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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

Major league baseball – at the airport

10/07/08

Obsessed with baseball – or at least interested enough in the game to invest $4 in watching a game when you’re stuck at the airport? Boingo Wireless has inked a deal with MLB.TV to offer a four-hour, $4 pass for an “Airport Edition” of the games. Baseball fans who are Boingo subscribers can buy the […]

Boingo

(More) greetings from the airport bathroom

10/06/08

My Well Mannered Traveler column on MSNBC.com last week was about some of the products and amenities I found at a recent airport conference. Titled “Fresh Amenities for Pooped out Travelers,” the column mentions some nifty gadgets popping up in airport restrooms, including toilet seat covers that change automatically. I was delighted to find two […]

Delta will filter in-flight Wi-Fi

10/03/08

According to this report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Delta Airlines will block some Web sites when the airline launches in-flight Wi-Fi later this year. I wrote a Well-Mannered Traveler column on this topic last week and, at that time, no one from Delta had the time (or the inclination?) to answer my inquiry on the […]

Airlines offer early Valentines and free books

10/03/08

Beating up on the airlines is highly entertaining – and way too easy these days. But let’s give credit when credit is due. This week, Alaska Airlines plucked a popular Pacific Northwest jazz festival from the clutches of death. For several years now, Oregon’s Portland Jazz Festival has been one of country’s top jazz showcases, […]

Fresh amenities for pooped out travelers

10/02/08

I had a great time hanging out in the exhibit hall at the ACI World/North America Conference in Boston last week. I filled a tote bag with glossy brochures, free pens, and assorted fun doodads, and came home with a list of products, amenities and services that would be helpful for travelers when they’re stuck […]

Air France turns 75. See the home movies.

10/02/08

Air France has been gearing up for October 7th, which will mark the airline’s 75th anniversary. As part of the celebration, the airline has been posting some great archival material on its website. Included are 10 short videos about the airline’s history. Set to jaunty music, each video combines images from the past and the […]