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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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Airport amenity of the week

09/12/25

The Stuck at the Airport team spent a long day touring San Diego International Airport’s lovely new Terminal 1 facility, which is scheduled to begin hosting flights on September 22, 2025. We’ll be back with more images and information, but because it’s Friday, we’re declaring one of the SAN’s new restroom features Airport Amenity of →

Makeover at Kimpton Hotel Monaco Seattle

09/10/25

Some years ago, we were led into our room at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco Seattle with the aviso that “it may look like a parrot has exploded in there.” Indeed, the rooms and the public spaces at this downtown boutique hotel within walking distance of many attractions were known for decor described as “whimsical,” “eclectic,” →

Three travel tidbits

09/10/25

Miami International Airport’s MIA Galleries and the Deering Estate’s Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program have joined forces to host The Deering Estate AT MIA: AIR Archive at the airport. This is a screening of four short films highlighting past and present Deering Estate AIRs John William Bailly, Andrés Cabrera-García, Giannina Dwin, and Tony Fernandez. The films, produced by →

BBQ championship winners move into Kansas City Int’l Airport

09/09/25

Kansas City is all about its barbecue. There are more than 100 barbecue restaurants, a BBQ passport, BBQ bus tours and a Museum of BBQ. And barbecue is readily available at multiple restaurants in Kansas City International Airport (MCI), which opened a snazzy new terminal in 2023. One of the places is the airport’s 8,000-square-foot →

Sinister stories: Dark Fairy Tales from Around the World

09/07/25

Way back in 2019, we were delighted to spend an engaging afternoon in London’s Bethnal Green neighborhood visiting the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art and Unnatural History. Upstairs is an absinthe bar. Downstairs, a basement that promises “the bizarre and the beautiful, including unicorns, mermaids, two-headed lambs, magical soaps, and even skeleton fairies.” →

Places we’d go. Things we don’t want to miss.

09/05/25

Las Vegas wants you Visitor numbers to Las Vegas have been declining. And the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is rolling out a national “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” campaign to lure visitors back. In addition to the 60-second TV ad (below) that was launched during Thursday’s NFL season opener between the Dallas Cowboys →