Depending on the airport, time of day, time of year, and, of course, whether or not you have TSA PreCheck, your visit to the TSA security checkpoint can be as …
TSA Precheck
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Airports
Online Passport Renewal’s Been Permanent for Over a Year — But There’s Still One Big Catch
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHaving the freedom to travel is one of the great pleasures in life. In this age of digitization, there are several ways to make the travel paperwork even easier. Online …
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Airports
Free and Discounted TSA PreCheck: What Seniors, Disabled Travelers, and First Responders Should Know
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAnyone who has PreCheck (and by this point, over 20 million of us do) knows that being a member of the program can be a great convenience and time saver …
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As the TSA adds more and more Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) units to the country’s airports, it means fewer and fewer people have to show their boarding passes to TSA …
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Airports
Give the Gift of Faster Airport Lines: TSA PreCheck Launches Holiday BOGO Deal
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegFor years now, TSA has been aggressively nudging travelers toward PreCheck. And sure — skipping liquids removal and laptop juggling is great. But as more and more people signed up, …
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Tips and Tricks
The Surprisingly Small Things That Can Get Your Global Entry Yanked
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegNot long ago there were reports that since 2024, there has been an influx of travelers who had had their Global Entry revoked. From visaverge.com: According to internal tallies shared …
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As I mentioned in another post, I like to think of myself as something of a “model passenger.” I’m not saying that as a way to show off. It’s just …
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Airports
Why TSA at ATL Runs a Little More Smoothly Than at Other Airports
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you go to the TSA security checkpoint at any airport in the United States – particularly the larger ones – you know it’s just a bunch of ongoing organized …
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Travel
Passports, PreCheck, and Global Entry in the Shutdown: Who Wins, Who Loses
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAs I’m sure you know, the government shutdown is still on. This is its 27th day, making it the second-longest in our country’s history (the longest one lasted 35 days, …
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TSA PreCheck lines have been getting longer — and it’s not just because more travelers are applying. Here’s why wait times are increasing and what’s still happening behind the scenes.