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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

How to get a job as an airline food tester

01/28/09

File under: be careful what you wish for. A traveler who wrote to complain to Virgin Atlantic owner Richard Branson about the food on a recent flight has been invited to pop on over and help pick out food and wine for future Virgin Atlantic flights. The letter – which included pictures of the offending […]

Watch that airport Wi-Fi

01/28/09

Now this is scary: According to this report, its pretty easy for folks to hack into airport Wi-Fi systems. Free or not. So say the folks at AirTight Networks, a wireless security firm that recently sent hackers to 20 U.S. airports. They say they found it incredibly easy to see hack into the systems and […]

Free chocolate from Air France; free cookies in Columbus

01/28/09

To celebrate the Year of the Ox, which began on January 26th, Air France is giving each passenger on flights to China, Singapore and Vietnam a “Hong Bao,” or red envelope. Red symbolizes luck, and in China and other Asian countries it is customary to give red envelopes filled with money on the New Year. […]

Traveling with pets: JetBlue’s JetPaws program

01/27/09

While some airlines are making it harder to travel with your pet, JetBlue Airways is promoting its pet-friendliness. The airline’s JetPaws pet program offers pets and their people a free, downloadable e-booklet highlighting pet-friendly hotels, restaurants, parks and animal hospitals in some of JetBlue’s destination cities and a list of Travel Petiquette guidelines, which outline […]

Free stuff: Win one of 40 free trips in Virginia.

01/27/09

To mark the 40th anniversary of the state’s “Virginia is for Lovers” marketing campaign, Virginia tourism officials are giving away 40 trips in 40 weeks. Each has a different theme. And as far as I can tell even the grand prize options don’t include airfare. But if you live out that way or win a […]

Free (chocolate) kisses at LaGuardia Airport

01/26/09

If you’ll be traveling through New York’s LaGuardia Airport in February, you may be able to snag some free chocolate kisses. From February 8-15th, Border’s Books, The Body Shop and other vendors from the Food and Shops in the Central Terminal Building at LaGuardia Airport will have special ‘Gifts to Go’ tables filled with Valentine […]