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TSA Tips for Getting Through Airport Security This Summer

Summer is upon us once again and you know what that means: way more people at the airport and all of them in front of you in the TSA line. The agency says it's "ready for the additional passenger volume"—but are you? Whether or not you've traveled by air recently, we've got some helpful pointers,…

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Can You Really Get Water Past TSA by Claiming It’s…

An Instagrammer says he figured out how to get full-size bottles of water past Transportation Security Administration checkpoints. "Here's the greatest travel hack of all time," Mitchell Dante Saron says in an Instagram Reels post dated February 16. Then Saron, an Olympic fencer whose usual videos feature extended gazes at his Olympic-level abs, takes his…

April 5, 20259Views

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When Stuff Gets Left Behind at the TSA, the U.S.…

Every travel blog and morning TV show seems to have unpacked every last detail about Unclaimed Baggage in Scottsboro, Alabama. The store where your luggage might wind up for sale if your airline loses it has been generously covered over the years. A somewhat sad bazaar for dashed vacation dreams past and present, Unclaimed Baggage…

March 12, 202513Views

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TSA Confirms Real ID Will Be Mandatory to Fly Starting May 7, 2025

This post was originally published in December 2022 and contains updated information. The deadline for all Americans to be using Real I.D., the strengthened identification format that was announced in 2005 during the George W. Bush administration after the security disasters of September 11, 2001, has been affirmed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Americans…

January 9, 202533Views

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TSA Bins Are Absolutely Disgusting, Says This TSA Agent

Here's another reason to hope that the social media trend of posting photos of artfully arranged airport security trays remains back in 2024 where it belongs. Turns out that using those bins as a canvas for self-expression was stomach-churningly disgusting. Seems like there's a metaphor in there somewhere. In a recent TikTok video, uniformed…

January 9, 202546Views

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Don’t Have TSA PreCheck? In Boston, There’s a $3 Trick to Skipping Airport Lines

A blessing and a curse for travelers to and from Boston is that the city’s international airport is pretty much smack-dab in the middle of the action. Buttressed against the Atlantic Ocean, the entirety of downtown and the greater metropolitan area radiates in a circle from Boston Logan. Not coincidentally, the city has some of…

December 30, 202432Views

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Can I Take [Name Any Item] Through TSA Airport Security? 4 Ways to Ask from Home

The AAA, which tracks travel patterns, predicts nearly 8 million people will fly this upcoming holiday season. And 7.99 million of them will be in front of you, slowing down the security line with their bad packing choices. There's no call for that. Unlike some national security forces we've encountered on our travels, the…

December 29, 202440Views

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Exclusive: TSA Chief Reveals Huge Changes for Faster Airport Security—And Some Are Already in Place

With no fanfare, and with little public comment, one of the most dreaded aspects of air travel got faster, less intrusive, and far more pleasant. I’m talking about airport security, believe it or not. And it’s about to improve even more in the very near future. (No joke.) Last weekend, I welcomed David Pekoske, the…

December 8, 202433Views

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Can I Fly Without an ID? TSA Rules for Lost or Stolen ID Cards

Needing to catch a flight after your ID has been lost or stolen is a scenario stressful enough to panic the coolest of cucumbers, especially if you're away from home and don't have quick access to backup forms of identification. If you've taken a trip to Las Vegas, say, and misplaced your wallet after a…

December 7, 202424Views

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Can I Bring Food Through TSA Checkpoints? Airport Food Rules to Know

Thanksgiving travel could set records this year, with more than 18 million people expected to pass through U.S. airports from Tuesday, Nov. 26, to Monday, Dec. 2, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Since Thanksgiving is such a food-centric holiday, it's safe to assume a bunch of those flyers will be traveling with pies, casserole…

November 23, 202471Views