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Flying with Frontier to SFO
I was flying with Frontier a few weeks ago on a weekend getaway to SFO. I came in late Thursday night on a flight that I almost didn’t make based on a Low-Cost Carrier (Frontier) process nightmare.
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Spring travel is in the air
Spring travel is in the air – Mar 2016 – the tripchi airport app newsletter Are you ready for Spring? Even though T.S. Eliot says that April is the cruelest month, it doesn’t have to be. With oil prices still low and plenty of cheap fares still out there, you can make the most of the…
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Orlando Airport Review
Today Melinda shares with us her recent experience at Orlando Airport. A few months back, Melinda wrapped up a blog series on the Calgary International Airport (YYC), United YYC-IAH flight and the Houston Airport, as well as her blog on the United E145 IAH-LFT Express flight. Melinda is a self-described epitome of the reality side of ‘expectation vs reality’…
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O’Hare Cooking Competition Finalists
HMS Host has named the finalists for its annual O’Hare Cooking Competition – taking place at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) on Mar 22. There was a worldwide competition of recipe and cooking demonstration (via recorded video) submissions a few weeks ago, and now the Final Five have been named.
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Long layover? Top 5 airports revealed
A few weeks ago, we started a list of the top 10 best airports for a long layover. We counted down from #10. To remind you, there were: #10 Vancouver (YVR) #9 Hong Kong (HKG) #8 Dubai (DXB) #7 Munich (MUC) #6 San Francisco (SFO) Which brings us to today’s blog, starting with Schiphol, as…
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Airport Cooking Competition at O’Hare
Attention all “inner” chefs – today is your last day to upload your recipe submission for a chance to win a place in the O’Hare Airport cooking competition at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on March 22! The competition is HMS Host’s latest brainchild to further engage the airport public in airport related events and activities that matter…
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Best long layover airports
For this week’s blog, we decided to roll-up the best long layover airports – that is, the airports that you might actually *want* to get stranded at (or at the very least enjoy your delay, cancellation, or early arrival. It’s no great surprise that airports like Changi make the list, but you might be surprised…
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Aviation Valentine’s Day
Did you have an Aviation Valentine’s Day? These airports and airlines did. Here’s a roll-up of airports and airlines that got in the romantic spirit and participated in Valentine’s Day celebrations in 2016.
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Superbowl traveltips
If you’re planning on hitting the airport this weekend for Superbowl 50, read on for Superbowl traveltips, #layovertips, and the usual tripchi #travelhacks. Even though this year’s Superbowl travel will cost double what it cost last year, these tips may help you get to the game on fewer dollars and in one piece.
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Snowpocalypse at the airport
With the recent 2016 blizzard on the Eastern seaboard of the United States, the snowpocalypse is leading to many stranded passengers at the airport, as well as several airports actually shutting down. Just take a look at all the delays, cancellations, and flight impacts using this neat interactive heat map web app produced by Flight…