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Travel Tidbits from an airport near you

07/02/20
Here’s some of the airport news that caught our attention today. May I help you, virtually? Our first encounter with a video help desk was at the massive Istanbul Airport in October 2019. It seemed odd but, then, efficient to step up to what seemed like an unstaffed information desk and then have a live →

BWI & LAX airports mark anniversaries

06/25/20
Two airports celebrate dedication anniversaries this week: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). 70 years ago, on June 24, 1950, President Harry S. Truman officially dedicated Friendship International Airport, which is now known as Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. 11 years later, then-Vice President Lynden B. Johnson was on →

The North Pole or the airport? Continued.

12/15/19
Reindeers and gate access Airports around the country continue to go all out to entertain passengers this holiday season. Reindeers will return to the light rail station at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on December 18 and 19. And the SEA Visitor Pass program piloted last year will now be a permanent airport amenity. The program →

Dude, where’s my ride? Airports move Uber/Lyft away from curbside

10/09/19
At many airports, curbside pick-up is moving away from the curb. On October 29, Los Angeles International joins the growing list of airports where curbside traffic has gotten so bad that taxis and ride-hailing services such as Uber to Lyft are no longer permitted to pick up at passengers at the curb. “We have heard →

Fresh art at LAX

09/10/19
There are four new art exhibitions at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Terminal 1. Three are the work of solo artists; one is a one group exhibition.  Here’s a preview: “Floragalora” by Pat Warner, and “Rhizomatic Variations”, by Marianne Sadowski, are in Terminal 1 near Gate 9. Warner’s inspiration for this installation is the spectacular wildflower →
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