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Free clothes + cool pups at an airport near you

08/26/25

King’s Hawaiian will swap your clothes at O’Hare Int’l Airport On Wednesday, August 27, and Thursday, August 28, travelers passing through Terminal 2 at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) will have a chance to sample King’s Hawaiian sweet rolls and soft pretzel bites – and get some new clothes. The pop-up will be offering free food samples, travel […]

Stuck at The Airport: free tortillas at SAT

06/29/25

Why NOT free tortillas at the airport? Texas-based supermarket chain H-E-B sprang into action with a clever campaign in response to a viral TikTok from an airport security line with the caption “all these people and no one knows I have 200 HEB tortillas in my backpack.” The folks at H-E-B sent a crew to […]

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Button, button, who’s got an Orlando Airport button?

11/04/24

Here’s something free you can pick up at an airport. Orlando International Airport (MCO) will unveil a new logo on November 13. Before that happens, passengers can pick up a free souvenir button on their travels through the airport. There are three different buttons in the “Memories Created in Orlando” program. And with each one the airport […]

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Travel Tidbits from airports near you

09/05/24

Happy Friday! Here are some travel tidbits we’ve spotted over the past few days. Airport WiFi. Free now, but it wasn’t then. We remember when free airport WiFi was hard to come by. Now, almost every airport you visit offers free WiFi for a few hours or the entire time you’re there. Norfolk International Airport […]

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Milk a cow, get some chocolate at Geneva Airport

09/04/24

Here’s a fun airport promotion: Swiss chocolate brand Villars is hosting a month-long activation at Switzerland’s Geneva Airport that features a life-size cow. Visitors are invited to play a game that involves stepping into the shoes of a dairy farmer and ‘milking’ the fake cow. In exchange, participants will receive a complimentary Villars milk chocolate […]

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Best airport amenity? Free cookies at Fort Wayne International Airport

04/30/24

Get off a plane at Indiana’s Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) and there’s a good chance a local volunteer will be standing there to welcome you with a big smile and a small package of bite-sized cookies. No volunteer on duty? No worries. There’s a cute kiosk made from a pile of vintage suitcases with […]

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Free ice-skating at London Int’l Airport in Ontario, Canada

02/08/23

The free ice-skating rink at Denver International Airport (DEN) closed on the first of the year. But there’s now a free ice-skating rink at London International Airport (YXU) in Ontario, Canada. “I enjoy playing hockey and skating with my family so I thought this would be a great way to utilize the space we have […]

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PHX Airport loves your lips

06/24/22

Temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona are going to be well over 100 degrees next week and a sizzling 108 degrees this Saturday. That’s just one reason Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is rolling out a piece of its summer fun campaign and arming its Navigator volunteers with plenty of lip balm to hand out to […]

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Holiday travelers will find busy airports, but with plenty of free things to do

12/21/21

(This is a slightly different version of a story we prepared for NBC News) Over this holiday, the Transportation Security Administration is expecting to screen a near pre-pandemic number of passengers. Many travelers will be visiting an airport for the first time in almost two years but will be pleased to find a wide range […]

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Travel Tidbits from an airport near you

10/10/21

Discounts at Boston Logan Airport in honor of the Boston Marathon – plus free socks To celebrate the return of athletes to Boston for the Boston Marathon, passengers who use the online ordering platform BOS2GO at Boston Logan Airport (BOS) for express pick-up or delivery direct to their gate will receive 26.2% off their order. […]

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