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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 […]

Celebrate Earth Day at the airport

04/22/09
Several airports around the country will be marking Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22 with free gifts for travelers. At Denver International Airport (DEN) they’ll be distributing these reusable grocery shopping bags to passengers in the (main) Jeppesen Terminal. At Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), more than two dozen kids from the East Boston YMCA […]

In-flight Wi-Fi on Alaska Airlines: free. For now.

04/15/09
Alaska Airlines has been testing Row 44’s inflight Wi-Fi since late February on one Boeing 737-700 and plans to add the service on additional aircraft in the coming months. In the meantime, travelers can use the in-flight Wi-Fi for free in exchange for answering a few survey questions about what they think of the service […]

Fiesta-time at DFW

04/06/09
Hola! It’s fiesta-time at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) this month  in preparation for May 1st, when American Airlines begins non-stop service from DFW to Madrid. Last week, passengers in Terminal D got to nibble on free tapas.  For the next few weeks, the party will feature Spanish dancers, musicians and entertainers performing in Terminal […]
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