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Very old food and classic old cars

10/23/26

Our museum team is on assigment in Tacoma, WA this week and hit the jackpot on day one in terms of treasures that tickle our fancy. When in Tacoma, we always stop in at the Washington State History Museum to visit our buddies, Dave and Dandy, the now-taxidermied oxen that pulled the covered wagon pioneer […]

Harriet Baskas

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Airport and Airline Resources

The history of airline meals in 7 courses – in Seattle

KLM reveals miniature Delft Blue house #107

United’s status match offer (do it) + more AmEx lounges

Alaska Airlines news + SJC gate pass program + awards for us

Tickets for new Qantas 18-hour nonstop flight between New York & Sydney begin August 2027

World’s Best Airlines, according to Skytrax

I flew to four Pacific Northwest Airports and didn’t go through a security check once

What’s old is new again: United testing food delivery to the gate

Listen to this. But maybe not on a plane

Alaska Airlines spreading its wings to Athens & Paris

Raven Visits SFO.

06/17/25

The Stuck at the Airport team is a big fan of both the work of Seattle-based glass artist Preston Singletary and the impressive exhibits at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) that the SFO Museum puts together. So we’re delighted that the newest SFO Museum exhibition at SFO is Preston Singletary: Raven Visits SFO. The Tlingit […]

BWI Airport turns 75. Let’s look at baby pictures.

06/16/25

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) will turn 75 years old on June 24th and is planning celebrations throughout the airport on that date. The airport was originally named Friendship International Airport, as a nod to the local Friendship Methodist Church and surrounding community, but officially changed its name to Baltimore/Washington International Airport in 1973. […]

Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport

Airport dads +donuts for dads +dad jokes

06/15/25

We poked around on social media over the weekend to see how airports were marking Father’s Day. We found salutes to airport dads, airports handing out free donuts for dads and some great corny dad jokes.

How much does it cost to go to the zoo, the museum or aquarium? It can depend.

06/14/25

Airline-style dynamic pricing has landed at zoos, museums, aquariums and other attractions. So it can be difficult to tell what the ticket price will be on the day you want to pop by. My latest story for NBC News Online looks at some of the pros and cons of static, variable, plan-ahead and dynamic pricing […]

We’re on a Cunard ship. (But just for a visit)

06/13/25

Cruise season in Seattle is well underway with most of the 298 scheduled sailings offered by almost 10 different cruise lines heading north to Alaska. The newest additon: the Cunard Line’s newly refreshed Queen Elizabeth, which is spending its first home port season in Seattle. The vessel set sail on Thursday for the first of eleven 7- […]

Mishandled bag rate drops, thanks to technology

06/12/25

Most travelers likely say a prayer to their version of the God of Lost Baggage when sending a checked bag off on the airport conveyor belt. Not all their prayers are answered. However, the odds of having a checked bag arrive at your destination airport when you do are improving slightly. Global air passenger numbers […]