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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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Going places: Travel in the Middle Ages

08/13/25

(Villagers on Their Way to Church from Book of Hours, about 1550, courtesy Getty Museum) If you think traveling can be complicated now, imagine making a journey in the Middle Ages. Going Places: Travel in the Middle Ages, a new exhibition coming to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles this fall, will present →

New JFK T6 to feature art & imagery from top NY museums

08/13/25

The international arrivals corridor in the $4.2 billion Terminal 6, under construction at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), will welcome travelers with art and imagery from four of New York City’s top cultural institutions. The American Museum of Natural History, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum →

Everyone can be a VIP at the airport. If you pay.

08/08/25

[Our story about the premiumization of airports first appeared on NBC News] Pittsburghers are so excited to see the new $1.7 billion airport terminal that Pittsburgh International Airport is opening this fall that 18,000 of them applied for 2,000 test day slots even before the date was set. The lucky volunteers chosen to drive to →

Travel tidbits from United, Alaska, SEA & R2D2

08/06/25

Tech glitch hits United Airlines Wednesday night Big headaches Wednesday night for United Airlines and its passengers due to a major system outage that led to widespread delays and ground stops across the country. The airline said the issue was related to a technology glitch. The issue was resolved late in the evening, but it →

Fresh art for Nashville International Airport (BNA)

08/05/25

Yesterday, we told you about some of the shopping, dining, and live music spots in the Concourse D extension at Nashville International Airport (BNA). The extended concourse leads to what the airport calls a “record node,” which is a rotunda with access to BNA’s first outdoor terrace, offering views of the airport and downtown Nashville. →

Nashville International Airport

Fresh dining & shopping at Nashville Int’l Airport

08/04/25

`The completion of the Concourse D extension at Nashville International Airport (BNA) adds eight new dining, shopping and live music venues to an airport already teeming with great options for passengers and for non-ticketed guests who get a guest pass via the BNA PASSport program. New Heights Cantina & Taqueria (pictured above) offers award-winning local New →