Airports

When you get to the TSA security checkpoint at the airport, you typically show your I.D. and boarding pass to the TSA officer, who makes sure everything looks legit. You…

The 52nd New York City Marathon is this Sunday. Running every year since 1970 (except for 2012, due to Superstorm Sandy, and 2020, due to the pandemic), it’s the last…

Remember the good old days, when we didn’t have to worry about going through the TSA security checkpoints? We’d just check in, go through a metal detector, and then go…

Getting off of an international flight has its own set of unique rules that are different for every country. When entering the United States, for example, there are signs that…

When you fly a lot, you’ll see the same things in most airports. Shopping and dining opportunities. Lounges. A massage place or Minute Suites. Someone trying to sign you up…

When you get onto a plane, you know what happens to you and the stuff you’re carrying…your personal-sized bag goes under the seat in front of you, your carry-on bag…

If you (A) travel with any sort of regularity and (B) value your time, chances are good you have TSA PreCheck. The program began in December, 2013 (holy crap, it’s…

It’s such a scourge that it even has a nickname that suggests an actual scourge: “Gate Lice.” You know what I mean. You might even have partaken (Or partook. Or…

The U.S. has lost a lot long-lived brands in the past few years. Bed Bath & Beyond. Borders book shops. Luby’s. Sports Authority. Compaq. A&P Supermarket. Lord & Taylor. But…

CLEAR is in 50-something airports in the U.S. Whether or not it’s a huge time saver really depends on who you ask, and what kind of experience they’ve had. If…