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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

Flying in a hot air balloon. In Egypt

11/06/24

Flying in an airplane is always a treat, of course. But after taking our first hot air balloon ride, the Stuck at the Airport team now knows that this form of transportation is nothing less than magical. As part of an abbreviated Viking Nile River cruise onboard the just-christened Viking Sobek, we joined hundreds of […]

Button, button, who’s got an Orlando Airport button?

11/04/24

Here’s something free you can pick up at an airport. Orlando International Airport (MCO) will unveil a new logo on November 13. Before that happens, passengers can pick up a free souvenir button on their travels through the airport. There are three different buttons in the “Memories Created in Orlando” program. And with each one the airport […]

IND Airport (& Girl Scouts) welcome Swifties

11/02/24

Indianapolis International Airport (IND) has rolled out the pink carpet for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, which has three shows scheduled in Indianapolis from Nov. 1 – 3. To welcome concert-bound travelers, the airport is partnering with the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana to showcase Hoosier Hospitality. Girl Scouts are in the airport’s public gathering area, […]

How some airports celebrated Halloween

11/01/24

Above is an oh-so-cute snap from the Halloween happenings at San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC). Here’s what happened at some other airports around the country on Halloween this year.

Happy Halloween, however you’re traveling

10/31/24

As a kid, traversing streets filled with the promise of candy while wearing a costume that may or may not be comfortable or warm enough is the big travel concern on Halloween. As an adult, the Halloween travel challenge could simply be getting from here to there. If you’re traveling by plane today, you’ll find […]

Halloween

Trick or Treat at these airports

10/30/24

San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) is going all out for Halloween this year with “fang-tastic” treats in the terminals on Halloween. The SJC Happy Tails Therapy Animals will be roaming the terminals in their cutest costumes and lining up for a series of parades throughout the day. Here’s the schedule of parade times and locations. There […]