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    Texas Airport Becomes 18th to Allow Unticketed People Past TSA Security

    by SharonKurheg February 24, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 24, 2025

    If you’re old enough to remember the days before 9/11, you’ll know that the TSA security checkpoint wasn’t a “thing.” Back then, everyone went through a metal detector and that …

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  • Hotels

    UGH! Thieves Don’t Even Need A Code To Open Your Hotel Safe

    by SharonKurheg January 24, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 24, 2025

    Years ago, in-room hotel safes were opened and locked with a key. Of course, guests would sometimes lose their key. The solution to that was the front desk having either …

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  • Airports

    Why The TSA Swabs Your Hands, Phone, Laptop, Food, Bag, Shoes, etc.

    by SharonKurheg November 23, 2024
    by SharonKurheg November 23, 2024

    It doesn’t matter if you’ve just spent 30 minutes in the regular TSA queues, less than 5 minutes (make that 10 minutes – TSA thinks they’re fooling someone) in the …

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  • Tips and Tricks

    How To Help Avoid Getting A False Positive On TSA Swab Tests

    by SharonKurheg September 22, 2024
    by SharonKurheg September 22, 2024

    If you’re traveling by plane in the United States, you know that sometimes you’ll get pulled aside for a “swab test.” It happened to me on our way home from …

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  • Hotels

    Why Your Hotel & Cruise Cabin Safes Are Not Safe

    by SharonKurheg July 28, 2024
    by SharonKurheg July 28, 2024

    You’ve arrived at your destination safely, gotten to your hotel or cruise cabin, checked into your room and unpacked. All your clothes are in the closet and drawers, and your …

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  • Travel

    Federal Air Marshal Arrested, Admits Guilt for Wrongdoing

    by SharonKurheg July 22, 2024
    by SharonKurheg July 22, 2024

    Air marshals are federal government workers that Chris Q. Public really knows very little about. Of course, that’s intentional on the part of the government – they’re there to assess, …

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  • Airlines

    TSA PreCheck Adds 4 New Airlines & Drops 1

    by SharonKurheg July 1, 2024
    by SharonKurheg July 1, 2024

    It’s always exciting when the TSA adds new airlines to its list of participants in TSA PreCheck. It means not having to stand on the “regular” queue at the airport, …

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    Why I’m Worried About This Change From American Airlines

    by joeheg March 18, 2024
    by joeheg March 18, 2024

    When a company makes a change, it will usually somehow find a way to say it’s positive for customers. But to be honest, that’s not why these changes are made. …

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  • Travel

    Marco Rubio Broke The Cardinal Rule of Travel Safety

    by joeheg August 8, 2022
    by joeheg August 8, 2022

    The U.S. Senate has a particular set of rules regarding how things work. One sticky point is that votes need to be done in person. As you’d imagine, senators frequently …

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  • Newbies (& those who don't travel often)

    Newbies & Non-U.S. Citizens: TSA Pre-Check, Global Entry, CLEAR, NEXUS, Sentri: What’s The Best For You?

    by SharonKurheg April 17, 2022
    by SharonKurheg April 17, 2022

    With more and more people traveling, depending on where in the U.S. you’re flying/driving/floating into or out of, the lines at the TSA checkpoint and/or customs/immigration can be ridiculously long …

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