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After several years of postponements, the new deadline to have a Real ID for air travel and entry to federal buildings is May 7, 2025. A compliant Real ID will be required by anybody 18 or older to board a plane, enter a federal building or a military base, even a nuclear power plant. Here’s how to get one.
Travelling with kids can be stressful enough – all those “are we there yet” questions – without the added stress of a family member with special needs. These tips from National Autism Network and other accessible travel experts will help make summer vacations more fun for everyone. Many of these accessible travel tips are simply
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Delta is rated the best US airline for the fifth year in a row, and United is number two. JetBlue, Spirit, Allegiant and Frontier are the worst. After Delta and United, rounding out the top five are Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and Southwest airlines, in that order. That’s according to the annual Best Airlines Report,
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We know airline travel this summer is a nightmare, with cancelled and delayed flights and long security lines. American Airlines is trying to speed up the check-in with new technology – TSA check-in via facial recognition. It allows travelers to breeze through the airport with just their face and their phone. It’s available for fliers
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The deadline to have a Real ID for air travel is Spring 2023, to get identification that meet supdated security requirements to prevent counterfeiting. You’ll need a compliant ID also to enter any federal facility, including a military base, courthouse or IRS office.
Now you can actually make a reservation for a TSA fast pass to cut to the front of security lines, and it’s free. Right now, it’s limited to just a few airports, but we’re hoping the idea will grow. It’s available to any traveler, whether or not you subscribe to Global Entry, which includes the
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Even if you are an experienced traveler, it’s easy to make costly travel mistakes. As the peak summer travel season gears up, here’s how to avoid some of the worst travel mistakes, and save time and stress along with saving your travel budget, because sometimes saving money costs more in the long run. It’s called
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With peak spring an summer travel seasons about to heat up, it’s a smart move to bypass long and frustrating airport TSA security and US Custom lines with one of the special VIP passes available to ordinary travelers like you and me. If you travel more than a couple of times a year, the
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Celebrate National Aviation Day by knowing your rights as an airline passenger and by practicing some simple etiquette at the airport and aboard your flight. Both will help make negotiating today’s crowded airports and packed planes less stressful. National Aviation Day is observed on August 19 in the USA to celebrate the history and development
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Travel tips. Customs and immigration lines are inevitable, whether you are arriving in your bucket list destination or returning home from it. After all, every time a plane full of people arrives, it takes a while to process all that luggage and the passengers aboard. Still, there’s a lot you can do to speed your
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