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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

2026 schedule: free entry days at National Parks

01/03/26

If your 2026 travel plans include one or more visits to National Parks, be sure to consult the National Park Service website before hitting the road. That way, you may be able to take advantage of the reshuffled schedule of free admission days as well as some of the special park programming planned for the →

At TPA Airport, planes gotta fly, fish gotta swim

01/01/26

Two 2,000-gallon aquatic exhibits are now back on view in the Red and Blue Baggage Claim areas at Tampa International Airport (TPA). The exhibits, created and maintained by the Florida Aquarium, were first installed at the airport back in 1998 to offer a colorful and calming welcome for travelers arriving in Tampa. The fish were →

TSA’s downloadable 2026 Canine Calendar

12/31/25

If you love dogs and need a 2026 calendar, you’re in luck. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has just released a downloadable 2026 TSA Canine Calendar featuring 13 of the more than 1,000 explosives detection canines that work at U.S. airports. They are a good looking and hard working bunch. The 2026 TSA Canine Calendar line-up →

Happy New Year!

12/30/25

Here’s to smooth, safe and fun travels in 2026! →

Happy New Year

2025 highlight: Pittsburgh International Airport’s new terminal

12/30/25

Pittsburgh International Airport‘s (PIT) new $1.7 billion, 811,000 square-foot landside terminal opened in mid-November, just in time for the busy holiday travel season. The project is designed by the architectural firms Gensler and HDR, in association with luis vidal + architects and also includes upgrades to the airside facilities. We visited a few months before and then at →

A place to go, a plane to fly + airport art to see

12/28/25

Inbox zero isn’t in the cards for us this year. But in an effort to make some headway, here are some travel tidbits we’ve been holding onto from the past few weeks. Philadelphia’s 52 weeks of firsts (Woodcut by Charles R. Gardner, copyright 1931, The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company) 52 Weeks of Firsts is →