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“The Phoenix” at PHX Airport & What We Learned About Lost Amenities

“The Phoenix” at PHX Airport & What We Learned About Lost Amenities

11/15/21
Few airport rental car centers are places you want to hang out in for longer than you have to. But the rental car center at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is an exception. The big, bright, open lobby has a cafe in the center with comfortable chairs and there’s artwork from the collection of the […]
Stuck at the Airport: Travel Tidbits

Stuck at the Airport: Travel Tidbits

10/25/21
Clyde Pangborn’s Uneaten Sandwich An old, stale sandwich locked away in a Washington state museum is drawing fresh attention to an aviation daredevil and the 90th anniversary of a record-setting flight. The sandwich is said to have traveled with Clyde “Upside-Down” Pangborn. But when? It could have been in 1926, when he was wowing spectators […]
Travel Tidbits from an airport near you

Travel Tidbits from an airport near you

09/15/21
Newest Minute Suites opens at DTW Airport Minute Suites -which rents short-stay napping and workspaces in airports around the country – has opened a new location in Detroit Metropolitan Airport in the McNamara Terminal. This new location features five suites and has an on-site bathroom with a shower. This brings the number of airports with Minute […]
Travel Tidbits heading into the weekend

Travel Tidbits heading into the weekend

04/29/21
The Kentucky Derby will take place on schedule this year on Saturday, May 1 and Louisville Muhammad International Airport (SDF) is decked out and ready to welcome Derby guests with lots of fresh roses. PHX has COVID-19 shots Airports everywhere are continuing their “keep clean things clean” campaigns. Touchless tech helps, and we see Pittsburgh […]
See Style in the Aisle at PHX Airport

See Style in the Aisle at PHX Airport

02/21/21
Style in the Aisle: Mid-Century Airline Identity The newest exhibition at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) highlights the “Golden Age” of air travel. From the exhibit notes: “From hot pants and go-go boots to disposable paper dresses, the 1960s and 1970s were known for breaking fashion norms and traditions – even in the airline […]
Seasonal news from PIT, LAX, BWI, MKE, PHX & SAN airports

Seasonal news from PIT, LAX, BWI, MKE, PHX & SAN airports

12/01/20
Whether or not you’re flying during the holidays, it pays to keep up to date with what airports are doing to serve passengers during what is sure to be another unusual season. Here are some tidbits we’ve already spotted this week. PIT has its holiday tree up Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) won’t be having its […]
Ready for Halloween? Airports seem to be.

Ready for Halloween? Airports seem to be.

10/29/20
We’ve been keeping an eye on how airports are gearing up to celebrate Halloween this year. Pumpkin Palooza In Chicago, O’Hare International and Midway Airports are hosting pumpkin carving contests. Cute Canine Costumes Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) shared a photo of one of its its therapy dogs, Buddy Holly, in a Halloween costume. […]

Airports in Phoenix, Dallas & Indianapolis at top of J.D. Power list

09/24/20
Airline passenger numbers are way down. Many airports still feeling sort of empty, with many shops and restaurants closed or operating on reduced schedules. And buying a plane ticket right now comes with a lot of “what ifs” and few perks. So, it is an interesting time to a look at the findings of J.D. […]
Travel Tidbits – Out of the Inbox edition

Travel Tidbits – Out of the Inbox edition

07/26/20
Enter these sweepstakes Baseball is back. (Sort of). And Alaska Airlines has a fun promo running with the Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants. Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants fans – or anyone – can enter to win one million miles as part of Alaska’s Million-Mile Home Run Sweepstakes. Register with your Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan number, […]
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