02/03/16
Uber riders in Chicago - even at the airport - have a chance to get free rides on Wednesday mornings during February.
ground transporation
All the latest articles about ground transporation
01/03/16
At the Airport: year-end review. Here's a round-up of the At the Airport columns I wrote for USA TODAY in 2015. Topics include: airport hotels, smoking at airport, airport lactation stations, cannabis policies at airports, airport carpets and more.
12/28/15
Sure, some people fly to Detroit. But if you're on the highway between now and January 8, keep an eye out for these three classic red cars from the collection of LeMay - America's Car Museum, in Tacoma. They're on their way "home" to Detroit.
12/23/15
A round-up of the best new airport amenities of 2015.
10/29/15
Good news from Las Vegas, Chicago and Denver for travelers seeking more options for getting to and from the airports. On Monday, San Francisco-based Lyft became the first ride-hailing service authorized to provide service to and from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. https://twitter.com/LasVegasLyft/status/658717874006003712 To mark the milestone, Lyft’s website has a code (FLYLAS) good […]
09/28/15
My “At the Airport” column on USA TODAY this month is an update on what’s happening with ride-hailing services at airports. Here’s the story: After detours and disputes, many major airports are successfully hammering out deals with ride-hailing services such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar. That means more and, often, less expensive ground transportation options […]
08/01/15
I usually opt for public transit into the city when I land at an airport, but my flight to Boston was scheduled to arrive late in the evening and a cab or some sort of car service was going to be the only option for getting to the place I’d be staying that night. I […]
06/26/15
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is celebrating a few milestones this summer, including the 10-year anniversaries of Terminal D, the Grand Hyatt DFW and the Skylink people mover, which connects all five DFW terminals and is billed as the world’s largest automated airport bi-directional train system. To celebrate, Hudson Group and DFW put together this nice […]
05/26/15
Bike to or from the airport? In many cities you can do that and an increasing number of airports are making it easier to park, store, assemble, disassemble or make needed repairs to your bike. Earlier this month Seattle-Tacoma International Airport marked National Bike Month with a new bicycle assembly/disassembly station, along with updated bike […]