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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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Alaska Airlines’ big, bold Boeing plane order

Planes to fly, places to go & cool things to see

Holiday videos from Icelandair and Austrian Airlines

Despite headwinds, global airlines expect a profitable 2026

Updated airline policies for change/fee waivers due to flight reduction mandate

Shutdown fallout: FAA will reduce air traffic by 10%. Starting Friday

Wee Delft Blue house marks KLM’s 106 birthday

Travel tidbits from airlines, airports & the U.S. governnment shutdown

News from Air Canada + Korean Air + More

How much does it cost to go to the zoo, the museum or aquarium? It can depend.

06/14/25

Airline-style dynamic pricing has landed at zoos, museums, aquariums and other attractions. So it can be difficult to tell what the ticket price will be on the day you want to pop by. My latest story for NBC News Online looks at some of the pros and cons of static, variable, plan-ahead and dynamic pricing →

We’re on a Cunard ship. (But just for a visit)

06/13/25

Cruise season in Seattle is well underway with most of the 298 scheduled sailings offered by almost 10 different cruise lines heading north to Alaska. The newest additon: the Cunard Line’s newly refreshed Queen Elizabeth, which is spending its first home port season in Seattle. The vessel set sail on Thursday for the first of eleven 7- →

Mishandled bag rate drops, thanks to technology

06/12/25

Most travelers likely say a prayer to their version of the God of Lost Baggage when sending a checked bag off on the airport conveyor belt. Not all their prayers are answered. However, the odds of having a checked bag arrive at your destination airport when you do are improving slightly. Global air passenger numbers →

Airport pizza robots + more travel tidbits

06/11/25

Pizza-making robot at John Glenn Int’l Airport You can get pizza at plenty of airports. But it’s rare to find a robot making your pizza pie. Donatos Pizza debuted a new ‘autonomous kitchen’ in Ohio’s John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) where a robot is on duty 24-hours a day preparing made-to-order pizzas. Located pre-security, →

Visit Salt Lake City Int’l Airport without a plane ticket

06/08/25

Thanks so $5.1 billion worth of renovations, “The New SLC,” as Salt Lake City Internatonal Airport bills itself, is a pretty impressive place. In addition to new large-scale public art installations, the return of a massive terrazzo World Map, a dinosaur and a cool and convenient underground tunnel connecting Concourses A and B, the airport →

Salt Lake City International Airport

Swank new ways to fly + cool new places to fly to

06/05/25

This week there was news about new planes with upgraded interiors and a bevy of “let’s go!” new routes. Earlier this week we shared photos and notes about the new seasonal Edelweiss Air flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Zurich. Alaska Airlines also announced that flights between Seattle and Rome will begin in May →