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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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News from 1 airline, 1 airport + a hotel lobby

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

The Mob Museum lands at LAS airport

01/14/26

Las Vegas, Nevada grew into a gambling mecca thanks in no small part to organized crime. You can learn all about the city’s mob history at the downtown Las Vegas Mob Museum, also known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. Located in the city’s former U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, the Mob →

News from 1 airline, 1 airport + a hotel lobby

01/13/26

Delta Air Lines makes a big order for Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners Last week the big airline news was all about Alaska Airlines’ big Boeing plane order. This week Delta Air Lines jumps in with it own big news. The carrier will add the Boeing Dreamliner to its longhaul fleet with an order of 30 new →

Airport tidbits + a hot museum

01/12/26

OKC Airport fun facts We love the souvenir “Tornado Seeds” (candy) we picked up at Will Rogers International Airport (OKC). And the huge terrazzo floor installation by Matt Goad celebrating Oklahoma’s history and culture. But there are some other fun facts the OKC officials want you know. There’s a free plan spotting area at OKC, →

Three museums on our 2026 “go” list

01/11/26

We’re still in travel planning mode for 2026 and, as always, we’re putting a lot of museums on list. Here are few we’d love to visit. Olympic Museum The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 will take place from February 6 to 22, 2026 in a variety of Northern Italian cities, including Milan (Milano) and →

Fresh updates to celebrate at BWI Airport

01/10/26

We love Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) because it is home to this giant, 500-pound Maryland Blue Crab, made by Jackie Leatherbury Douglass and John Frederick Douglass. And because the airport has a pre-security indoor observation gallery with a wide variety of exhibits and viewing spots out to airfied activity. Now there’s more to →

Baltimore Washington International Airport

Bobblehead Museum celebrates SNL icons

01/08/26

If we’re not in an airport, it’s a good bet we’re in a museum. And this week, on National Bobblehead Day (January 7th – there’s a holiday for everything) it would have been fun to be at the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee, WI, which opened in 2019. The museum, which →