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Germs on a plane? More than you think.

09/11/15

Germs on a plane. They’re far likelier to get under your skin than snakes, screaming babies or smelly seatmates. And they’re most common on tray tables – a surface that is touched frequently during a typical flight, a new study found. Travelmath.com recently sent swab-carrying microbiologists to five airports and onto four airplanes and then →

Fly on 9/11?

09/07/15

I had a plane ticket to buy and my choices were Friday, 9/11 or Saturday 9/12. “Don’t fly on 9/11,” a friend said, “Makes me nervous.” Not everyone feels that way: @hbaskas I flew into JFK on 9/11 two years ago. Seeing ground zero lights from plane as approaching airport was an experience i won’t →

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Surprise upgrades at Denver International Airport

09/02/15

Denver International Airport is celebrating its 20th year with all manner of events and festivities. Right now, it’s 20 days of “upgrades” for passengers, starting with one of my favorite foods: coffee Airport officials says it just gets better from here, so if you’re traveling through Denver International Airport in the next few weeks, keep →

Swap a PDX memory for a PDX carpet mat

09/01/15

Want your very own piece of the world-famous PDX carpet? Here’s one way to get: Portland International Airport is turning 75 and is asking people to share their favorite PDX memories in a written note, video, photo, audio recording or email at PDXmoments. Each week through Nov. 29, the airport will pick one of the →

Museum Monday: Cancun’s underwater museum

08/31/15

It’s been far too long since I visited Cancun and the Cancun International Airport , but the news about a fresh set of sculptures being submerged at Cancun’s Underwater Museum of Art (MUSA) puts the area back on top of my “go soon” list. Since 2010, some 500 sculptures have been submerged in the bottom →

Fresh airport art exhibits

08/20/15

Stuck at the airport? Lucky you! In these and many other airports, you’ll get to see some great art. Lambert-St. Louis International Airport has a new art exhibit featuring wind instruments from the Sheldon Art Galleries through December 13, 2015 in the Lambert Gallery. On view: beautiful and exotic wind instruments from Africa, Asia, Europe, →

Take my bag, please! Delta’s Early Valet program

08/16/15

Perhaps you remember a bit of news a while back that about Delta Air Lines’ test program of pre-loading some carry-on bags for passengers before flights. The airline said the complimentary service was designed to speed up the boarding process, while some said the early gate valet program might just be testing a new optional →

Boarding a plane? JetBlue shows you how.

07/16/15

How should you board an airplane? JetBlue’s latest (funny) etiquette video shows you how. →

Selfies at airports that OK smoking

07/14/15

If you start noticing people standing outside airport smoking rooms taking thumbs-down selfies, here’s why: Inspired by the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, who posted a selfie of himself on Facebook giving thumbs down to a smoking room at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport airport, the non-profit Americans for NonSmokers’ Rights is starting a selfie →

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Souvenir Sunday: Fantastic Cities coloring book

07/12/15

Here’s an activity book perfect for those lazy, hazy days of summer or those crazy days when you just need to take a break, focus on simple, creative tasks and chill out. Fantastic Cities: A Coloring Book of Amazing Places Real and Imagined – out in a few weeks from Chronicle Books – is a →

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