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! 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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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! 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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Happy Souvenir Sunday! Munich, Germany’s official Oktoberfest celebration is winding down now and many folks have no doubt spent all their time hanging out at the fairgrounds drinking oversize mugs of beer instead of shopping for lovely gifts for their loved ones. So it’s a good thing that the traditional Oktoberfest frosted gingerbread, or lebkuchen, […]
Happy Souvenir Sunday! On Sunday’s we feature some fun, under $10, “of that city” items found at airports. This week: treats from Venice Marco Polo Airport, courtesy of the lovely and talented Kathy McCabe, the creator of the Dream of Italy travel newsletter. She found Cipriani Sauce and Cipriana pasta, both made by the family/company […]
To celebrate Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), which begins at sundown on Friday, El Al Airlines is serving apples and honey – a New Year’s Tradition – and honey cake to travelers departing JFK and Newark airports in the U.S. and Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. The treats will be served the day before […]