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A cool airport bar, a flashy hotel lobby + kite fests

06/25/26

Here’s reason #1027 why we love Portland International Airport (PDX). Homegrown Straightaway Cocktails now has a bar at PDX where passengers can get a bite to eat and enjoy a mixed drink. And when it’s time to fly, travelers can take those same cocktails to go in small bottles or cute 4-packs of cans. The […]

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

Friday roundup: Qantas Project Sunrise + July 4th travel

Alaska Airlines’ World Cup livery

“Save a life, not a bag” campaign for air travelers

Alaska Airlines debuts swanky PDX lounge + SEA & MIA Airports celebrate soccer

Horizon Air’s fun ‘Toy Story 5’ livery

Alaska Airlines now flies between Seattle and London

JetBlue’s Blueprint livery is back

See KLM’s new limited-edition miniature Delft Blue House

Flight attendant fashion at the Museum of Flight

Spitting, slurping, and other tips for traveling to Beijing

07/10/08

Unless the International Olympic Committee acts fast and makes heaving overweight carry-on bags into overhead airplane bins an official Olympic sport, my chances of visiting Beijing this summer are nil. But if committee members do finally come to their senses, I’m ready to go. I’ve been practicing my technique on plane trips with multiple connections. […]

Beijing Summer Olympics

A whale, a panda, and a friar go to the airport…

07/10/08

Heard that one before? On July 4th, San Diego International Airport (SAN) introduced a new set of videos at the security checkpoints. Starring roles are played by the San Diego Zoo’s Bamboo Bear, Legoland’s Johnny Thunder, the San Diego Padres’ Friar, and Shamu from SeaWorld. Want to see a whale going through the metal detector? […]

Why should you mind your manners on an airplane?

07/09/08

For starters, air travel is frustrating enough these days. So it just makes things worse if you insist on fully reclining your seat back when the person behind is already squished. Or if you walk down the airplane aisle letting your carry-on bag smack into the faces of folks already seated. And then there’s this: […]

Fly the skittish skies

07/09/08

“Sit back, relax and enjoy the flight.” No matter what your pilot tells you, taking a plane trip these days is likely to be irritating, uncomfortable and, often, quite maddening. For millions of people it’s all that and absolutely frightening. Despite statistics that tell us flying is one of the safest modes of travel, many […]

Fear of Flying class

Free parking for motorcycles at Milwaukee’s airport

07/08/08

Heading to Milwaukee this weekend for the grand opening of the 20-acre downtown Harley-Davidson Museum or planning to be there later this summer (August 28-31) for the Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary Celebration? Keep an eye out for the 1956 Harley-Davidson model Kh that belonged to Elvis Presley. And check out the 13-foot customized motorcycle known as […]

Sleep fast and stretch your travel dollars at the airport

07/07/08

When you’re stuck at the airport, wouldn’t it be great if there was a place where you could take a shower and a nap or just close the door and watch a movie or get some work done? In some airports there are. A great example is the YOTEL, the short-stay hotel located inside the […]