Selected press clips
- December, 2011: Business Insider – Airport Amenities by linda saether on Vimeo.
- May 11, 2013: Featured in Bellingham Herald: Seattle author relishes chance to see 150-year-old pickle at Lynden Museum
- March, 2013: NPR interview on All Things Considered: TSA plans to allow small knives on planes
- March, 2013: Included in: Top tweeters for business travelers Bay Area Traveler (BAT)
- 2013 Featured in MSN Connections: The Future Airport is All About Us
- April 29, 2012Â Radio guest on The Travel Show with Arthur and Pauline Frommer, speaking about NAAFA’s brochure offering flying tips to large travelers.
- April 27, 2012: StuckatTheAirport.com profiled by PR Newswire.
- February, 2012: Quoted in Oprah.com: 10 Airport Secrets That Only Insiders Know. My tips are #6 and #7.
- January 26, 2012: Quoted in Washington Post: After minor turbulence, Alaska Airlines suspends prayer cards.
- December 19, 2011: Quoted in New York Times article by Christine Negroni: A Flat Bed, Not on the Plane.
- December 16, 2011: Quoted in Moodie’s, The Foodie Report, page 24.
- November 23, 2010: Guest on The Weather Channel, talking about the TSA and holiday travel.
- July, 2010: A nice review of the Washington Icons book by Beth Whitman, Wanderlust and Lipstick.
- June 13, 2010: Guest on Rudy Maxa’s World radio show, KFWB Los Angeles. Topics: Sleep wardens, Gulf Coast oil spill volunteering.
- April 20, 2010: Interview on Bizymoms.com: Top Bloggers: Airport Guide.
- April 18, 2010: Kudos from The Economist, Gulliver (Business Travel blog): Will new rule on tarmac delays work?
- January 20, 2010: Quoted in Flier’s Guide to New Airport Hassles in Kelli B. Grant’s Smart Money story.
- January 16, 2010: Guest on Rudy Maxa’s World with Christopher Elliot radio program discussing how to be stuck at the airport.
- January 2010:Â Part of Tacoma Cityscape feature on Washington Icons exhibit at Washington State History Museum
- May 3, 2009: Guest on The Travel Show with Arthur Frommer. Topic: Swine Flu travel issues.
- April 25, 2009: Guest on KPAM 860 Travel Show (Portland, Or.) Topic: Seatmates of Size.
- February 2009: Roadlife: 7 Tips for air travel etiquette. Quoted.
- November 27, 2008: WBUR’s Hear and Now public radio program. Offered tips on what to do when you’re stuck at the airport over the holidays.
- November 26, 2008: Top tips from my MSNBC.com Guide to stress-free holiday travel featured on Luxaholics.com.
- November, 26, 2008: Comments featured in St. Petersburg Times article, Tampa airport seeks to become shopping destination by Steve Huettel
- November, 23, 2008: Guest on The Travel Show with Arthur Frommer to discuss my MSNBC.com article Time to Plan Your Inauguration Trip
- September 12, 2008: Smart Money: Airport Amenities That Make Long Waits Bearable. Quoted in article by Kelli Grant.
- April 26, 2008: Guest on the Azumano Travel Show (KPAM 860, Portland, Oregon). Topic: How to find what you’ve lost at the airport.
- April 2008: Condé Nast Portfolio.com In a Seat 2B column titled The Waiting Game, business travel guru Joe Brancatelli writes: “Getting stranded at the airport has spawned its own diva: Harriet Baskas has published a book called Stuck at the Airport; profiled dozens of airports for Expedia.com; writes a monthly airport column for USAToday.com; and recently launched a Stuck at the Airport blog.
- Jan, 2008: AAA Journey Magazine– Puget Sound, Roadside Distractions. My article highlighting more than a dozen unusual places and curiosities throughout the northwest.
- Jan 12, 2008: Azumano Travel Show, KPAM Portland, Oregon. Interview about dealing with the TSA
- Dec 24th, 2007: National Public Radio: Interview on NPR’s Day to Day program about doing last minute holiday shopping at the airport.
- Dec 16, 2007: Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Quoted extensively by Karen Cotton in her article Stuck at DIA.
- Sept 30th, 2007: Los Angeles Times – nice plug for my airport guides in Peter Pae’s article “Flight delayed again – that feels good.”
- June 30th, 2007: Weekend America host Bill Radke gets tips from travel writer Harriet Baskas about airport preparation.
- Terry Richard, OregonLive.com
Think you know Oregon? You might need to reconsider when you pick up a copy of Harriet Baskas’ “Oregon Curiosities.” Her book is chock-full of everything that is weird and wacky in a state that, after all, has a beaver as its namesake. More…