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Passenger spending is up at airports

11/15/13

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Travel tidbits for airport shoppers

11/11/13

A cute pop-up shop from eco-minded, ultra-hip on-line retailer Zady has opened in Delta’s Terminal D at New York’s LaGuardia International Airport and will stay open daily through January 4th. Better yet: five percent of every sale benefits Zady’s non-profit partner, The Bootstrap Project (TBP), which supports traditional crafts and customs and sustainable economic development →

Souvenir Sunday: Spud Buddies at Boise Airport

05/04/13

If your travel plans take you anywhere near eastern Oregon or southern Idaho, you’ll likely begin and end your trip at Boise Airport (BOI), a small-hub airport with an easy-to-negotiate terminal, two concourses (B & C), a three story rotunda, a single security checkpoint and a well-rounded range of services and amenities. The airport is →

What makes a charming souvenir?

03/26/13

What makes a charming souvenir? How about this Japanese paper lantern, which was chosen as the grand prize winner of this year’s Charming Japanese Souvenir Contest, hosted by the Japan Tourism Agency. The contest has been held annually since 2005 with one of the goals being “to introduce Japanese appeal to the world through souvenirs →

Surprising best-sellers at airports

03/20/13

Although it’s been 20 years since the debut of the romantic comedy film Sleepless in Seattle, gray and pink nightshirts sporting the movie’s title are still among the bestsellers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), with 9,000 of the shirts sold last year. “Some of us scratch our heads about its appeal,” said Randi Sibonga, who →

Souvenir Sunday at Portland International Airport

02/10/13

It’s Souvenir Sunday and time to take a look at some of the fun, inexpensive, locally-linked items you can find when you’re stuck at the airport. This week’s treasures come from Oregon’s Portland International Airport (PDX), which I visited while trying to collect on all the offers included in the Portland Passport that Travel Portland →

Travel Tidbits: blizzard, extra points and free Wi-Fi

02/07/13

Thanks to Storm Nemo, on Thursday evening I was one of the hundreds of thousands of travelers who had to cancel important weekend plans that involved flying to the east coast. Then I had to sit on the phone for hours trying to work out a new and, it turns out, quite expensive new plan. →

Souvenir Sunday: Lobstermania at Halifax Int’l Airport

02/03/13

It’s Souvenir Sunday, a day to celebrate some of the fun, local and, hopefully, inexpensive souvenirs you can pick up when you’re stuck at the airport. This week’s souvenirs come to us from the Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) in Nova Scotia. At this busy Canadian airport, Clearwater Seafoods offers a wide variety of live →

Travel tidbits: Free Wi-Fi at Houston Airports & Bigfoot at Sea-Tac

01/31/13

Yay! Free Wi-Fi is coming to Houston’s Hobby and George Bush Intercontinental airports. Currently, travelers at these airports can get 45 minutes of complimentary Wi-Fi via Boingo, but according to this article in the Houston Business Journal, the Houston airport authority, is looking at getting a new Wi-Fi provider and offering free Wi-Fi by the →

Do your holiday shopping at the airport – or on the plane

12/19/12

Low-quality T-shirts, key chains and shot glasses emblazoned with slogans from your hometown are a sure-fire giveaway that your holiday shopping was a last-minute gift-grab at the airport newsstand. If you’re heading to the airport this holiday season with that same routine in mind, do your friends and family a favor: Once you get past →

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