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

06/23/26

Iconic soccer artifacts at Seattle’s MOPOP Museum (FIFA World Cup participation medals; 1930) Soccer fan or not, you can’t help but notice that everyone is a bit World Cup crazy right now. Museums included. In Seattle, one of the host cities, the Museum of Pop Cuture, MOPOP, has teamed up with Julien’s Auctions to present […]

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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

On the road, every little bit helps

05/29/08

US Airways just announced a new cost-saving measure: no more free snacks for coach passengers. Complimentary soft drinks are still on the menu, but probably not for long. Now more than ever, travelers need a little relief. In my Well-Mannered Traveler column today, I offer a round-up of some of the gas-rebate offers travelers can […]

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Buy a piece of airport history

05/29/08

According to this Newsday story, pieces of the iconic red, white and sapphire-blue stained glass window by Robert Sowers that once greeted travelers in Terminal 8 at New York’s JFK airport are not up for sale. Sad.

Preview the new Acropolis Museum at Athens International Airport

05/28/08

The new Acropolis Museum in Athens isn’t expected to open to the public until the end of 2008, but anyone passing through Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” can now get a sneak preview of the project. A new exhibition, accessible 24-hours in the public area of the airport, opened earlier this week and includes photos, […]

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Summer reading for air travelers

05/27/08

In today’s Wall Street Journal there’s a review of a novel that will probably appeal to anyone who’s ever found themselves stuck at the airport. And these days, that’s a pretty big audience. Here’s a link to the review about Dear American Airlines by Jonathan Miles. The book takes the form of a letter written […]

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Votes on in-flight cell-phone service

05/26/08

More than 2800 people have voted, so far, in the survey about in-flight cell-phone service that accompanies one of my recent Well-Mannered Traveler columns on MSNBC. The results? 64% say “In-flight text and e-mail service is great, but please no phone calls!” So I’m not that surprised at the results of a recent Harris survey […]

Airport security: something to laugh about?

05/25/08

If you’re heading home by plane tomorrow from a Memorial Day weekend trip, perhaps you’ll enjoy these cartoons about the security checkpoint experience. The folks who write the TSA’s blog – Evolution of Security – seem to!