My “At the Airport” column on USA TODAY this month is an update on what’s happening with ride-hailing services at airports. Here’s the story: After detours and disputes, many major airports are successfully hammering out deals with ride-hailing services such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar. That means more and, often, less expensive ground transportation options […]
If you’re driving west and your route takes you through South Dakota on I-90, a stop at Wall Drug is a must. For the free ice water, of course: But also for the jackalope: And the 5-cent coffee:
For a week of adventure in South Dakota – including visit to Mount Rushmore, Wall Drug and Deadwood – my trip begins at Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP). In a gift shop stocked with lots of great regional items, I spotted these two gems: The airport welcomes passengers with some great vintage photos (more on […]
You can certainly spend you airport dwell time sitting in one place, eating junk food and being stressed out. But, as I detail in a story for the new Basil Health newsletter, you have better options. According to the 2014 Airport Food Review from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 75 percent of airport restaurants […]
People fly first class, so why not pampered pets? That’s the idea behind the specially designed travel compartments designed for small dogs and cats on select transcontinental American Airlines flights popular with business travelers and entertainment industry VIPs. The pet cabins—two per plane—are at the front of the first-class section of the 17 Airbus 321 […]
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 […]
My “At the Airport” column on USA TODAY this month is an update on what’s happening with ride-hailing services at airports. Here’s the story: After detours and disputes, many major airports are successfully hammering out deals with ride-hailing services such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar. That means more and, often, less expensive ground transportation options […]
If you’re driving west and your route takes you through South Dakota on I-90, a stop at Wall Drug is a must. For the free ice water, of course: But also for the jackalope: And the 5-cent coffee:
For a week of adventure in South Dakota – including visit to Mount Rushmore, Wall Drug and Deadwood – my trip begins at Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP). In a gift shop stocked with lots of great regional items, I spotted these two gems: The airport welcomes passengers with some great vintage photos (more on […]
You can certainly spend you airport dwell time sitting in one place, eating junk food and being stressed out. But, as I detail in a story for the new Basil Health newsletter, you have better options. According to the 2014 Airport Food Review from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 75 percent of airport restaurants […]
People fly first class, so why not pampered pets? That’s the idea behind the specially designed travel compartments designed for small dogs and cats on select transcontinental American Airlines flights popular with business travelers and entertainment industry VIPs. The pet cabins—two per plane—are at the front of the first-class section of the 17 Airbus 321 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]