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San Diego International Airport cooking up some treats

12/30/09

At least one of my New Year’s resolutions each year involves learning how to cook. It hasn’t worked quite yet, but as another fresh year rolls around, I’m willing to give it another try. Maybe this will help. More then 50 employees at San Diego International Airport (SAN) contributed around 125 recipes to the SAN →

Free stopover guide – with coupons – for Munich Airport

12/22/09

Flying to or through Germany’s Munich Airport anytime soon? If so, be sure to download the free new stopover guide, which includes detailed information about all the airport amenities – from the “erotic boutique” and the Airbräu (the world’s first airport brewery) to the outdoor observation deck, the art exhibits, and the spas. In addition →

Airlines want your money, but not your cash

12/11/09

In researching my Well Mannered Traveler column for MSNBC.com this week, I discovered that just about every U.S. airline has gone “cashless” in the cabins. Those that haven’t surely will. So if you think you’ll want to buy a snack, a sandwich or a headset on your next flight, make sure you have your credit →

Fort Wayne International: World’s Sweetest Airport?

12/09/09

Sometime in 1998 Larry Thompson flew into Fort Wayne International Airport, walked out the front doors of the terminal and took a deep breath. “Instead of smelling jet fuel, I smelled the cookies from the bakery across the street. It was like being welcomed home.” Thompson mentioned that “Welcome Home” smell a year later, when →

El AL Airlines is serving Hanukah latkes

12/08/09

The Jewish holiday of Hanukah starts this Friday, December 11 and EL AL, Israel’s national airline, will be serving passengers special holiday treats. The airline expects to use 1,375 potatoes, 6,600 ounces of raspberry jam, and 68 cups of cinnamon to make the traditional jelly donuts (sufganiot ) and potato pancakes (latkes) that will be →

Happy Souvenir Sunday from San Antonio International Airport

12/06/09

Happy Souvenir Sunday! On Sundays we unpack our bags and take a look at some of the fun, inexpensive, “of the city” souvenirs available at airports. This week’s souvenirs come from San Antonio International Airport (SAT), where Rich Johnson was kind enough to take photos of some of the items for sale. Chocolate “Armadillo Droppings” →

Cookie Contest at Fort Wayne International Airport

12/03/09

Since 1999, arriving passengers at Indiana’s Fort Wayne International Airport have been welcomed to town by local volunteers handing out free cookies made by a local bakery. It’s a charming tradition and sometime next week airport officials figure they’ll be giving some lucky passenger the airport’s millionth cookie – along with a heap-o-prizes. To commemorate →

Tidbits for Travelers: New link to SEA and new dining and discounts at MSP

11/14/09

Great news for travelers heading to or from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) this holiday season: The Airport Station of Sound Transit’s Link light rail system between downtown and the airport will open at 10 a.m. on December 19, 2009. That means that instead of getting shuttled by bus between the airport and a light rail →

Pizza-eating contest at LaGuardia Airport

11/10/09

Here’s an unusual airport event that sure to be cheesy, but fun. And it will help out a good cause. The Food & Shops at LaGuardia Airport and the Famous Famiglia pizza company are hosting a Pizza Eating Contest at New York’s LaGuardia airport next Thursday, November 19, 2009 at noon on the lower level →

Airport candy round-up

11/02/09

Here’s a great off-hours use of airport x-ray machines: It seems that in Great Falls, Montana one of the local hospitals usually invites families to bring their Halloween candy by to get x-rayed, in case there are any tricks in there instead of treats. But this year, that screening had to be called off because, →

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