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What now? A new week of coronavirus travel alerts

03/09/20

News related to the spread of coronavirus and its impact on travel seems to be coming faster than we can keep up with it. On Sunday, the U.S. State Department issued a notice urging U.S. citizens not to travel by cruise ship. The CDC is also discouraging older adults and anyone with underlying health issues →

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Tips for staying healthy while flying in the age of coronavirus

03/05/20

Sharing this story I wrote for CNBC with tips for what to do if you’re flying soon. The spread of coronavirus and cutbacks in domestic and international airline schedules continue to raise concerns and insecurities for those with travel plans for the next few weeks and months. If your airline cancels your flight, your employer restricts business →

Health

How are airports & the TSA dealing with COVID-19 fears?

03/03/20

All the head-spinning news about the Coronavirus (COVID-19), may have you wondering what to do if, like us, you have plane tickets and travel plans booked for the next few days, weeks or months. If your airline cancels your flight or your organization cancels its event, your decision about whether to go or stay home →

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Don’t leave your stuff at the TSA checkpoint

01/05/20

Resolved to fly more in 2020? How to keep your stuff. In 2019, airline passengers tried to take hundreds of thousands of prohibited and banned items through airport security checkpoints in the United States. Transportation Security Administration officers found hatchets, inert grenades, fireworks, firearms (most of them loaded) and so many knives that the →

Airports & airlines sacking single-use plastic

12/23/19

Our story about airports and airlines getting rid of single-use plastics first appeared on CNBC. Business and leisure travelers concerned about climate change and “flight shame” may do their part by purchasing carbon offsets and adjusting the number of trips they take on airplanes. Airports and airlines are trying to save the planet too with →

Environment

Stuck at the Airport? Lucky you!

11/26/19

Here are some new airport amenities that might make winter travel fun. Or less of a hassle. Here’s a round-up I put together for USA TODAY of some new amenities you’ll find in airports this season. Airport ice-skating Denver International Airport (DEN) has brought back its free outdoor skating rink for the fourth season. The rink →

First look: new terminal at New Orleans International Airport

11/06/19

Airport employees, passengers, and meeters and greeters joined a second line parade through the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) on Tuesday night, November 5. The occasion: a celebration and a last goodbye to the old terminal in anticipation of the opening of a brand new terminal Wednesday morning, November 6. The old terminal, →

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Food festival today at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int’l Airport

10/29/19

If you’re passing through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) today (Oct 29), be sure to head to the Domestic Terminal Atrium for a fun food festival. ATL is holding its fifth annual Taste of Hartsfield-Jackson event today. The pre-security event gives travelers and locals a chance to sample dishes from more than 30 airport eateries. →

Dude, where’s my ride? Airports move Uber/Lyft away from curbside

10/09/19

At many airports, curbside pick-up is moving away from the curb. On October 29, Los Angeles International joins the growing list of airports where curbside traffic has gotten so bad that taxis and ride-hailing services such as Uber to Lyft are no longer permitted to pick up at passengers at the curb. “We have heard →

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Baggage Nanny debuts at San Diego Int’l Airport

09/16/19

Here’s a great new airport service and a candidate – already – for Airport Amenity of the Week: Baggage Nanny, an on-demand baggage pickup, storage and delivery service, is now operating at San Diego International Airport. The company plans to expand its service to other airports soon. The service addresses the problem of what to do →

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