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Best airport for a layover? You can vote on it.

10/07/14

As the writer of the Stuck at The Airport blog (which was first a book way back in 2001), people often ask me which airports are best for layovers. My answer is often “it depends.” No matter how many amenities an airport has – and with spas, movie theaters, beer gardens, ice-skating rinks, napping nooks, →

Airport dream amenities

07/06/13

Airport dream amenities →

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Better Wi-Fi for DTW & a fitness center for YYZ

05/14/13

Two good bits of news on the airport amenities front: In September, a GoodLife Fitness Club will open in Terminal 1 at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) offering cardiovascular equipment, strength training equipment and free weights as well as luggage storage, a lounge area with massage chairs, towel service and changing rooms with showers and →

Free domestic & international phone calls at Denver Int’l Airport

11/14/12

(Photo courtesy: credit: Denver International Airport/Kevin Andrews) Here’s an early holiday gift for travelers: free domestic and international phone calling from Denver International Airport. According to a release issued this morning, the free service will be ad-supported, offered by RMT Free Phone and will be available at more than 200 land-line phones throughout Jeppesen Terminal →

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Best strip clubs near airports?

07/20/12

The “Add your comment here” section of web articles and blog postings certainly has its pros and cons. The comments I like best (of course) are those that praise my work. But far more valuable messages come from readers who add thoughtful responses, share related tidbits and who are kind when they point out →

Love the layover: dizzy in Dubai

06/27/12

The email telling me that Emirates Airlines is knocking $1,000 off business class fares between Dubai and San Francisco (SFO), Los Angeles (LAX), Dallas (DFW), Seattle (SEA) and Washington, D.C. (IAD) this summer (a great deal, but still way out of my budget) reminds me that I still have some photos to share from my →

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Airport amenity of the week: free city tours at Changi

06/25/12

With free movies, free Wi-Fi, free lounge chairs, a giant slide and five gardens among its many amenities, Singapore’s Changi Airport is already an airport travelers don’t mind spending a few hours in. For those who don’t want to spend a long layover inside the airport, there are also free city tours available, with both →