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Souvenir Sunday: cactus candy and lucky pigs

03/28/10

Each Sunday here at Stuck at The Airport we take a look at some of the fun, ideally offbeat, items for sale at airports for about $10. This week, Claire Stern sent along some items from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). My favorites include some of the candies made by the Phoenix-based Cactus Candy →

Sweet stuff at San Antonio Int’l Airport

03/25/10

I got three notices from the San Antonio International Airport (SAT) today. One was about Delta reinstating service from San Antonio to Cincinnati. That’s good. One was about the airport jumping into the world of social media with Facebook and Twitter accounts that will be used to keep travelers up-to-date on weather, flight delays, cancellations, →

PHL Airport: Win a $500 gift card; see great art.

03/20/10

Whether or not you spend a lot of time stuck at the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) you should spend a few moments on the new and improved website for the Philadelphia Marketplace Food & Shops. In addition to useful information about the airport shops and dining options, the site has listings of sales, promotions and →

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Dance at ORD & MDW, drop your pants at PHL

03/12/10

Ready for St. Patrick’s Day festivities? The Chicago airports are. Today, Friday, March 12, Irish dancers from the Trinity Academy will perform at both O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and at Midway International Airport (MDW). Performances will be 3 to 5 p.m. at O’Hare (in Terminals 1, 2, 3, and 5) and at Midway in Concourse →

Souvenir Sunday at DFW

03/07/10

It’s not just Sunday – it’s Souvenir Sunday! The day we unpack our bags and find all the stuff we bought when we were stuck at the airport. This week, I roped some great stuff while spending a few hours at DFW International Airport. There was plenty of Longhorn memorabilia to choose from – And →

Souvenir Sunday: 2010 Olympics Souvenirs from YVR

02/28/10

The 2010 Winter Olympics will soon wind down and the media, the sports fans, the athletes, and those cute mascots will be clearing out. Everyone will certainly want some souvenirs to take home and what better place to get them than at the airport? Several Olympics-only stores at the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) have been →

Happy Souvenir Sunday from the WorldShop & Richmond Int’l Airport

02/21/10

Lufthansa pilots have scheduled a four day strike beginning on Monday, February 22, 2010. Negotiations are currently underway, but if those talks fail to avert the strike, the carrier will be forced to cancel most of its flights. And that will leave passengers stuck at the airport. The upside? If you do end up spending →

Happy Souvenir Sunday from SEA and ORD

01/31/10

(Photo courtesy Pam Mandel, Nerd’s Eye View) On Sundays, I unpack my bags and take a look at some of the fun, under $10, “of”the city items I picked up while stuck at the airport. Last week, it was gee-gaws from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. This week, I’ve got souvenirs sent in by →

Happy Souvenir Sunday from: McCarran Int’l Airport in Las Vegas

01/24/10

It’s Souvenir Sunday! And it’s the traditional day to unpack and look over the fun, inexpensive souvenirs we’ve picked up at airports. This week: McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas (LAS). Add a hotel and those guys trying to press nightclub advertisement cards into your hands and you’ve pretty much got the whole city experience →

Souvenir Sunday: Cheese curds, cheesy cup holders and toothbrushes

01/10/10

Although Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW), in Appleton, Wisconsin, isn’t very big – it’s served by just 4 airlines – it does have a couple of free, much appreciated, amenities. Like what? Well, in addition to free wireless internet access, the airport stocks the post-security bathrooms with free, pocket-size, dental kits complete with mouthwash, dental →

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