Las Vegas

More stuff spotted at the Travel Goods Show in Las Vegas

Fun Stuff, luggage, , , , , ,

Darling

I spent two full days this week walking up and down the aisles of the giant Travel Goods Show in Las Vegas.

A few of the fun items soon to be in stores and gift shops – including 3-D rolling bags featuring SpongeBob Squarepants and friends – were posted yesterday here on StuckatTheAirport.com.

Here are a few more:

Among the many new designs from Heys USA is this set of pieces called Divas –

DIVA LUGGAGE SET

And this one called Travel :

TRAVEL SUITCASES

The folks at Visionair have several pieces of luggage featuring Felix the Cat:

felix

And these retro tags from Retro Tags are so… retro:

Retro Tags

And, because no trip to Las Vegas is successful without an Elvis sighting, here’s “Zebra Elvis” – spotted while I was in the van on the way to the airport.

elvis

Spotted at Las Vegas Travel Goods Show

Air Travel, luggage, , ,

I spent a long day walking the aisles of the 2013 Travel Goods Show underway this week in Las Vegas. Here are few fun items I encountered along the way.

Flight 001

Everyone travelers needs – and probably has – some power adapters. Flight 001 has created a set that is not only fun to look at but easy to figure out how to use.

Travel Goods_Sponge Bob

Booth after booth is filled with really cool suitcases and travel packs for kids. I got a kick out the 3D roller bags and backpacks from MAXTOYUSA

Travel Goods FLANABAGS

These AirQuart travel bags from Flanabags are not only made in the USA (Massachusetts and South Carolina), they are stylish and see-through, sturdier than those zippered sandwich bags and easier to clean.

Travel Goods_Concealment

Safety is always a big issue for travelers and there are loads of travel bags and accessories designed to improve safety and security for you and your belongings. For those who want to keep their valuables close by, shirts, belly bands, socks, underpants and other products from Travel Safe Products all have concealment pockets that offer a good option.

More fun – and some wacky – travel gear to come…

Drink up: liquor store opens in baggage claim at Las Vegas airport

Free Stuff, Gambling, , ,

Smoking lounges, children’s play areas, an aviation museum and 1600 slot machines are among the popular passenger amenities at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

This week there’s a brand new amenity for arriving passengers who are ready to party: a liquor store in the baggage claim area in Terminal 1.

Called the Liquor Library, the store is the first packaged liquor store located within the baggage claim area of any airport in the country.

On the shelves: beer, wine, spirits, cigars, cigarettes, small packaged snacks, mixers, travel cups and glasses. The store also stocks wine and beer openers, wine and beer insulated bags and ice.

According to Liquor Library spokeswoman Diane Boyle, there will be product tasting most days of week and, to go with the library-inspired decor of dark hardwood floors and shelves reached by library ladders, there are “librarians” on duty who wear “charcoal grey pencil skirts, white button down shirts, black stockings, and very cute spectacles” while working on the sales floor.

Greetings from Las Vegas

Events, ,

I’m looking forward to having a few hours to explore the new Terminal 3 at McCarran International Airport on my way home from a conference in Las Vegas today. But when I arrived I was tickled to see that there were gaming machines in the T3 baggage claim area.  It makes perfect sense.

This week Las Vegas – a city Elvis Presley loved – is joining the rest of the world in marking the 35th anniversary of the rock icon’s death on August 16th. At Madame Tussauds Las Vegas, anyone who shows up dressed as Elvis will be able to take advantage of a two-for-one admission offer.