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Air New Zealand Matchmaking Party – kisses all around

10/16/09

Last night, acting, looking, and in a few cases smelling like a bunch of junior high kids embarking on their first prom, about a hundred of the Americans who flew to Auckland on Air New Zealand’s Matchmaking Flight joined 150 nattily-dressed Kiwis for the Great Matchmaking Party. As billed, it was a night of inter-hemisphere […]

More on Air New Zealand’s Matchmaking Flight

10/15/09

Greetings from Auckland! Today many of the 111 folks who flew on Air New Zealand’s Matchmaking Flight from Los Angeles will spend the day prepping and primping for tonight’s gala party. Not just a party, but a get-all-dressed-up Matchmaking Ball, where folks who took the 13 hour flight over from the U.S. will get to […]

Air New Zealand’s matchmaker flight touches down in Auckland

10/14/09

Just wanted to share a few photos from Air New Zealand’s matchmaking flight from Los Angeles to Auckland, which left LAX last night about 10:30 and arrived in a rainy Auckland this morning around 7:30 am. First surprise: not everyone was 21 years old. Folks who signed up for the flight appeared to range in […]

Air New Zealand’s Matchmaking Flight

10/13/09

Air New Zealand, the folks who brought us those cheeky and now-classic, nearly-naked commercials (see a sample below), will be sending a planeload of folks from Los Angeles to Auckland tonight, October 13th, on a 12-hour matchmaking flight. As MSNBC.com’s (very happily married, thank-you) Well Mannered Traveler, I get to tag along to see if […]

Greetings from Changi Airport: butterflies and free coffee

10/09/09

I had loads of fun touring Singapore’s Changi Airport today and wanted to share a few photos of the some of the fun, unusual, and very useful amenities this airport offers. In addition to free wireless Internet access and more than 500 free Internet terminals, Changi Airport has five lovely and restful gardens, including a […]

Free gifts and music at Raleigh-Durham Int’l Airport on Customer Appreciation Day

10/08/09

North Carolina’s Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) is having a party this Friday (October 9th, 2009) as part of the airport’s annual Customer Appreciation Day. On the agenda: free music, free gifts, and a chance to win free airplane tickets and other prizes. During the event, The Shops of RDU restaurants will offer samples of signature […]

Michael Jackson Tribute shows at Singapore Changi Airport

10/05/09

Is it Michael Jackson, or Michael Jackson impersonator Edward Moss there at Changi Airport? Sadly, since the King of Pop is still dead, the “Michael Jackson” you’ll see performing at Singapore’s Changi Airport through October 7th is going to be Mr. Moss. Moss is performing three times a day, in Changi’s Terminal 1 Departure/ Transit […]

Happy Souvenir Sunday from Munich Airport

10/04/09

Happy Souvenir Sunday! Munich, Germany’s official Oktoberfest celebration is winding down now and many folks have no doubt spent all their time hanging out at the fairgrounds drinking oversize mugs of beer instead of shopping for lovely gifts for their loved ones. So it’s a good thing that the traditional Oktoberfest frosted gingerbread, or lebkuchen, […]

At PHX: Customer Appreciation Day – with a chicken

10/01/09

Next Wednesday, October 7, during the first Customer Appreciation Day at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), passengers will be treated to free candy, newspapers, coffee samples and more. Some airport stores will be giving away free Arizona Republic newspapers. Others will hand out candy, snacks and post cards. Many airport restaurants will offer food […]

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