09/15/17
Mark your calendars for events taking place at DCA, IAD, CLE and PIT airports next week and into October.
Dulles International Airport
All the latest articles about Dulles International Airport
12/12/16
Dulles International and Reagan National Airports in Washington D.C. have a shopping promotion, music and a roving Santa for the holiday. Plus: how to get a Holiday in a Box.
08/02/13
Jazz music at Washington's Airports
06/26/12
The search for the UK’s oldest traveler is winding down at Gatwick Airport. Citing researching that shows 56% of O.A.Ts (Old Age Travelers) over 70 are traveling more often than they did when they were younger and a “staggering” 61% of those aged 85 and over are out on the road more as well, Gatwick […]
04/06/12
Fresh, new permanent public art has been installed in the International Arrivals Building at Washington’s Dulles International Airport as part of a facility improvement project. Here’s a preview. This large suspended sculpture is by Alice Aycock and “is suggestive of an aerodynamic dance movement across the space.” North/East/South/West, by Ray King, is made up of […]
04/26/09
Happy Souvenir Sunday! When ever I touch down in an airport, I check out the shops in search of a great “of that city” souvenir. If I buy, I have just a few rules: 1. No shot glasses or t-shirts. 2. Nothing more than $10. 3. Nothing generic or simply stamped with the city’s name. […]
12/10/08
Last week, custom agents, or rather a Customs and Border protection dog, at Washington Dulles International Airport smelled something fishy in the suitcase belonging to a man arriving from Africa. As reported in the Washington Business Journal and loads of other places, it wasn’t fish inside that suitcase. The man had three dead monkeys, 10 […]
08/19/08
Since 1962, one of the unique features of Dulles International Airport (IAD) has been the strange-looking “mobile lounges” used to shuttle passengers between the Main Terminal and other parts of the airport. Sometime in 2009, passengers will begin traveling between the Main Terminal and the A, B, and C gates via an underground AeroTrain system. […]