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It’s cold outside. Another Winter storm is coming. You’ll probably be confined to the house for a day or two. What to eat? Here’s a favorite that is ridiculously easy with only three ingredients, but it takes a while. The ingredients you need are: 1 lb bag of dried pinto beans 1 lb diced ham...

Back in 2013, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) started a program for travelers known as PreCheck. The goal of the program was to make the security process easier for frequent US travelers, and after using it myself for 4+ years I can confidently say it’s a must-have item...

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) claimed the number one spot for busiest airport in the world in 2020 with over 43.7 million passengers. CAN saw 73 million travelers in 2019, so these numbers are still down significantly. How far do you think CAN will drop in the rankings in 2021...

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) was previously the busiest airport in the world, seeing over 110 million passengers in 2019. COVID caused these numbers to drop 61% in 2020, with only 42.9 million travelers going through the airport. Still, this was enough for ATL to claim...

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) saw 40.7 million passengers in 2020. Although it saw 27.1% fewer travelers in 2020 vs 2019, CTU was still the 3rd busiest airport in the world.

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) was the United States’ second busiest airport with 39.3 million passengers in 2020. DFW moved up from 10th busiest in 2019 to 4th busiest in 2020.

Shenzhen is one of China’s largest cities and an international technology hub, so it’s no surprise that the airport saw 37.9 million passengers in 2020. Schenzhen Bao’an International Airport (SZX) jumped from 26th busiest in 2019 to 5th busiest in 2020.

Another airport most people have probably never heard of, Chongqing Jiangbei International Aiport (CKG) saw 34.9 million passengers in 2020. CKG jumped from 48th busiest in 2019 to 6th busiest in 2020 thanks to more steady traffic than most hubs around the world during COVID.

Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has historically been one of the top five busiest airports in the world, ranking number 2 in 2019. COVID took a massive toll on PEK’s traffic, which was likely due to the lack of business travel. This caused the number of passengers to drop 65% in 2020...

COVID must not have kept people from wanting to ski and hike, because Denver saw 33.7 million passengers in 2020. The airport was undergoing extensive renovations too, making it even more impressive that they were able to claim the number 8 spot.

Kunming’s airport saw 32.9+ million travelers in 2020, making it the ninth busiest airport in the world. This was a big jump from 2019 where it was only the 37th busiest, even though there was a 30%+ decrease in passengers. Pretty impressive for a city that many people have likely never heard of!

With over 31.1 million travelers in 2020, Shanghai’s airport comes in at number ten on our list. The number of passengers was actually down 30%+ after seeing more than 45 million passengers travelling through in 2019.

People around the world have started to travel again after COVID slowed things down significantly in 2020. As an avid traveler myself, I thought it would be interesting to round up the ten busiest airports in the world. Some of them were obvious (looking at you, Atlanta!), but I was really...

In 1930, the Indiana Bell Building was rotated a full 90 degrees in order to allow for construction of a second building. Even more impressive? The building was rotated without disturbing the people working inside, allowing normal business to continue throughout the course of the rotation. The...