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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

Wow! Miracle on the Hudson

01/15/09

Stories about the incredible emergency landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in New York’s Hudson River today are all over the place and it’s an amazing true-life story. More information will no doubt come out in the next few days, but for now, here are a few links to Web sites with a good round-up […]

Snagged a cheap airfare; now what?

01/15/09

What good is it if you take advantage of one the current airfare sales, but end up in a city where you can’t afford to do anything? Never fear: plenty of cities are chock-full of free and really cheap things to do. Sometimes the free stuff is right there in front of you; other times […]

New artwork at Philadelphia International Airport

01/15/09

The new Concourse D/E Connector at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) not only has a bunch of new shops and restaurants, including Borders, Brookstone, Vino Volo, Peet’s Coffee and Tech Showcase, it has some cool new artwork by Elizabeth Billings and Andrea Wasserman on the escalator walls in each of the ticketing areas. Gathering Contours: Urban […]

Philadelphia International Airport

Smoking at the airport

01/14/09

Do you smoke or know someone who does? I’m working on an article about smoking and air travel and wondering which airports are most ‘smoker-friendly.’ Denver? Atlanta? Miami?

(Pink) panther spotted at Atlanta airport

01/14/09

Yup, that WAS a pink panther at the airport. Travelers no doubt did a double-take this afternoon when they spotted a pink-panther in the atrium at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) this afternoon. But never fear: it was just a promotion for The Pink Panther 2, the sequel to the movie that starred Steve Martin […]

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Free flu shots at San Diego Int’l Airport on Friday Jan 16th

01/14/09

Had your flu shot yet? If not, you can get one for free this Friday at the San Diego International Airport. For the second year in a row, the San Diego airport is partnering with CHIP, which stands for Community Health Improvement Partners, to offer free flu shots to travelers, meters/greeters, airport employees and anyone […]