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World’s First Airport Winery
You may have a had beer at an airport brew pub in Boston at the Cisco Brewery or at O’Hare’s Goose Island Brewing Company but have you ever had a glass of wine produced at the airport? Chances are the answer is no. If you get a chance to travel to Cape Town International, which…
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Flight Review: Qatar Airways 1366 on the 787 Dreamliner
Background/Ticketing for Qatar Airways Flight 1366 (Full Disclosure this flight was taking by my girlfriend Suzanne. What follows is her thoughts as dictated to me.) The trip was part of a two leg return flight from Cape Town International to Johannesburg to Hamad International Airport in Doha to Washington Dulles. Hopefully we can feature all four…
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Bluetooth Enters Airport Space
If you have a smartphone chances are you have used Bluetooth technology. Bluetooth by definition is a standard for the short-range wireless interconnection of cellular phones, computers, and other electronic devices. Bluetooth can be used to link you smartphones to a compatible device such as a portable speaker or your car to make calls. There are…
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Airport Restaurant Month
Airport Restaurant Month is Here As many of you know, it’s restaurant week across our nation’s restaurants, at various points throughout October. Different cities coordinate different weeks, but many kick-off this week – Oct 6 through 10. But, airports across North America (US and Canada) are honoring restaurant week across the entire month of October, essentially…
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Austin Airport is Awesome
tripchi is proud to announce that Austin Airport (AUS) will be included in our Beta launch, accompanying other fine airports like Washington-Dulles, Dubai, and Charlotte. Austin Bergstrom is a small airport in comparison with the others in this group, but that doesn’t make it worse – in fact, being smaller gives an airport the challenge to…
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A New Southwest Airlines
As many of you may have noticed Southwest Airlines has debuted their new livery colors in an effort to launch a re-branding. Southwest which was established in 1971 has risen from a lowly inter Texas carrier to a domestic giant serving 93 destinations in 40 states. The airline operates more than 3,600 flights a day, transporting…
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tripchi airport app newsletter
tripchi Airport App, What’s the Haps, & Recaps Sep 2014, End of Summer Edition With August in the rear-view mirror, it’s high-time we send out our monthly newsletter! We were busy in August prepping our airport app for delivery straight to your pocket. Without further ado, here’s the mobile website version. If you take a peek on…
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The Future of Aircraft WiFi with Alex from Altitude Connect
This week tripchi is excited to speak with our friend Alex at Altitude Connect. Altitude Connect specializes in the use of leading technologies, insightful innovations, meaningful products and inspired services that empower people to be entertained and productive in-flight. They are all about promoting in-flight connectivity and all the fun ways to share it. Alex is…
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Washington Dulles Airport – the New and Improved Washington Airport
Dulles Airport is not what it used to be – and that’s a good thing. It’s amazing how, with the passing of time and the Airports 2.0 transformation that is sweeping the aviation industry, a terrible airport can become a great one. That has certainly been the case for Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), affectionately known…
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The Ghost Airport of Spain
One hundred and forty miles south of Madrid on a wind-swept desert plain just outside the city of Ciudad Real lies a ghost airport. The terminal buildings are empty as sand slithers through the hallways reminiscent of a abandoned old west mining town. Signs depict an airport “under construction”, but the reality is much more grim. Construction…