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20 airports you can visit without a plane ticket

01/05/26

Airport guest pass programs allow non-ticketed guests to go through the security checkpoint and access the secure side of a terminal to dine, shop, see the art and spend more time with family and friends. Currently, about 20 airports offer this service. And each airport has its own set of rules for how many guests →

Harriet Baskas

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Travel tidbits from airports near you

11/05/25

A giant taco made from balloons is a wonderful object to encounter anywhere. Let alone an airport. Thank you, San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) for ‘hosting’ the taco and comedian/actor Patton Oswalt for adoring it. Airports – and a cheese company – helping unpaid federal workers A production hiccup at Oregon’s beloved Tillamook cheese factory turned →

Nibble your way through ATL Airport

11/03/25

For the first time since 2019, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is bringing back the tasty culinary celebration known as the Taste of Hartsfield-Jackson. The event takes place on November 5, pre-security, in the Domestic Terminal atrium from 11 am until 4 pm and is open to travelers and airport features. Highlights of the event →

Hotels adopting airline-style pricing

11/02/25

Our story about hotels adopting airline-style unbundled pricing first appeared on NBC News Travelers booking hotel reservations online may soon notice that the process increasingly mirrors what it’s like to buy airline tickets. Want early check-in or late check-out? More space, a higher floor or a garden view? Pool access or a “hydration station” (aka →

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Fly safe on Halloween

10/30/25

Yesterday’s list of airports celebrating Halloween with in-terminals parties, decorations and more was just too short. Here are few more. →

TSA donation policy + Airports & Halloween

10/29/25

Many airports, airlines and community groups have been helping out federal workers working without pay at airports by setting up food pantries and making gift cards, diapers and other basic necessitites available. Members of the public are helping out too. And, if you’re so inclined, TSA has shared this information about the proper way to →

Cambodia’s new, very lovely, very eco airport

10/28/25

Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, is celebrating the recent opening of Techo International Airport (KTI). The $2 billion airport has three runways and replaces the old Phnom Penh International Airport, which was nearly 70 years old and sported only one runway. Located about a dozen miles from the city center, the state-of-the-art terminal is designed by →