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Happy Souvenir Sunday from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

01/03/10
Each Sunday is Souvenir Sunday here at StuckatTheAirport.com – the day we unpack our bags and take a look at some of the fun, inexpensive things you can buy at airports. This week: moose-themed items from the Minnesota! shop at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) This “Hang Moose” keychain was kind of cute, and so →

Souvenir Sunday: Olympics souvenirs at Seattle-Tacoma Int’l Airport (SEA)

12/20/09
Happy Souvenir Sunday! Each Sunday here at StuckatTheAirport.com we take a look at some of the fun things you can buy at airports for under $10. This week we picked up a few souvenirs from the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics that will be taking place in February. Olympics souvenirs will be sold at the →

Souvenir Sunday at Indiana’s Fort Wayne International Airport

12/13/09
It’s Souvenir Sunday.  The day we unpack our bags and look at some of the fun, local , inexpensive stuff you can pick up when you’re stuck at the airport. Today we’ve got a few items from Indiana’s Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), which this past week handed one lucky arriving passenger the millionth complimentary →

Airports offer contests, coupons and karaoke

12/10/09
The number of people buying plane tickets may be down, but that’s not stopping the nation’s airports from getting all gussied up in their holiday best. And while everyone’s budget is tighter than usual, travelers will still find plenty of airports hosting contests, carolers, karaoke and opportunities for a last-minute heart-to-heart with Kris Kringle.  In →

Souvenir Sunday at Honolulu International Airport (HNL)

11/22/09
There’s a major and much needed modernization program going on at Honolulu International Airport (HNL).  Shops, restaurants and public areas are being upgraded, but I’m happy to report that no one is going to lay a finger on what many people consider to be the best part of this airport:  the cultural gardens. Surrounding the →

Tidbits for Travelers: New link to SEA and new dining and discounts at MSP

11/14/09
Great news for travelers heading to or from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) this holiday season:  The Airport Station of Sound Transit’s Link light rail system  between downtown and the airport will open at 10 a.m. on December 19, 2009. That means that instead of getting shuttled by bus between the airport and a light rail →

Airport candy round-up

11/02/09
Here’s a great off-hours use of airport x-ray machines: It seems that in Great Falls, Montana one of the local hospitals usually invites families to bring their Halloween candy by to get x-rayed, in case there are any tricks in there instead of treats. But this year, that screening had to be called off because,  →
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