02/17/16
A couple of things I wish I'd bought at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. →
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12/21/15
It was really hard to limit myself to just a few items at the airport shop on my way out of town, but I settled on a pouch made from a Delta Air Lines life-jacket and a postcard that turns into a small plane. →
12/13/15
Last minute shoppers rejoice: it’s now possible to do all your holiday shopping at the airport and find great – and often offbeat – gifts for everyone on your list. Here’s a sampling of some of the items I found for a recent article on Mashable. Those artisanal-painted chocolate caramels above are just a sample →
10/25/15
On Sundays, we take a look at some of the fun, inexpensive and locally-themed items you can buy when you’re stuck at the airport. Here are a few of our favorites from the Honolulu International Airport: Do you spend time in the shops when you’re stuck at the airport? If you spot something fun, inexpensive, →
09/22/15
Congrats to Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Sweet Beginnings for winning an Illinois State Fair Blue Ribbon “First Premium” award for the honeycomb produced at the airport. For the past four years, Sweet Beginnings has maintained beehives on O’Hare property and, with two million resident bees, the apiary is one of the largest at any →
08/21/15
Traveling to or through LaGuardia Airport or Newark Liberty International Airport anytime soon? Look for some of these new dining and shopping outlets. Through the end of August, The Food & Shops at LaGuardia Terminal B is having a party to celebrate a year’s worth of improvements that include new specialty stores (America!, Desigual, Duty →
07/30/15
Between the art, the restaurants, the shops, the observation area and the spas, there’s plenty to keep you occupied at Vancouver International Airport. Now there’s one more great reason: the designer outlet mall. Located on land owned by the airport and partially-owned by the airport, the open-air McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver Airport opened earlier this →
07/02/15
Automated kiosks at airports selling everything from high-end cosmetics to Kindles, phone chargers and other electronics are no longer a rare sight. And, unlike airport stores which close their gates at night, these vending machines are open 24 hours. I’m pleased to see that the offerings in these machines are getting broader. 3FlOZ has kiosks →
05/29/15
T A lot of lipstick is sold at Heathrow Airport shops and that’s reason enough to have a Lipstick Festival and reason enough to commission the creation of the 20-foot-tall “Statue of Liperty” that will be on view at Terminal 5 for the next month. The statue, created by a team of make-up artist and →
03/15/15
It’s Souvenir Sunday – the day Stuck at the Airport takes a look at the fun, inexpensive and locally-themed treasures you can find when you’re stuck at the airport. This week’s treat comes from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), where we spotted this Hello Kitty doll wearing a cute little Texas Longhorns t-shirt. The only →