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Travel superstitions

10/14/12

Are you superstitious about things relating to travel? Ever since the bronze bust of Abraham Lincoln was placed outside the tomb holding his remains at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Ill., people have been rubbing the nose for good luck. “We know presidential candidates Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole rubbed the nose,” […]

Earthscapes featured on newest Forever stamps

10/02/12

It’s National Stamp Collecting Month and a good time to buy the newest set of Forever stamps, which bear enticing images of natural, agricultural and urban landscapes on earth taken from up above in ultra lights, airplanes and satellites. Many of the images will look familiar to anyone who has looked down from the window […]

“Operation Last Call” nabs 18 who nipped 100,000 nips at JFK Airport

09/12/12

In one of those ‘only in New York’ stories, on Wednesday, the Queens District Attorney announced that 18 airport workers – fifteen present and former truck drivers employed by LSG Sky Chefs, the food and beverage subcontractor for American Airlines, along with several security guards, were arrested and charged in connection with the theft of […]

Airport as circus tent

08/21/12

Sometimes, airports are like circuses. In a good way. BuskerFest is taking place in Toronto this week and the event kicked off on Monday with a mini-busker fest at Canada’s Toronto Pearson International Airport. Here are some of the fun performances passengers were treated to.

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Airports in London & Miami get Olympics fever

07/25/12

Miami International Airport is saluting the Olympics with some fun events and promotions from Friday, July 27th through Monday, July 30th. While a DJ spins tunes from around the world, passengers will be able to: Get a picture taken on a winner’s podium and take home a souvenir postcard; Win a gold, silver or bronze […]

Does that airport look familiar? Look again.

07/10/12

I like to think I can identify the airports featured in movies and on television. And while McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is easy to spot, I have to admit, I’m often stumped. Now I know why. In a fun article in the New York Times titled “In Hollywood, Flights of Fancy,” Christine Negroni […]

Oregon Airport has its own Oval Office

07/03/12

A southern Oregon airport that drew heat last year for a plan to sell advertising space on its control tower is back with a new money-making scheme is back with a new money-making scheme. The Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport has transformed an empty room in its terminal into a meeting room that looks just like […]

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In search of Paul Bunyan

06/29/12

American folklore hero and lumberjack Paul Bunyan was said to be so loud that fellow lumberjacks had to wear earmuffs year round. When he sneezed, legend has it that he blew the roof off the loggers’ bunkhouse. “When he was a baby, it took five giant storks to deliver him,” Carol Olson, manager of the […]

Chillin’ out at Philadelphia and Seattle International airports

06/23/12

It may not be so bad to get stuck at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) this summer. The airport has kicked off its summer-long “Just Plane Fun” program, which includes a full-schedule of special events, live entertainment, food and beverage samplings, artist demonstrations and children’s activities. Coming up next week: instant giveaways, art demonstrations, beauty makeovers, […]

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