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Do shrunken heads snore? Sleepovers at museums & attractions

06/23/10

If you’re curious about what happens in museums, zoos, aquariums and offbeat attractions after hours you’re in luck. For a slide show on Bing Travel – Critter Campouts – I found plenty of places where you can camp with critters, sleep with fishes and dream with dinosaurs. (Courtesy Georgia Aquarium) Since then, I’ve found even →

8-year-old teaches Boeing a lesson

06/18/10

I had a chance to tag along with 8-year old Harry Winsor, his brother Charlie and their parents today on a VIP visit to the Future of Flight Aviation Center and the Boeing Factory Tour in Mukilteo,Wa. Harry and his family were getting the royal treatment in part to make up for the fact that, →

Can you build a better airplane? The Future of Flight wants your design

05/20/10

Here’s a great lemons to lemonade story. 8 year old Harry Winsor really loves to draw airplanes. So his dad, a savvy advertising executive – with a blog – sent one of Harry’s pictures to the folks at Boeing. But rather than send Harry a thank-you note, the giant company sent Harry a form letter →

Party at Pittsburgh International Airport

05/04/10

To celebrate five years of service to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Southwest Airlines will be throwing a little party at its PIT gates starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Gate games and decorations are promised, but with Southwest, well, you never know quite what will happen. Even without a Southwest party, Pittsburgh Airport has a →

Kids flying solo? Here’s what you’ll pay.

04/23/10

My Well-Mannered Traveler column on msnbc.com this week –Are airlines cashing in on your kids? -addresses some of the new fee airlines will charge you to put your kid on a plane as an unaccompanied minor. Southwest Airlines gets kudos for not charging customers a fee to take along two checked bags. But the “Bags →

Bonus features on Oakland Int’l Airport website

03/22/10

Poke around on some airport websites and you’ll find some fun, surprising and educational stuff. Case in point: the Oakland International Airport (OAK) site, which has a link to the Exploratorium’s instructions on how to fold a paper airplane, information about the Oakland Aviation Museum, which sits on the airport’s North Field, and a great →

Tidbits for travelers: holiday news from airports around the country

12/21/09

Christmas week is always a big deal for airports and air travel. This year, as usual, lines are long, people are cranky, and there’s a storm wreaking havoc with schedules and everyone’s best laid plans. So, it’s a good bet that if you’re traveling by air this week, you’re going to spend some time being →

Airlines want your money, but not your cash

12/11/09

In researching my Well Mannered Traveler column for MSNBC.com this week, I discovered that just about every U.S. airline has gone “cashless” in the cabins. Those that haven’t surely will. So if you think you’ll want to buy a snack, a sandwich or a headset on your next flight, make sure you have your credit →

Cute alert at PIT, IAD and DCA airports

12/01/09

Many airports are already all gussied up for the holidays, and over the next few days loads more will join in. Students from the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland will celebrate the annual tree-trimming celebration at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport by decorating trees with “Winter Wonderland-themed ornaments they →

More airport freebies – for people & pets – for Thanksgiving travel

11/24/09

It may be stressful traveling this week through the nation’s airports, but there are some freebies and special events being rolled out that you may find useful and entertaining. In addition to the events we listed yesterday at Boston’s Logan International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Airport, you’ll find: Two days of free valet parking at →

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