The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has specific rules and regulations when it comes to transporting firearms on planes. Their website says, “Passengers are permitted to travel with firearms in checked …
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Travel
13 Bizarre Things The TSA Says You Can Bring In Your Carry-On
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAs a government agency, you wouldn’t think that the TSA has much of a sense of humor. That idea was shot to blazes when the agency began its TSABlog in …
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Travel
The So-Called “Customer Service” Skills TSA Officers Learn While In Training
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegRegardless of what you think of them, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is here to stay. Established in the time after 9/11, this division under the U.S. Department of Homeland …
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It’s no secret that if you have TSA PreCheck or CLEAR, your wait at the TSA checkpoint is going to be significantly shorter than if you’re not a member of …
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Joe and I have had Global Entry, and with it, TSA PreCheck, for about 8 years now. For years after we got it, we’d go to our home airport of …
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Airports
What To Do If You Leave Your Electronics At The TSA Checkpoint
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegYou know the drill…when you get to the TSA checkpoint, you have to remove your laptop and other small electronics and put them into a bin so they can go …
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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 SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWith 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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On the whole, TSA agents don’t have a good reputation. The descriptors for them are usually, “unfriendly,” “not helpful,” “too loud,” “they don’t listen,” “grumpy,” “no patience,” “on a power …
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You know how it is…you’re at the airport, you’ve got your carry on bag in one hand, a Starbucks venti Iced White Chocolate Mocha in the other, AND you’re pushing …
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There are a WHOLE LOT of travel-related award programs out there. BoardingArea sponsors the Freddie Awards (voting is open right now, BTW!). Travel & Leisure Magazine has the World’s Best …