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Each Sunday we take a look at some offbeat, inexpensive souvenirs you can find when you’re stuck at the airport. This week, the airport souvenir is an experience: A ride on Singapore’s Tallest Slide and the World’s Tallest Slide in an Airport. The Slide @T3 is actually two slides: one is a free-to-ride“preview” slide one […]
Yesterday’s Snack Saturday feature served up Tastycakes and other Pennsylvania-made treats for sale at Harrisburg International Airport’s (MDT) Perfectly PA shop. That same shop is where you’ll find one of this week’s Souvenir Sunday picks: socks decorated with an Amish horse and buggy scene. I’m sure there’s a shop or two over at the Minneapolis-St. […]
In my msnbc.com column this week –Fresh airport amenities make the wait fly by – I offered a run-down of some of the programs and services air travelers can take advantage of this summer. One amenity that didn’t make it into the story is self-service ice-cream sundae machine at Boston Logan International Airport. Using a […]
If your Mileage Plus status on United Airlines lands you in the Economy Plus section, or if you pony up some extra bucks and buy your way into the seating area that promises 5 extra inches of legroom, the airline will buy you a drink. According to the airline website, anyone sitting in the Economy […]
If you have a choice about when to travel to or through Vancouver International Airport (YVR) this summer, choose a Friday. YVR is entertaining pretty much anytime, but this summer, the airport is throwing Take Off Friday parties with face painting, DJ’s, and free treats and samples from airport shops such as Daniel Le Chocolate […]
If you like flying, chances are you like airplanes. And if you like airplanes, chances are you like visiting aviation museums once in a while. Lucky for you there are more than 600 aviation and space-related museums around the country.   Each Monday, StuckatTheAirport.com visits one of them. This week, it’s the Mitchell Gallery of Flight […]
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has kicked off its summer-long “Just Plane Fun” program and well, it looks like fun. Last week, just in time for the busy 4th of July holiday travel weekend, PHL announced that the airport-wide Wi-Fi service would now be free. Now that’s fun! This week? Well, there’s not much that can […]
A lot of businesses close during holiday weekends, but during this July 4th holiday plenty of museums, zoos and special attractions will be open. Thanks to the Bank of America’s Museums on Us program, admission to more than 120 museums will be free this weekend for anyone who has one of the bank’s ATM, credit […]