In February 2020, the Acting Director of the Department of Homeland Security announced that New York residents would no longer be eligible to use Global Entry, or any other Trusted…
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Back in February, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) barred New York residents from federal Trusted Traveler and Global Entry program. At the time, the federal government said a New…
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Weekly Recap
Tales Of Losing Global Entry Status, Is It Worth The Effort To Get Marriott Platinum Status?, Why Being Below 5/24 Isn’t That Great
by joehegby joehegHappy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like,…
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Weekly Recap
Spirit’s New Way To Get More $$$ (Even During A Pandemic), If An Airline Has A Bad Idea Why Do the Rest Copy It?, Complaining Passenger Got What He Deserved
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHello, travel friends and happy Saturday. Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and…
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Weekly Recap
Passport/Global Entry/PreCheck Update, Marriott’s New Cancellation Policy, Spirit’s New Extra Charge, Why Do Airlines Copy bad Ideas?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHello, travel friends, happy Saturday and happy Independence Day for those of us in the U.S., as well! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From…
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Offices Re-Opening For Global Entry Interviews? Just Kidding!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIt was just a couple of days ago that we wrote the Trusted Traveler Programs enrollment centers across the country, which had been closed since mid-March, were going start reopening…
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Weekly Recap
Update On New & Renewed Passports & Global Entry, Secure Message To Chase Saved Me $40, Marriott Tightens Cancellation Policy, & More
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHello travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and…
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Trusted Traveler Program Enrollment Centers To Begin Reopening
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAbout a week after the 2019 Novel Coronavirus was declared a worldwide pandemic, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) temporarily paused operations at Trusted Traveler Programs enrollment centers. This was…
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Update On New/Renewed U.S. Passports, Global Entry & TSA PreCheck
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen coronavirus was declared a worldwide pandemic in March, much of the travel world, including the processing of official travel documents, was put on “pause.” Applications still came in, but…
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When it comes to hotel loyalty programs, IHG Reward Club is one of the easier ones to understand. You earn points that you can redeem for hotel rooms. That’s pretty…