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Our guides to cool places in Seattle

08/05/26

The Stuck at the Airport headquarters is located in Seattle, a city we’ve lived in and loved for decades. We don’t claim to know everything about the city as it grows and changes, but we know a lot. And we’re happy to share our favorite spots in a variety of ways. The latest comes in […]

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The Newsletter

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Airport and Airline Resources

3 things: soccer artifacts + free hotel stays + a FIFA livery

Friday roundup: Qantas Project Sunrise + July 4th travel

Alaska Airlines’ World Cup livery

“Save a life, not a bag” campaign for air travelers

Alaska Airlines debuts swanky PDX lounge + SEA & MIA Airports celebrate soccer

Horizon Air’s fun ‘Toy Story 5’ livery

Alaska Airlines now flies between Seattle and London

JetBlue’s Blueprint livery is back

See KLM’s new limited-edition miniature Delft Blue House

Flight attendant fashion at the Museum of Flight

Catch these live dance performances at San Diego International Airport

04/12/26

If you’re traveling through the new Terminal 1 at San Diego International Airport (SAN) in the next few weeks, you may get to see a live performance by the dance troupe doing an in-terminal arts residency. Titled “Migration: Making a Home in Transit,” the performances are part of a project the creative youth development group, A Step […]

Fuel costs rise. Airfares & bag fees rise too.

04/10/26

Surging fuel prices tied to the Iran War are leading airlines to raise checked bag fees and and bring back fuel surchages to tickets. . It’s happening fast and is hard to keep track of. But here’s a quick rundown and links to the new fee charts for checked bags on U.S. airlines. Most carriers […]

Icelandair’s job opening for a bad photographer

04/08/26

The ad says “unreal offer,” but it’s a real job opening. To prove that even the worst photographer can capture Iceland’s beauty, Icelandair is hiring a “really bad photographer” who will travel around Iceland on a 10-day paid assignment. All travel expenses will be covered in addition to a paycheck of $50,000 for photographs, content […]

Finding reading material at the airport

04/07/26

Book lovers celebrated National Library Day this week on April 6 and are getting ready to mark National Library Week later this month, April 19 to 25. So it’s a good time to take a look at some of the ways to find reading material at airports. Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is home to […]

Airport PEEPS + higher checked bag fees

04/06/26

Airport PEEPS party The Just Born factory that makes all the PEEPS we eat around Easter is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, not far from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) in Allentown. That means that airport passengers sometimes get a PEEPS perk. During the Easter holiday each year, passengers are treated to a free PEEPS candy […]

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Visiting the Amex Sidecar lounge at LAS

04/02/26

Greetings from Las Vegas. We didn’t book a trip to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas just to visit the Sidecar by The Centurion Lounge that so many frequent travelers have been raving about. But we get why folks with certain American Express credit cards might be doing just that. Amex opened the vey […]