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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

JetBlue joins in with free holiday entertainment

11/19/08

As I wrote about in my “At the Airport” column for USAToday.com, (Airports mark holidays with sales, Santas and song) airports are doing their part to make holiday travel fun and somewhat stress-free. Now JetBlue Airways is joining in with some special events for passengers traveling to or from the new Terminal 5 (T5) at […]

JetBlue Airways

Head to an airport for sales, Santas and songs

11/19/08

(Yummy stuff from Phoenix Sky Harbor Int’l Airport) It may seem unnatural to blend a holiday shopping excursion with a trip to the airport, but this season many airports are working overtime to court you and your gift-buying dollars with prizes, promotions, festive décor, and lots of top-notch entertainment. (A TSA choir -really- will perform […]

Watch where you step at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport

11/19/08

The bad economy is forcing some airports to delay facility upgrade projects and to cancel others altogether. But Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (STL) is just trying to finish a major upgrade to the East Terminal. Right now they’re rushing to replace 9, 000 square yards of original terminal carpeting in time for the Thanksgiving rush. […]

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport

Holiday shopping discounts at Minneapolis-St. Paul Int’l Airport

11/18/08

Heading to or through Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) this holiday season? Be sure to leave some time for shopping. The airport is giving out holiday coupon books with discounts, freebies, and gift-with-purchase offers from more than 60 airport shops and restaurants. The coupon booklets will be available at the airport information booths and downloadable […]

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

Love the layover: Indianapolis International Airport

11/18/08

All of a sudden there are lots of (free) reasons to visit Indianapolis. The city has just opened its brand-spanking-new terminal at Indianapolis International Airport (IND), complete with free wireless Internet access, swanky shops and restaurants, and several million dollars worth of brand new public art. Now museums, attractions and tourist destinations in town have […]

Airport baggage scales: are they balanced?

11/18/08

It’s natural to wonder (or hope) that the bathroom scale is wrong when you weigh in each morning. At the airport, it’s a different story entirely. Airlines have been getting strict about charging passengers for overweight bags to the tune of millions of dollars each year. But last week, the Arizona Department of Weights and […]