House of Mouse

The Surprising Ways Disney Built Houston

Mickey Mouse’s glove prints are throughout Houston, but you have to search to find them.

05/11/2026 By Jef Rouner

NEW RESTAURANTS

Olympian Simone Biles Brings a Taste of Gold to Houston Airport

Plus, a new seafood restaurant and the fourth Japanese restaurant coming soon from Comma Hospitality.

04/08/2026 By Brittany Britto Garley and Sofia Gonzalez

Oh, the Places You’ll Go

Your Guide to the Hundreds of Nonstop Flights from Houston Airports

Direct flight or bust. Here’s where you can go from George Bush and Hobby airports.

01/14/2026 Edited by Emma Balter

Fuel up

The Best Restaurants Inside Houston’s IAH and Hobby Airports

Houston prides itself on its locally owned restaurants, and that even carries over to the dining options in its airports.

11/10/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Houston In Color

Queen B Gold, Be Someone Blue, and Queso Yellow: Welcome to Houston's IAH

James Glassman’s H-Tones turns everything from Ninfarita Yellow to Menil Gray into swatches that greet travelers from around the world.

09/12/2025 By Brittany Britto Garley

Travel Woes

Will George Bush Airport’s Construction Chaos Ever End?

Traveling on a plane is already dreadful, but we have some good news for you.

01/10/2025 By Sofia Gonzalez

Fly High

Houston Has the Best Airport Arts Program in the World. Here’s Why.

Both Hobby and Bush have won top global awards for how they bring the arts to travelers with the Artist in Residency program.

11/08/2024 By Meredith Nudo

Travel Hiccup?

IAH Exit, Shmexit: Southwest Airlines Goes Big on Hobby Airport

Despite many recent setbacks, the carrier hopes to turn things around with a big expansion at Houston’s smaller airport.

05/24/2024 By Sofia Gonzalez

Jet-Setting

Where Houstonians Travel the Most Internationally

These 10 destinations have locals booking the most flights year-round.

03/05/2024 By Emma Balter

Bayougraphy

Meet the Woman Changing How We Look at Air Travel

The Houston airport veteran has helped passengers reimagine how they fly.

04/19/2022 By Shelby Stewart

Wanna Get Away?

New Nonstop Destinations from Houston

These are the latest nonstops from your favorite carriers and some new-to-Houston airlines, too.

07/29/2021 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Post Covid Travel Guide

Learn to Fly (Again) in a Post-Coronavirus World

Returning to the airport in the middle of a pandemic puts a lot of questions up in the air. Here’s what you need to brush up on before venturing back—from terminal to tarmac.

07/26/2021 By Laura Furr Mericas

Travel news

Southwest Airlines Returns to George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Plus, book a $50 flight through May 3.

04/13/2021 By Raven Wuebker

TSA is MIA

The Terminal B Checkpoint at IAH Is Currently Closed Thanks to the Government Shutdown

Plan to arrive an hour earlier than normal.

01/15/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

These Are the Busiest Airports During Thanksgiving

Heading to Atlanta? Bless your little heart.

11/06/2018 By Gwendolyn Knapp

IAH Art

This Airport Painting Shows the World Who Houston Is

The painting, part of a public art exhibition titled Always Strong, is now on display in Terminal A.

05/04/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Friendly Skies?

United Airlines Food Workers Protest at IAH

The food service employees are fighting for a higher minimum wage.

04/19/2018 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Woof

The Right and the Left Are Both up in Arms over the Puppy That Died on a United Flight

Finally, something we can agree on?

03/16/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Very Bad Things

Another United Flight Out of Houston Just Killed a Dog

A passenger's puppy died after she was ordered to stow it in an overhead bin.

03/14/2018 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Who Knew?

IAH Is Reportedly More Prone to Flight Cancellations Than Other Airports

George Bush Intercontinental canceled 3,529 flights last year, but there's a reason.

03/02/2018 By Gwendolyn Knapp