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Free cake at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

07/01/09
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS)  is celebrating the abolition something called the Ticket Tax today by serving up a giant Dutch cream cake, Dutch music, and coupons good for an 11.25% discount in the SeeBuyFly shops throughout the airport. “Hostesses” will be handing out cake and party hats (!!) and travelers who pose for pictures wearing […]

Burning Man exhibit, free Wi-Fi and free local calls at Reno Airport

06/13/09
Reno-Tahoe International Airport is working its way up the “cool airport” list.  The airport has slot machines, free Wi-Fi, and complimentary “productivity centers” (thank-you Reno-Gazette Journal) complete with electrical outlets and work tables. The airport also offers free local and toll-free calls from phones in the three Productivity Centers (the Main Lobby by Brew Brothers; […]

Think you deserve a summer vacation?

06/12/09
Layoffs, salary cutbacks, and worries about the economy are making a lot of people re-think those summer vacations. But, that doesn’t mean you don’t really need – or deserve – a break. And if you can convince a panel of judges that you’re the person in the United States or Canada who’s the most deserving […]

Free audiobook downloads at Rome, Milan, Brussels airports

06/11/09
Here’s a promotion that I hope catches on elsewhere: Through the rest of 2009, travelers passing through Rome, Milan or Brussels airports can now download audiobooks for free. The promotion is courtesy of the Oneworld airline alliance (American Airlines, British Airways and others) and the Oneworld Travel Library. The library has about 40 titles and […]

Free Wi-Fi and Free Fun at London City Airport

06/01/09
According to a short article in the Business Traveller blog, London City Airport in the city’s Royal Docks area, has joined the ranks of airports offering complimentary wireless Internet service. Hooray! A good time to use that free amenity might be during the airport’s 13th annual Fun Day, coming up on July 4th. There will […]

Prize patrol: airports and airlines giving away great stuff

05/11/09
Wish you could drive a cool car or fly to some cool places? Then stop playing solitaire on your computer and enter some of these contests: Through June 29, 2009, American Airlines is running a “Capture the Flagship Experience” game.   Top winner gets two round-trip Business Class tickets to anywhere American flies in Europe, Asia […]

Getting mom at the airport?

05/08/09
Back in 1908, Anna Jarvis probably didn’t have pie-throwing and roller-coaster rides in mind when she began her quest to make the second Sunday in May a day for honoring our mothers. And she probably didn’t think going into debt for a rushed Mother’s Day brunch should end up being part of the deal. So […]
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