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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

Greetings from … the airport bathroom

09/24/08

Actually, greetings from Boston and the conference of Airports Council International World/North America. I spent the day roaming the exhibit hall in search of new services and amenities that might make a difference for folks stuck at the airport. The good news: there are some intriguing new products and services coming to an airport near […]

Airport Flu Shots

09/23/08

Summer is over. Fall is here. And any moment now, flu season will kick into high gear. Time to think about getting a flu shot. Last year I got my flu shot in Chicago’s O’Hare Airport at a kiosk set up on one of the concourses. It was quick and easy (can’t say fun) but […]

Big notions and tiny buildings at LA/Ontario International Airport

09/22/08

Here – finally- are some photos from the two new unusual and whimsical exhibits on display at LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) through the first week of January, 2009. The exhibit in Terminal 4 is work by Karyl Sisson featuring all sorts of notions, fixings from women’s clothing and items that are worn, such as bobby […]

LA/Ontario International Airport

More airport side trips: Tampa and Atlanta

09/21/08

Early this month I wrote a column for USATODAY.com about cheap, easy side-trips you can take from many U.S. airports. Since then, I’ve gotten email and tips on several more. Here are two of them: Tampa resident Robert Danielson wrote with this tip: “Adjacent to the south runway at Tampa International Airport (TPA) is “International […]

Recycle Runway at Pittsburgh International Airport

09/19/08

(Recycled shoes; photo by Erica De la Vega) Folks flying into Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) for the National Coalition of Recycling conference (and all other passengers, of course) should leave time to see an art exhibit featuring fashions and accessories made from recyclables. The pieces are part of Nancy’s Judd’s “Recycle Runway” project and these […]

Is Courtesy Contagious?

09/18/08

My Well Mannered Traveler column on MSNBC.com this week is all about courtesy – and the efforts to encourage it – on buses, subways, and trains. Many of the strategies public transit agencies are trying out could help air travelers get along with each other inside airports and on airplanes as well. For example, wouldn’t […]