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Holiday Travel Tidbits

Holiday Travel Tidbits

12/08/23
The Stuck at the Airport team was in Geneva, Switzerland this week for an education day with officials at the International Air Transport Association, IATA. Topics ranged from passenger rights and travel accessibility issues to earnings, sustainability, biometrics, safety, security, air cargo, and more. We’ll be folding what we learned into many of our stories […]
Airports on National Sock Day

Airports on National Sock Day

12/04/23
Airport socks. Yes, it’s a thing. An increasing number of airports are commissioning celebratory socks. Some airports even have socks that match their carpets. On National Sock Day – December 4 – we’ve gone into the archives and pulled up images of airport socks we’ve collected over the years. Let us know if we missed […]
12 Days of Gratitude at PHX Airport + PHL’s Socks

12 Days of Gratitude at PHX Airport + PHL’s Socks

11/28/23
Phoenix Sky Harbor Interational Airport (PHX) is bringing back its 12 Days of Gratitude campaign. Beginning December 4, there will be activities taking place both pre- and post-security in both terminals. Passengers will have the opportunity to win prizes, take their photos with the Airport’s mascot, Amelia the Airplane and with the Navigator Buddies, participate […]
Shop for Black Friday/Cyber Monday Travel Deals

Shop for Black Friday/Cyber Monday Travel Deals

11/20/23
(Courtesy Provincial Archives of Alberta, via Flickr Commons) It’s that time of year again. Thanksgiving, with all the food and travel that’s associated with it. And Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Buy Stuff ads galore. Here at Stuck at The Airport, the shopping team is a bit overwhelmed with all the travel deals and alleged travel deals in […]
What to expect for holiday travel

What to expect for holiday travel

11/19/23
(This is a shortened version of a story we first wrote for NBC News) This year’s post-pandemic travel boom is continuing into the holidays. Nearly half (48%) of Americans plan to travel between Thanksgiving and mid-January, up from 31% last winter, a recent Deloitte survey found. AAA expects 55.4 million travelers to venture at least 50 miles from home during the […]
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