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Global Entry Just Got Even Faster With New Mobile App

Global Entry is currently the fastest way to return to the United States after a trip abroad. This program, available through the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency, prescreens travelers and allows them to skip the often lengthy customs lines at airports and other border crossings. The reentry process has gotten even faster for
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TSA Failure: Agency Falls Short on Most Undercover Screening Tests

After 15-plus years in existence, you’d think the TSA was pretty good at its job. Sadly, you’re wrong. A recent round of undercover tests revealed an agency that continues to fail at the most basic elements of its purpose. According to ABC News , these tests of multiple airport security checkpoints found that “screeners, their equipment
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Congress Worried about Security Gaps at Airports

A new report from the House Homeland Security subcommittee reveals concerns over “inconsistent screening of airport employees,” according to CNN , along with “insufficient TSA access to intelligence information used to vet individuals and inadequate control of access to sensitive areas of airports.” The investigation referred to multiple reported breaches, including officials getting caught smuggling drugs through screening
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TSA: Record Number of Guns in Carry-Ons Last Week

The TSA says it found a record number of guns in carry-on bags last week, August 12-18. The total number of confiscated firearms was 81. An alarming 70 of those guns were loaded, and 31 had a round chambered. The previous record was 78, and it was set … the prior week . Related: TSA to
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Passengers’ Bad Behavior On the Rise

Turns out the friendly skies are, well…the jokes sort of write themselves. USA Today reports that incidents of “unruly airline passengers, ranging from yelling to fighting, grew last year worldwide as airlines sought cooperation to reduce the abuse.” There were 10,854 reported incidents worldwide in 2015, up from 9,316 the year before, per the International Air Transport Association (IATA). That’s an increase
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Are TSA Fees About to Increase?

The Trump Administration is aiming to increase the TSA fees travelers pay as part of their airline tickets. TSA Fees Hike on the Horizon USA Today reports that the recent budget proposal from the White House proposes a two-phase hike to the fee. In October, the fee would rise from $5.60 to $6.60 on a
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Can Airports Be Safer?

I was intrigued by a recent headline on CNN that made an interesting albeit not exactly bold claim: Airport security needs a 9/11 style upgrade . Following the Ft. Lauderdale attack last week, not to mention the Brussels and Ataturk airport attacks last year, people are understandably wondering what, if anything, can be done to
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How a Government Shutdown Would Impact Travel

As the U.S. government remains unable to agree on a funding bill, a government shutdown will likely begin on October 1 at 12:01 a.m. unless a deal is reached by September 30. The shutdown would last for an unknown amount of time until funding can be passed. The last federal government shutdown began in late
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