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LAX Homeboy Cafe benefits gang intervention

04/16/13

There are plenty of places to grab a to-go meal in any terminal at Los Angeles International Airport. But frequent traveler Sergio Coronado opts for a snack from the Homeboy Café and Bakery because he knows that buying lunch there helps former gang members stay out of jail. “The food tastes great and I like →

Stuck at LAX Airport

04/13/13

Earlier this week I took a quick tour of some of the new amenities, shops and restaurants at Los Angeles International Airport. Here are few tasty tidbits from my tour. In the shiny new Tom Bradley International Terminal, I was pleased to see that many of the seats are powered and that some have a →

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Airspace Lounge at CLE; Bigger terminal for Myrtle Beach

04/02/13

Day lounges accessible to anyone willing to pay the day fee are – thankfully – beginning to pop up at more and more airports. The latest addition to the list: a new branch of the Airspace Lounge opened on Tuesday at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), in the Main Terminal near the Concourse B security →

Surprising best-sellers at airports

03/20/13

Although it’s been 20 years since the debut of the romantic comedy film Sleepless in Seattle, gray and pink nightshirts sporting the movie’s title are still among the bestsellers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), with 9,000 of the shirts sold last year. “Some of us scratch our heads about its appeal,” said Randi Sibonga, who →

Souvenir Sunday at Portland International Airport – again

02/17/13

It’s Souvenir Sunday – the day StuckatTheAirport.com takes a look at the fun, inexpensive and locally-linked items for sale at airports. Last Sunday, I shared some of the items I spotted at the Pendleton Store at Portland International Airport (PDX). This week I’ve got a few more PDX finds to share. Portland-based Moonstruck Chocolates were →

Travel Tidbits: private screeners & fish

01/09/13

Later this month, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was scheduled to send out requests for proposals (RFPs) for private security screening firms to replace federal screeners at Sacramento International Airport (SMF) in California and Orlando-Sanford International Airport (SFB) in Florida as part of the Screening Partnership Program (SPP). The contract for private screening services at →

Souvenir Sunday: sweets in Santiago

01/06/13

I’ve been fortunate to start off the new year with a few days working and exploring in Santiago after flying on LAN Airlines’ first 787 Dreamliner flight from LAX to Santiago. The city is large and my time here is short, so I plunked down $155 for a five-hour, personalized, fast-paced tour of the city →

Travel Tidbits: Crú A Wine Bar at Denver Airport

12/23/12

Passing through Denver International Airport earlier this week I noticed a restaurant in the B Gate area that had an under-construction storefront but was full of people. On closer inspection, it turned out to be the new airport venue: Crú A Wine Bar and, while they were waiting for the liquor license to come →

Best new airport amenities in 2012

12/20/12

Air travel may have gotten (even) more irritating during 2012, but on the ground, the scene at many airports has gotten mellower, healthier and a bit more connected. It wasn’t all that long ago that free Wi-Fi and plentiful power outlets at an airport were newsworthy additions. But in a recent 2012 ACI-NA Passenger →

Snack Saturday: Gordon Ramsay Plane Food picnics at Heathrow

11/24/12

As part of a day-long tour of Heathrow Airport on Friday that included visits to the VIP lounge and the Air Traffic Control Tower (details next week, I promise), I had a chance to have lunch in Terminal 5 at Gordon Ramsay’s Plane Food. In addition to “Plane Fast” menus that come in 25 minute →

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