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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

Travel and learn during Black History Month

02/08/09

As you travel around the country during February, keep an eye out for celebrations and exhibitions in honor of Black History Month. In Atlanta, for example, you don’t even need to leave the Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport to see an impressive exhibit about Martin Luther King, Jr. that includes the permit from King’s march […]

Anniversary of Beatles touch-down at JFK

02/07/09

On this day, February 7, back in 1964 the world changed dramatically: The Beatles, those adorable moptops, came to New York. (Photo: The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey) The History.com newsletter describes the momentous day this way: On February 7, 1964, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow lands at […]

Flying this weekend? Get free museum admission

02/06/09

No telling how long any bank will be around these days, so if you’re traveling this weekend take advantage of a bank-sponsored program that offers free museum admissions. For at least two years now, Bank of America’s Museums on Us program has been offering bank cardholders (ATM, credit, debit) free admission to more than 70 […]

One person – two seats – in two rows?

02/06/09

One of my recent Well Mannered Traveler columns on MSNBC.com discussed the “tush test” Canadian airlines are asking travelers to undergo in order to take advantage of that country’s One Person/One Fare laws. So Gregg at FlightsfromHell sent along a link to a story about a woman forced to purchase two airplane seats “for other […]

Eat at the airport: Chicago-based Argo Tea opens at ORD

02/05/09

Here’s another step in the right direction for food and beverage options at ORD: Argo Tea, a Chicago-based company specializing in natural teas, has opened its first airport outpost at O’Hare International Airport. Like the dozen or so Argo Tea cafés in and around Chicago, the airport Argo Tea branch will offer teas, espresso drinks, […]

Argo Tea

Sick at the airport? New medical clinic at PHL

02/04/09

If you travel a lot, you’re bound to get sick. And if you’re sick while you’re traveling, then it’s a good chance you’ll be feeling ill while you’re at an airport. Good thing, then, that drop-in medical clinics are popping up at more and more airports. The newest one opened recently at Philadelphia International Airport […]