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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 […]

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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

In-flight toilet tax? Plumb crazy.

02/27/09

Some folks were predicting that this would be the year that some airlines start charging passengers by weight. But it looks like this will be the year that some airlines – or maybe just those wacky nickel-and-dime’em folks at RyanAir – are going to start charging folks to use the lav. What do you think?

Are you a “vulture tourist?”

02/27/09

The ailing economy is fueling some unusual and unprecedented deals at hotels, restaurants and attractions and sparking some hard-to-ignore airfare sales. Some of those offers are so enticing that you may feel like a “vulture tourist” just by taking advantage of the great deals. But hospitality experts say don’t worry too much about that: when […]

Tidbits for travelers: PHL gets a new spa; United goes cashless; Alaska gets Wi-Fi

02/27/09

XpresSpa has opened a new location at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) – in the International Terminal, Terminal A West – offering massages, aromatherapy products, and other personal care items. There’s another branch of XpresSpa on Concourse C that offers massages as well as manicures, pedicures, facials, waxing and reflexology. This week United Airlines announced that […]

New terminal at Key West International Airport

02/26/09

Wednesday (Feb 25, 2009) was opening day for the new terminal at Key West International Airport (EYW), which is on Florida’s southernmost Key and just 90 miles from Cuba. The new terminal has second-level ticketing, a departure lounge, retail concessions, and a restaurant and tavern. The old 1957 terminal won’t be torn down, just renovated […]

Tidbits for travelers: A travel job & offbeat travel insurance

02/25/09

Laid off or worried about getting laid off? In addition to JetBlue’s promise to refund your airfare if you get laid off, here are two other travel-related outfits that want you to rest easy: In Park City, Utah the Washington School Inn’s “Pink Slip Protection” package promises to refund your deposit if you get laid […]

Mister Rogers back at Pittsburgh Int’l Airport

02/24/09

After a six-month vacation, the Mister Rogers exhibit at Pittsburgh International Airport is back in place at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). Repaired, refurbished and now technologically up-to-date, the exhibit still includes one of Mister Rogers’ signature sweaters, his sneakers, a miniature Neighborhood of Make Believe and clay models of the show’s characters, including King Friday […]