Air Beer? The Things You Can’t Unsee In The Airport
What sorts of things do you take with you when you travel?
Washington Dulles International Airport
So, That’s What 100 Airports Looks Like
I’ll admit it, I’m a bit nutty about travel. Where most people dread getting on an airplane, I’m frequently happy, especially when traveling with my family. Being a self-avowed aviation geek, I keep track of all kinds of kooky stats about my travel. I…
TSA Expands PreCheck So You Can Enroll Directly, And Why That’s a Bad Idea For You
I’ve been a huge fan of PreCheck since it’s inception. I was an early user through my elite status with American Airlines and have enjoyed near complete success using my Global Entry status. Just in case you haven’t been following along, what’s PreCheck? It’s…
American Testing Early Boarding For Those Without Bags That Require Overhead Bin Space
File this under interesting. American is running a test at a handful of airports where passengers traveling in economy who just have a small bag to put under the seat in front of them are allowed to board before the rest of economy passengers….
Starbucks Evenings Opens at Dulles Airport
A couple months ago a “coming soon” sign popped up at my home airport, Washington Dulles. In the B concourse, they would be adding a new Starbucks Evenings location. In true Starbucks fashion, they placed this location directly across from the only Starbucks in…
The Brighter Side Of Dulles Airport
After making my kids pancakes this morning, I settled in to check e-mail. The first e-mail I read this morning was a post on View From the Wing entitled, “Washington Dulles is a Very Bad Airport”. Gary and I agree on most things, and…
A Quick Tip To Speed Up Your Travel At Washington Dulles Airport (IAD)
I’ve called Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) my home base for roughly 15 years now. The last 5 years or so, that’s meant over 100,000 miles a year originating out of IAD. With that many miles, you tend to find every way possible to shave…
StarMegaDO4: Getting Under Way
MegaDO (noun): A once-in-a-lifetime gathering (that happens once a year) of like-minded, slightly nuts travel geeks where they charter an airplane and fly to different destinations around the world. A big plane. You know, like a 757 or 767. To visit airlines, plane manufacturers,…
New (Interesting) Dining Option At Dulles
I saw this sign when I got back to Dulles airport in the B concourse. As a foodie and a student of the restaurant industry as a whole, Starbucks has offered a wealth of case study. Now, they’ve started branching out past coffee, mints,…
TSA Pre-Check Makes a Perfect Landing at Dulles
I crossed my fingers on the way to the airport this morning. Today was the day Dulles airport had announced that TSA Pre-Check would launch. The airport had blown through the first deadline they established to have security open upstairs, so it wasn’t entirely…