In a move many have said was long overdue, UNESCO named its first Wi-Fi hotspot as a World Heritage Site.
The honor goes to the Terminal 3 Food Court at San Francisco International Airport, which began offering wireless service in 2003, and a breakfast burrito/Wi-Fi combo special in 2004.
“Even in those long-ago days, there were other, earlier, Wi-Fi adapters, but the San Francisco Airport Food Court, because of its California location, is considered to be the most at risk from physical and fiscal hazards,” said UNESCO spokesperson and travel humor writer Bob Payne.
“Besides, our field researchers have found that the food court burrito is really something to Tweet home about,” Payne said.
The addition of the Terminal 3 Food Court to UNESCO’s list of 962 sites of physical or cultural significance around the world is an acknowledgement by the U.N. organization that the sites, in the words of some critics, consisted of “too many piles of old rocks.”
In light of that criticism, current candidates for the list, Payne said, include the original Starbucks, the set for Downton Abbby, and Donald Trump’s hairpiece.
Travel humor writer Bob Payne recently finished evaluating 1,786 Wi-Fi Hotspot locations for UNESCO.
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