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Fresh airport amenities for summer travel

07/30/10
In my msnbc.com column this week –Fresh airport amenities make the wait fly by – I offered a run-down of some of the programs and services air travelers can take advantage of this summer. One amenity that didn’t make it into the story is self-service ice-cream sundae machine at Boston Logan International Airport. Using a […]

Free Wi-Fi & fresh art at Philadelphia Int’l Airport

07/06/10
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has kicked off its summer-long “Just Plane Fun” program and well, it looks like fun. Last week, just in time for the busy 4th of July holiday travel weekend, PHL announced that the airport-wide Wi-Fi service would now be free. Now that’s fun! This week? Well, there’s not much that can […]

Tidbits for travelers: LAX views, Orlando news, & KCI cruise

06/18/10
Here’s great news for anyone who finds themselves stuck at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on the weekend. The Observation Deck at the top of the Theme Building, which has been closed since 9/11, will finally re-open to the public this Saturday. (A view of the old version of the observation deck; courtesy LAX. New […]

Tidbits for travelers: SNA gets free Wi-Fi; travelers get great art

06/15/10
Today the folks at John Wayne International Airport (SNA) in Orange County, California announced a partnership with FreeFi Networks to provide free wireless internet access at the airport. You’ll need need to watch a short commercial before getting to that free Wi-Fi service, but that’s a small price to pay for a service most of […]

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 – […]
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