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Miniature horses at Vancouver Int’l Airport

07/28/25

A real dog and pony show at YVR Airport The folks at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) know travel can be stressful. That’s why this award-winning airport has great art, a public observation area, a giant aquarium and lots of other great amenities. Since 2017, the airport has also had a pet therapy program called the →

Animals

Travel Tidbits from Airports Near You

06/04/24

Here’s a quick roundup of fun posts and new amenities recently spotted at airports. New York’s Albany International Airport (ALB) is getting ready for all the travelers who will be arriving for the Belmont Stakes horse race in Saratoga on June 8. They’ve set up a selfie station with a horse statue just past the →

Holidays

Travel Tidbits from airports here and there

08/23/23

Flight attendant unions mark an anniversary Shuffleboard (!) at United Airlines’ new DEN lounge Sheep at London’s Gatwick Airport Formula 1 car at Schiphol Airport Pancakes for a cause at Vancouver Int’l Airport →

Cool Airport Amenity: Smoothie Vending Machines at YVR Airport

01/19/23

Here’s a great, new airport amenity we hope to see at other airports very soon. In what may be a first for North American airports, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has partnered with the Trendi Smoothies company to host smoothie vending machines at the airport. The 24-hour vending machines offer sippable snacks that are nutritious and →

Food

First Nations Welcome Figure lands at Vancouver Int’l Airport

07/21/22

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is well-known for its impressive art program featuring the work of many First Nations people. Throughout and around the airport, passengers see art that draws on and invokes the themes of land, sea and sky. This week, the Vancouver Airport Authority righted a past cultural wrong in the airport art program →

Celebrating the history of airports

01/30/22

The history department here at StuckatTheAirport.com is a big fan of anything having to do with the history of airports. Airport libraries? We’ve read up that. Moving walkways at airports? We’ve researched that too. And we’re always glad to learn more about airport history over on the AirportHistory.org site. The team there recently posted their →

History

“Smell Your Journey” with YVR’s Eau de Baggage.

12/18/20

We’re not sure how we missed this one, It’s not like we’ve been too busy traveling. But we just love this Eau de Baggage video put out by Vancouver International Airport (YVR) back in February that parodies a perfume commercial and urges travelers to ‘smell your journey.’ Evidently, others loved this too, because it just →

Fun Stuff

Face masks required at more airports in the US & Canada

04/21/20

In trying to keep people safe during the current COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of government entities around the country now require people to wear non-medical masks or face coverings when out in public. In many cities, those rules now apply to airports. Two examples: San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). →

Health

Holiday tips from Vancouver Int’l Airport

12/18/19

Vancouver International Airport is having fun with travel tips this holiday season. First, Scuba Claus stopped by to visit the fish in the airport’s aquarium. Then Vancouver International Airport (YVR) shared travel tips inspired by the classic holiday movie “Home Alone.” Here’s part of the thread. →

Holidays

Stress-busting pups at Vancouver Int’l Airport

08/23/17

The new LASI (Less Airport Stress Initiative) program at Vancouver International Airport brings adorable, stress-busting pups to the terminals. How many times will the dogs - and their handlers - hear "Lassie, Go get help!" →

Animals

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