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Airport freebies for Thanksgiving travelers

11/23/09

Getting ready for Thanksgiving travel? Many airports will be hosting special events and handing out freebies this week. Here are few to get you started. On Wednesday (November 25th, 2009) at Boston’s Logan International Airport (BOS): Every 15 minutes, from 9 am until 6 pm, Curious George will be handing out candy and activity books […]

Happy Souvenir Sunday: Chain saws and ticket readers from DTW

05/24/09

There are plenty of cool, under $10 souvenirs to be found in the shops at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW). But if you’re after something truly unusual, check out the airport’s on-line auction. Sadly, you missed your chance to pick up this chainsaw, which came with a lovely carry case. Unlike the 1992 Chevrolet GMT -400 […]

Souvenirs

Travel tidbits: Nix the baggage handlers; MSP wind turbines; DTW’s ambulances

05/08/09

Would you load your own baggage? You book online, you print out your own boarding pass, why not load your own luggage on the plane? According to a Reuter’s report: Europe’s largest low-cost airline Ryanair is looking at the possibility of getting passengers to carry their luggage all the way to the plane, cutting out […]

Smoking at airports. Good or bad?

01/21/09

If, like President Barack Obama, you haven’t quite kicked the smoking habit yet, you might be on the look-out for airports where you can grab a smoke indoors without having to trek out to the curb. Or perhaps you’d like to know where all the non-smoking airports are so that you can breathe free when […]

Travel tip from a wine lover

01/08/09

The complimentary drink choices offered to business and first class cabin passengers usually include a variety of top notch wines. Not so in coach. If you want wine, you pay for it. And the choices are never that exciting: red or white. But where there’s a will there’s a way. And a wine… as Harris […]

Alcohol
/Bars

New airport – new art

09/17/08

I wrote earlier about the North Terminal opening today (Sept 17, 2008) at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW). There’s been a lot written about the 35 shops and restaurants included in the new DTW terminal, but there hasn’t been much in the news about any new art. Over at the Indianapolis International Airport (IND), […]

Art
/Openings

Love the Layover: Detroit Metro Airport’s new North Terminal

09/13/08

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW’s) officially opens its new North Terminal on Wednesday, September 17th (2008) with 35 brand new shops and restaurants, including a few “firsts” and special features. Here’s a preview: Look for the first airport locations for the Earl of Sandwich and Ruby Tuesday restaurant as well as the first branded […]

Openings

Finishing touches at Detroit Metro Airport (DTW) North terminal

09/08/08

The new North Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) will open for business on September. 17th, but airport officials are already showing it off. Last Friday there was VIP Preview and Charity Benefit for about 1,000 guests with the proceeds going to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History, First Step, The […]

Openings

Airlines cut flights; airports open new terminals

08/25/08

Three new terminals and at least one fresh new airport are set to open in the United States this fall. With all the news about airlines cutting flights and eliminating service, let’s hope someone will get to enjoy these new facilities. The new 26-gate North Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) opens for business on […]

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