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Free stopover guide – with coupons – for Munich Airport

12/22/09
Flying to or through Germany’s Munich Airport anytime soon? If so, be sure to download the free new stopover guide, which includes detailed information about all the airport amenities – from the “erotic boutique” and the Airbräu (the world’s first airport brewery) to the outdoor observation deck, the art exhibits, and the spas. In addition […]

Great spots for plane-spotting

11/11/09
I recently put together a USATODAY.com column highlighting some of the observation decks at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI), and other North American airports. Today I’ve got a column about plane-spotting sites outside airport terminals. The sites listed range from Millbrae, California’s Bayfront Park, which offers great views of […]

Greetings from Prague Airport

09/01/09
I spent two hours touring the Prague Airport recently and found loads of welcome amenities; many of them brand new. In addition to the free Wi-Fi service rolled out a few weeks ago (there are still a few kinks to work out; we couldn’t get it to work), the airport has a museum with vintage […]

Airport Observation Decks: Have a favorite?

08/20/09
In my At the Airport column on USATODAY.com this month, I offer a run-down of airport observation decks around the country.  I wanted to write about this because, while a lot of the amenities getting rolled out at airports these days are designed to make travelers forget they’re in an airport terminal, observation decks are […]

Observation area set to open July 16th at Vancouver Int’l Airport

07/08/09
Next Thursday, July 16, 2009, a new public observation area will open at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) on level 4 of the Domestic Terminal. The new pre-security viewing area will have floor-to-ceiling windows that look out on the airfield and out to the Strait of Georgia, free telescopes, interactive kiosks, panels describing airport activities, a […]
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