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Tidbits for travelers: cool contest, cheap airport food, free Wi-Fi finder

03/23/10
Some news you can use today. The folks at BoardingArea.com, a bundled collection of business travel and frequent flyer blogs (StuckatTheAirport.com actually started there) is running a contest with a really great prize: a trip for two to the Gold Coast of Australia. Deadline is March 28th.  I’m definitely entering. JiWire rolled out a new →

When will all airports have free Wi-Fi?

02/11/10
This month, my “At the Airport” column in USATODAY.com is all about airport Wi-Fi. And all about why more and more airports, including those in Denver, Pittsburgh, Orlando and, just recently, Seattle and Boston, offer this welcome amenity for free – and why some don’t. Here’s an edited version of that column: Free Wi-Fi was →

Tidbits for travelers: Free Wi-Fi, Olympic travel tips, and in-flight body-mass tax

01/20/10
We want Wi-Fi Slowly but surely airports large and small are getting with the program and making free wireless Internet access available in the terminals. The latest major airport to join the party: Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). Hooray! Packing tips from Olympic athletes Curious about what some Olympic athletes do when they’re traveling – →

Even more airport freebies for Thanksgiving travelers

11/25/09
In addition to the airport freebies I wrote about yesterday here at StuckatTheAirport.com, we have a few more airport events and giveaways to seek out during your Thanksgiving trek through the airport: If you’re traveling through Boston’s Logan International Airport or Seattle-Tacoma International Airport today (Wed. Nov 25, 2009) look around for the “Fareologists” from →

Free Wi-Fi at Cleveland Airport and new napping suites at Atlanta Airport

11/19/09
Cleveland Rocks! Kudos to the Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport  (CLE) and the non-profit group OneCommunity for working together to bring permanent free Wi-Fi to the airport. Cleveland Airport joins many other smart airports that offer travelers free Wi-Fi year round.  And, lest you forget, from now through January 15, 2010, Google is covering the Wi-Fi fees →

Greetings from Changi Airport: butterflies and free coffee

10/09/09
I had loads of fun touring Singapore’s Changi Airport today and wanted to share a few photos of the some of the fun, unusual, and very useful amenities this airport offers. In addition to free wireless Internet access and more than 500 free Internet terminals, Changi Airport has five lovely and restful gardens, including a →

Tidbits for Travelers: Music at MIA, Power at SAN, celebrities at ORH

09/05/09
MUSIC AT MIA If you’re traveling through Miami International Airport (MIA) between now and September 21 and have some time to hang around, head on over to the South Terminal.  Afternoons, between 1 and 4 pm, there will be a steel drum band on Concourse H and piano music in the food court between Concourses →

Greetings from Prague Airport

09/01/09
I spent two hours touring the Prague Airport recently and found loads of welcome amenities; many of them brand new. In addition to the free Wi-Fi service rolled out a few weeks ago (there are still a few kinks to work out; we couldn’t get it to work), the airport has a museum with vintage →

Free Wi-Fi coming to Seattle-Tacoma Int’l Airport

08/12/09
I’m a firm believer that wireless Internet access should be a basic free amenity at every airport. Especially since travelers are asked to show up hours early for a flight and are often made to wait around hours longer due to weather, mechanical issues or who knows what. So, I’m delighted to learn that beginning →
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