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Spotted at Las Vegas Travel Goods Show

02/28/13

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. Everyone travelers needs – and probably has – some power adapters. Flight 001 has created a set that is not only fun to look at […]

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

11/09/12

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, […]

Souvenir Sunday at McCarran Int’l Airport

08/19/12

It’s Souvenir Sunday, the day StuckatTheAirport.com looks at fun and inexpensive gifts for sale in airport gift shops. This week’s souvenirs comes from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, where you can not only gamble (there are gaming machines throughout the airport), but find a a gambling-themed souvenir in just about every gift shop.

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Greetings from Las Vegas

08/14/12

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 […]

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Another big moving day for the Las Vegas airport

07/27/12

At the end of June, 15 international carriers at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas began operating out of the E Gates at the swanky new Terminal 3. Now that the dust has (hopefully) settled from that switchover, it’s time to move operations for many of the domestic carriers over to Terminal 3 as well. […]

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Glitzy new T3 opens at Las Veges McCarran Int’l Airport

06/27/12

The newest, shiny big thing in Las Vegas isn’t a hotel, a casino or another Cirque de Soleil show. It’s the $2.4 billion Terminal 3 (“T3) at McCarran International Airport. 16 international carriers will move their flights to T3 on Wednesday, June 27th and Thursday June 28th. Five domestic carriers (Alaska, Frontier, JetBlue, Sun Country […]

New terminal opening at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas

06/25/12

McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is officially opening its new $2.4 billion, 14-gate Terminal 3 on Wednesday, June 27th. 16 international carriers will move their operations over to T3 on Wednesday; five domestic carriers (Alaska, Frontier, JetBlue, Sun Country and Virgin America) move over on July 31st; and United and Hawaiian are waiting till […]

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Record-breaking video screen at McCarran International Airport

01/05/11

In preparation for the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show, which will be held in Las Vegas January 6-9, McCarran International Airport partnered up with Samsung Electronics America to install a giant 100-screen video wall in the airport's D Concourse. There are also smaller, 10-screen displays on the A, B and C Concourses.

Info-tainment at San Diego International Airport

06/30/08

Starting on July 4th, waiting on line at a security checkpoint at San Diego International Airport (SAN) will be a bit more entertaining. The airport is rolling out a series of “info-tainment” videos featuring popular San Diego mascots offering tips to travelers about what can and cannot be taken through the checkpoints. Look for the […]

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