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World’s Best Airlines, according to Skytrax

09/18/26

There are lots of ways – and plenty of organizations – that rank airports and airlines. Skytrax, an international air transport rating organisation, is one of the major awards sought by airlines and the 2026 World Airline Awards were just announced. Here’s the rundown. See if your favorite airline made the list. Singapore Airlines took the […]

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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

Marking National Aviation Day

Want: this airline etiquette gear from Lufthansa

3 things: soccer artifacts + free hotel stays + a FIFA livery

Friday roundup: Qantas Project Sunrise + July 4th travel

Alaska Airlines’ World Cup livery

Best airports, according to Travel + Leisure readers

07/08/26

There are loads of “best” lists when it comes to travel. And Travel + Leisure’s World’s highly regarded “World’s Best” awards were just released for a wide variety of travel categories based on more than 600,000 votes cast by more than 200,000 of its readers. Domestic and International Airports were voted on under the “Trains, […]

World's Best Airports

Large and small wooden spherical sculptures with cutouts, displayed in a modern airport terminal.

Hats off to the new artwork at Denver International Airport

07/08/26

We’re loving this new exhibition by artist Terry Maker that recently rolled into Denver International Airport (DEN). The work is called ‘Cowgirl Hat Ball’ and it has two parts. The larger sphere is made with more than 500 straw western hats attached to a wooden 10-foot diameter wooden structure. The smaller version, which Maker calls […]

Do space aliens eat Toblerone bars at the airport?

07/07/26

We wish we were on a beach. But we’re here in the office working on stories about going to the beach. And, of course, airports. Outerspace aliens at Denver International Airport must move along Legend has it that there are space aliens and lizard people living in the underground tunnels at Denver International Airport (DEN). […]

Airlines are mishandling fewer bags

07/06/26

The chances are getting slimmer that your airline with misplace or lose your checked bag the next time you fly. But it’s still a good idea to pack your essentials in a carry-on bag. Passenger numbers rose to 5 billion in 2025 globally versus 4.8 billion in 2025. And during that time the mishandled bag […]

Safe travels for the July 4th holiday

07/03/26

PDX Airport declares the mega main terminal project done

07/02/26

Rarely does an airport terminal make you want to move (or, in our case, move back) to a city. Or make you cry. But those are the emotions evoked by the Portland International Airport’s (PDX) new main terminal. Not that old main terminal was so terrible. We loved that one too. But for different reasons […]