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Tibits for travelers: Free Wi-Fi at Nashville Airport; new exhibits at John Wayne and Atlanta airports

10/22/10
Free Wi-Fi at Nashville International Airport Someday there will be free Wi-Fi at all airports. In the meantime, we keep score and take what we can get. Here’s one to add to the list: “Soon,” says the October 2010 newsletter from Nashville International Airport, passengers will be able to get 20 minutes of free Wi-Fi […]

More cute airport pet parks

08/21/10
Earlier this week I posted a picture of the cute sculpture in one of the pet relief areas at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) And the smart park at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) Both are pretty doggone cute. But the folks at Reno-Tahoe International Airport felt left out – so they sent me […]

Cutest airport pet park?

08/18/10
In response to a law that’s already a year-old, airports throughout the United States are putting in fenced, pet relief areas outside – and in a couple of cases, inside – the terminals. It’s a welcome amenity for pets and their people. And although they don’t have to make the parks look lovely, many airports […]

Jimmy Carter exhibit at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int’l Airport

07/21/10
A new exhibit at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: Jimmy Carter: Georgia’s Native Son,” uses mementos, photographs and artifacts to tell the story of the South Georgia peanut farmer who become the state’s 76th governor and eventually the nation’s 39th president. Jimmy Carter: Georgia’s Native Son is displayed in the walkway connecting the main security […]

Vintage movie posters at Atlanta International Airport

04/13/10
Movie fans: If you’re traveling to or through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) between April 23rd and May 23rd, make your way to the airport’s Atrium Gallery, where a collection of original, hand-painted, vintage movie posters featuring Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich and other stars will be on display. “Atlanta’s famed Loew’s Grand Theater […]

Bizarre airport finds – and 72 smart ones

03/08/10
If you stop and look around you should be able to find an exhibit case at many airports filled with some of the items the US Fish & Wildlife Service has confiscated from travelers. (Confiscated wildlife products, JFK. Courtesy US Fish & Wildlife Service) Sadly, smuggling endangered species – and items made from the parts […]

Tidbits for travelers: news from JAX, PHL, and ATL

02/17/10
On Valentine’s Day, volunteers at Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) handed out 1700 red and white carnations to arriving and departing passengers. (Photo courtesy Jacksonsville International Airport ) On Tuesday (February 16, 2010) Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) had a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Terminal E expansion, which includes seven gates for Southwest Airlines and several […]

Airports celebrate Valentine’s Day

02/12/10
Valentine’s Day pops up on a Sunday this year, and that gives everyone a full weekend to celebrate the holiday. This year, even airports are getting in on the action. Today, Friday, Feb 12th,  the Food and Shops at New York’s LaGuardia Airport will be handing out free chocolate kisses in the Central Terminal between […]
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