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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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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

Airport amenity of the week – at PHL Airport

06/30/26

The Stuck at the Airport shopping and souvenir team loves free stuff. But who doesn’t? So we’re delighted to learn that along with tourist informaton, the new Visitor Center at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) features a postcard station where travelers can pick up complimentary postcards and have them mailed for free. And we’re (already) declaring […]

Museum Monday: 3 exhibits on our ‘go’ list

06/29/26

SFO Museum honors early San Francisco Firefighters Fly through San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and you’ll notice great art and unexpected exhibitions at every turn, courtesy of the SFO Museum. Current exhibitions explore everythhing from lowrider bikes and telephones to Women of Afrotourism and airline travel posters. That’s why we always say yes to connecting […]

Do these summer travel stats strike a chord?

06/26/26

As we hurtle towards the July 4th holiday and the true summer travel season, reports with ‘official’ summer travel stats from here and there are landing in our inbox. Here are some of the top line numbers that seem of interest. Let us know if they strike a chord with how your summer travel plans […]

A cool airport bar, a flashy hotel lobby + kite fests

06/25/26

Here’s reason #1027 why we love Portland International Airport (PDX). Homegrown Straightaway Cocktails now has a bar at PDX where passengers can get a bite to eat and enjoy a mixed drink. And when it’s time to fly, travelers can take those same cocktails to go in small bottles or cute 4-packs of cans. The […]

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

06/23/26

Iconic soccer artifacts at Seattle’s MOPOP Museum (FIFA World Cup participation medals; 1930) Soccer fan or not, you can’t help but notice that everyone is a bit World Cup crazy right now. Museums included. In Seattle, one of the host cities, the Museum of Pop Cuture, MOPOP, has teamed up with Julien’s Auctions to present […]

Hollywood Burbank Airport goes Hollywood

06/23/26

Officially, it’s still Bob Hope Airport. But in 2016 this mid-sized airport was rebranded as Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) to raise awareness about the airport’s convenient location just north of downtown Los Angeles. Awareness about BUR will get another boost in October, when the airport’s $1.3 billion replacement terminal opens just north of the current […]