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Travel tidbits from airports near you

04/23/25
Pittsburgh Int’l Airport’s new terminal is almost done (Image courtesy Gensler) Later this week, we’ll be doing a hard hat tour of Pittsburgh International Airport’s new terminal, visiting the airport’s in-terminal day care center (yes, they have one!) and checking in on some of our favorite art pieces at PIT. Stay tuned for pics. Fresh →

More places on our ‘go’ list

04/19/25
National Park Week. Free admission on Saturday Most national parks and monuments offer free entry year-round. But there are popular sites that charge visitors an entry fee. Except, that is, on the handful of days when park fees are waived nationwide. And Saturday, April 19 – the first day of National Park Week (April 19 →

PHX Sky Train birthday. Check out the terrazzo floors.

04/08/25
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) marked the birthday of its Sky Train, which started operating on April 8, 2013 with three stations. Today, the PHX Sky Train has 6 stations, each with wonderful terrazzo flooring commissioned by the city’s public art program. Two stations, the Rental Car Center Station and the 24th Street Station →

Emirates premium economy seats now fly from Seattle

04/03/25
Dubai-based Emirates has a reputation for swank and glamour. And since late 2022 the carrier has been working its way through interior refurbishement of 191 A380s and Boeing 777 aircraft. One piece of the project is adding a Premium Economy product – seats and service – to the planes. And Emirates now has retrofitted planes →

Three places we’d go

04/03/25
The weekend is coming up and, given all the stressful news, we could use a weekend away. Here are three places on our “We’d go there” list. Fly to Vancouver International Airport for the cherry blossoms Vancouver is always a treat, and landing at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) right about now comes with some bonus →

Airports & airlines celebrate April Fools Day

04/01/25
A therapy giraffe. The world’s shortest escalator. And in-flight sauna. Here’s a round-up of just some of the fun April Fools’ Day posts we spotted from airports and airlines, plus some bonus pranksters. Send us your faves and let us know what we’ve missed: Finnair introduces an in-flight sauna In a press release, Finnair announced →

ATL Airport mural honors Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter

03/24/25
Here’s a nomination for Airport Amenity of the Week. Like the Carter Center, which shared this image, we love that the mural of President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, is now on view at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). The mural, titled “Well Done Good and Faithful Servant, The Carters,” is by Atlanta-based artist →

Celebrate Cheesesteak Week at PHL Airport

03/23/25
Philadelphia is famous for cheesesteak sandwiches. And Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is marking National Cheesesteak Day, March 24, with a full week of cheesesteak events and specials in the terminals. From Monday, March 24, through Sunday, March 30, passengers traveling through the airport will find exclusive offers, cheesesteak-inspired events and, of course, Philadelphia cheesesteaks. Passengers →

Airports ready for Valentine’s Day. Are you?

02/11/25
Are you ready for Valentine’s Day? Many airports are. And you should too. The Clark County Clerk’s Offices is already set up at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas offering marriage licenses and vow renewal certificates to arriving passengers at a pop-up marriage licence bureau in the Terminal 1 bag claim. It will →
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