olympic Museum opens at Reno-Tahoe International Airport

02/08/10
Today, February 8, 2010, is opening day for a new Olympic History Museum at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). Designed to draw attention to efforts to bring the winter games to Reno in 2022 and to the upcoming 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, the museum celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympic […]
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