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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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After 16 years, SAS resumes flights between Seattle & Copenhagen

05/26/25

(Photo courtesy Port of Seattle) SAS returns to SEA It’s always good news when an airline adds a new route and an airport picks up a new or returning customer. But the relaunch of SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) flights on May 21, 2025 between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and SAS’s main hub at Denmark’s Copenhagen Airport →

Are you driving instead of flying this summer?

05/26/25

Domestic airfares are down. But so are gas prices. While we wait for the delivery of the flying car we were promised decades ago, we press ahead with summer travel plans by searching for great airfare deals and by tuning up the car. We’re far from alone, as we reported for this NBC News online →

All six Wienermobiles will race in the Wienie 500

05/22/25

The Indianapolis 500 takes place this Sunday and it is a spectacle to behold. But this year, ahead of the big race, the “Wienie 500” will take place, pitting Oscar Meyer’s entire fleet of Wienermobiles against each other at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 23 at 2 p.m. ET. This is the →

Fire up the flying car & go see this hovercraft exhibit

05/22/25

The promise of flying cars for everyone hasn’t quite materialized, but the Washington State History Museum‘s newest exhibition reminds us that a unique hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV) was invented by amateur engineer and Washington resident, Walter A. Crowley, in 1958. Back then, the AeroGo company’s futuristic vehicle was called the Terra Skipper. It had a →

Indy 500 bound? Here’s a 50K hotel package.

05/18/25

During our most recent visit to Indianapolis, IN, we loved our stay at the Bottleworks Hotel, which occupies an Art Deco building that once housed the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottling plant. For some reason, we were upgraded to a swanky suite which included a billiards table and a bonus loo we didn’t even notice until →

New reasons to visit the National Air & Space Museum

05/16/25

The Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C. has been undergoing a major renovation since 2018, with a completion date set for July 1, 2026, the museum’s 50th anniversary. In the meantime, fresh new galleries and exhibitions are opening in phases. Five new exhibitions, the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater and the museum’s redesigned →