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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

Museums

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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

Emirates has a new NBA livery

10/18/24

Emirates is the official airline global airline partner of the NBA – the National Basketball Association – and is the inaugural partner of the Emirates NBA Cup. To celebrate the 2024-25 NBA season, the carrier has painted one of its A-380s with an NBA-themed livery featuring a blue fuselage with an NBA logo. The Emirates […]

Another airport scores an outdoor patio and observation deck

10/18/24

Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) is the newest airport to offer travelers an outdoor patio and observation deck. The outdoor space is connected to a full-service bar and is located post-security, between Gates 1 and 3. The new Neuces Brewing Bar at Corpus Christi International Airport is an outpost of Nueces Brewing Company known for […]

Corpus Christi International Airport

Take a seat: 2024’s America’s Best Restroom

10/16/24

Finding a clean public restroom when you’re on the road can be a challenge. It can be much harder to find a public restroom that is not only clean but also attractive, entertaining, and creatively designed. That’s why we pay attention to each year’s contest for America’s Best Restroom, which celebrates and rewards businesses that […]

America's Best Restroom

Sit in the Oval Office at this Oregon Airport

10/15/24

A southern Oregon airport that once tried to earn funds by selling advertising space on its control tower has had better luck with its version of the Oval Office. Back in 2012, the Rogue Valley International Medford Airport (MFR) transformed an empty room in its terminal into a meeting room that looks just like the […]

Myrtle Beach: super sensory-friendly

10/13/24

In addition to offering 60 miles of beaches, a boardwalk, oodles of restaurants and shops, and attractions ranging from about 90 golf courses to a cool Ferris wheel, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, prides itself on being sensory-friendly. Here are some of the ways they do this: *More than 150 local businesses have taken a sensory-friendly […]

Sensory Friendly travel

Post Hurricane Milton, airports reopening & flights resuming. Cautiously.

10/10/24

(Map courtesy Weather.com) Florida residents are just starting to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. As they do, airports that had closed for the storm’s duration are reopening. Airlines are resuming some flights, but anyone flying to or from the region should check with their airline for updates. In many cases travel alerts and […]