Living and traveling out of the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts is a pleasure. That’s because we can usually fly from Hartford/Springfield’s Bradley International Airport. Today the Associated Press reports that this relatively small airport is making a big pitch to capture more business in the wealthy enclave of Fairfield county, Connecticut. “On July 1, Northwest […]
In Phoenix, planners are developing ideas to build a ‘people mover’ train instead of finishing a state highway expansion. The concept makes sense: eliminate the traffic that comes with pick-ups and drop-offs by moving the airport parking farther away from the terminals and providing free trains to take just the people into the terminals. One […]
Chip Ainsworth writes a sports column for the Recorder in Greenfield, MA. He still manages to avoid the high price of parking at the now-very cool Fenway Park. “Parking without paying at a Red Sox game is always an adventure. In the ’70s, my favorite spot was along a narrow dirt road wedged between several […]
In Santa Fe, NM, things are looking up as the airport there gears up to expand to accept regional jets. In the past travelers had to fly to Albuquerque and drive an hour, according to Jim Montman, the airport director there. The capital city of New Mexico is in the market for expanded commercial airline […]
Just outside of Philadephia, a suburban airport is booming with corporate jets. Many businesses are realizing that this way of traveling has its advantages. The Philadelphia Inquirer had this story. “By chartering a jet, Roger Moog, aviation planner said, companies are choosing productivity over frequent flight delays and long security lines. “It’s all based on […]
One of the best things about being a travel editor is that I get to experience airports and airport parking around the world. This morning I checked into the airport in Copenhagen. One of the nicest things here are the hardwood floors throughout the terminal. Having this dark wood instead of the typical linoleum makes […]
Face scanning technology “has been touted by manufacturers as the perfect device for recognizing terrorists in airports,” read a report on Wired.com a few weeks ago. In theory, the systems use surveillance cameras to scan crowds for bad guys and sound an alarm when a match is made between a live person and the system’s […]
Arthur Frommer is a legend in the travel world. Diminutive, shy, brash and evasive, I’ve seen him whizzing past our tradeshow booth at the Adventure Expo a few years in a row. He’s just got too many people to see, things to write about, and in May he wrote about a website published by a […]
