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Powell’s Books out at PDX Airport

07/27/20

Here’s yet another reason to curse COVID-19. Powell’s Books has permanently closed both the store and the kiosk it operates at Portland International Airport. Book lovers know Portland’s Powell’s Book as the iconic store that has been selling new and used books since 1971. The company’s flagship location, Powell’s City of Books, in downtown Portland →

Books

Travel Tidbits from an airport near you

07/20/20

Wouldn’t it be nice right now to be making your way to an airport and getting ready to visit a new city or an old favorite? That time will come. For now, here are some tidbits from airports around the country. Pay respects to civil rights icon John Lewis at ATL Airport In April 2019, →

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Fresh airport art in Portland, Orlando & San Francisco

07/14/20

We may be staying home but airports are open. And so are their art programs. Here is some of the fresh art on view now at Portland International Airport (PDX), Orlando International Airport (MCO) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) New concourse; new art at Portland International Airport On July 15 Southwest Airlines is moving →

PDX: 5 Things We Love about Portland International Airport

07/14/20

Our “5 Things We Love About…” series celebrating cool features and amenities at airports around the country and the world continues today with a visit to Oregon’s Portland International Airport – PDX. Keep in mind that some of the features we love at PDX may be currently unavailable due to health concerns. We are confident →

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Payback: TSA workers set up food banks, by meals for airport employees

04/13/20

Updating this story as new examples arrive. During the partial shutdown of the federal government in 2019, many TSA employees continued to show up for work despite missing paychecks. To help them out, airport employees, airlines and airport concessionaires around the country joined with social service agencies and the local community to stock pantries with →

Travel Tidbits from Icelandair, PDXairport, Uber and Lyft

05/15/19

Travel tidbits from Icelandair, Portland International Airport, Uber and Lyft. →

Nashville Airport’s carpet

12/27/18

The carpet at Nashville International Airport is having its celebrity moment. →

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You can own artwork honoring the famed PDX carpet

11/28/18

Remember the ‘celebrity’ carpet at Portland International Airport? Portlanders loved the PDX carpet. But it was old and worn and had to be replaced. Now a large scale artwork celebrating that carpet is up for auction. People loved taking pictures of their feet on that carpet. The pattern showed up on caps, cups, neck pillows, →