Parking Archives - Stuck at the Airport

Bottle refunds at Frankfurt Airport. Drop-off fee at Heathrow.

09/30/21

We keep an eye on airport trends and creative airport amenities. We love that Frankfurt Airport has bottle refund machines security checkpoints where passengers may turn in an empty and donate the bottle deposit to charities. As noted in FRA’s tweet, the airports has gathered 370,000 euros (about $428,000) for charities since 2013. Below FRA’s […]

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Frankfurt Airport has pink parking spaces for women

08/04/15

The 250 “Ladies Parking” spaces have been scattered throughout the garages at Frankfurt Airport since 2013, but suddenly they’re super controversial and in the news. Chalk it up to the internet (someone incorrectly dubbed them ‘new’ in a blog post and the story took off) and to our collective “Are you serious?” reaction when stereotypes […]

Free car wash at Spokane Int’l Airport

02/12/15

It’s only Thursday, but we’re declaring the free car wash offered at Spokane International Airport the airport amenity of the week. Opened in November – right before big Thanksgiving travel rush – the car wash at GEG is already quite popular. Complimentary for anyone who parks in the airport garages ($10/day) or on in the […]

Free gifts, courtesy of your airport

02/09/15

I’m a big fan of free. Especially at the airport. So here are a few of the items I included in a slide show of great airport promotions that I put together for CNBC Road Warrior. Volunteers at Indiana’s Fort Wayne International Airport welcome arriving passengers with a cheery greeting and a complimentary cookie baked […]

Fresh parking amenities at DEN & CVG airports

11/24/14

Anyone who has parked their car in an airport parking lot on a dark, cold, snowy morning and stood there wondering when – and if – the shuttle bus to the airport was coming by will appreciate the new amenity being introduced at Denver International Airport this week. The airport has added LED display screens […]

Which airport would give this witch free parking?

10/30/14

Which airport would give this witch free parking? The answer is: Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport (MKE), which has free covered parking for motorcycles because Milwaukee is the home of Harley-Davidson and the Harley-Davidson Museum.

How to cut costs on airport parking

10/19/14

How often have you spent hours scouring websites for savings on airfares and hotel rooms only to get dinged with sky-high costs for parking at the airport. If you know where to look, you can often find deep discounts, free parking and, in some cities, even get paid for parking your car at or near […]

A visit with Ray the Parking Robot at Dusseldorf Airport

07/02/14

A visit with Ray the Parking Robot at Dusseldorf Airport

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Tidbits for Travelers: ATL, AUS and presidential places

02/16/12

Tidbits for Travelers: ATL, AUS and presidential places: Atlanta's airport opens a cell phone, Austin's airport displays decorated fridge doors and a list of places to learn about presidential pasts.

Airport amenity alert: free parking at OAK

10/24/11

Free parking - and free rental clubs - at Oakland Airport.

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Bottle refunds at Frankfurt Airport. Drop-off fee at Heathrow.

Frankfurt Airport has pink parking spaces for women

Free car wash at Spokane Int’l Airport

Free gifts, courtesy of your airport

Fresh parking amenities at DEN & CVG airports

Which airport would give this witch free parking?

How to cut costs on airport parking

A visit with Ray the Parking Robot at Dusseldorf Airport

Tidbits for Travelers: ATL, AUS and presidential places

Airport amenity alert: free parking at OAK

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