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Fresh airport amenities for summer travel

07/30/10

In my msnbc.com column this week –Fresh airport amenities make the wait fly by – I offered a run-down of some of the programs and services air travelers can take advantage of this summer. One amenity that didn’t make it into the story is self-service ice-cream sundae machine at Boston Logan International Airport. Using a →

Party alert for Miami International Airport

07/28/10

Some airports are pulling out the stops this summer and throwing parties for travelers. One example: Miami International Airport is hosting themed weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) events from noon to 3 pm through the end of August. This weekend’s theme is Havana Nights and will include domino tables, mojito demonstrations, a DJ, rumba dancing →

Ice-cream. At the airport, the hotel and beyond.

07/07/10

We’re having a heat wave. Well, a lot of the country is having a heat wave. The kind of tropical heat wave Ella Fitzgerald, Marilyn Monroe and Gale Storm sang about. And when there’s a heat wave there’s only one thing to do: eat ice-cream and lots of it. Back in the 1984, President Ronald →

Tidbits for travelers: LAX views, Orlando news, & KCI cruise

06/18/10

Here’s great news for anyone who finds themselves stuck at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on the weekend. The Observation Deck at the top of the Theme Building, which has been closed since 9/11, will finally re-open to the public this Saturday. (A view of the old version of the observation deck; courtesy LAX. New →

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport upgrades departure gate experience

06/09/10

I’m a big fan of Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. The amenities there – from the play areas and the first-class art collection to the plentiful lounge chairs, the casino and floating branch of the Rijksmuseum – make long layovers more of an adventure than a chore. Now they’ve turned their attention to the departure gate experience →

Souvenir Sunday: Pineapple presents from Honolulu Int’l Airport

06/06/10

Sunday here at StuckatTheAirport.com is Souvenir Sunday – the day we take a look at some of the inexpensive and sometimes wacky souvenirs many of us end up buying when we’re stuck at the airport. This week’s souvenirs come to us courtesy of Pam Mandel, a lucky Seattle gal who just returned from an adventure →

Schiphol getting world’s first airport library

05/22/10

(Strahov Monastery library, Prague. Photos courtesy Curious Expeditions , via Flickr) Over the years I’ve heard from one or two US airports that were toying with the idea of letting their local library have a cart somewhere in the terminal where travelers could check out and return library books. But so far, it seems nothing →

Love the layover: Museum of Bags and Purses

05/15/10

There are a lot of things to love about Amsterdam, including the canals, The Van Gogh Museum, The Rijksmuseum, the cheese, the bicycles and the chocolate. On my most recent visit, I discovered one more: The Museum of Bags and Purses Hendrikje. The 4000 piece collection includes pouches, pockets, purses, suitcases and accessories dating back →

Love the layover: See Donald Duck & Madonna at Keukenhof on a Schiphol layover

05/10/10

I first learned about Keukenhof last year, when the historic 80-acre park that bursts forth each spring with 70 million tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and other flowering bulbs was celebrating its 60th anniversary with, among other things, an installation of flowers at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Even to someone who can barely keep a houseplant alive, I →

Free movies at LAX

05/08/10

If you’re waiting for friends or family to arrive at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), or have a long layover and have already popped over to the Theme Building and taken the elevator up to the Encounter Restaurant, then make your way to the arrivals area at the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) and catch →

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