Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Global Entry is a program of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection service that allows pre-approved, low-risk travelers to receive expedited clearance upon arrival into the United States. In my opinion,…
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What do you think of when you hear the phrase premium credit card. Exclusivity? Luxury? Benefits? Perks? For a while, these cards offered all of these. The grand daddy of the premium card is the American Express Centurion card. A card that’s so e…
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Back in December, I finally signed us up for CLEAR. That’s the service that gives you an express lane access past the TSA ID checkpoint. I had a free trial membership with TripIt Pro for three months and a free family membership so I figured we&#…
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
When it comes to hotel loyalty programs, IHG Reward Club is one of the easier ones to understand. You earn points that you can redeem for hotel rooms. That’s pretty…
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The Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card by American Express is the top-level Marriott Bonvoy card available to new applicants. Marriott points are useful because of the variety of hotels available in…
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
With more and more people traveling, depending on where in the U.S. you’re flying/driving/floating into or out of, the lines at TSA checkpoint and/or customs/immigration can be ridiculously long sometimes (I’m looking at you, Orlando Intern…
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
I’ve written several times about how wonderful it is to have Global Entry. Sharon and I have been members for about five years, and that means it’s time for us to renew our memberships. While we applied at the same time, our renewals happen…
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Joe and I have had Global Entry for several years now; it simply makes life easier when we’re traveling overseas because we don’t have to stand on as many queues. That’s a nice thing but since we only travel outside the U.S. one or tw…
Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel
So Mrs. Island Miler and I recently renewed our passports, which was an easy and straight-forward process. This, even though Mrs. Island Miler was changing her name on it. But renewing Global Entry with a name change has been much more challenging. The Challenge Despite getting married five years ago, Mrs. Island Miler decided to […]
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Read MoreWritten by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Global Entry is a program of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection service that allows pre-approved, low-risk travelers to receive expedited clearance upon arrival into the United States. In my opinion, it’s a no-brainer decision for any frequent traveler to sign up for this program. The $100 non-refundable application fee is a small price to pay … Continue reading “The Credit Cards That Will Pay For Your Global Entry Or TSA PreCheck Application Fee (Updated June, 2018)”
Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
Two months ago a Colorado based passenger arrived at a U.S. point of entry from Paris on Delta Air Lines and the airline handed out fruits during the flight which the lady then decided to take off the plane, a decision that cost her $500 as well as her Global Entry membership. The case caused […]
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Happy Sunday, friends! Hope you’ve had a good week! Here are the travel articles we’ve recently seen that we think you may enjoy. Mommy Points wrote about a mom who was forced by airline staff to install a car seat on the plane incorrectly or not be able to fly. What a difficult situation, as … Continue reading “Hotels Removing Parking Fees, The Flight That Left With No One’s Luggage, & More”
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
If you have travels coming up, I sure hope you have TSA Pre✓®. If you don’t, why not? It’s one of the easiest ways to help make travel less stressful. I’ve written about the ways you can enroll in the program in this post. I just ask one favor, when you apply: PLEASE DON’T USE POINTS TO PAY … Continue reading “TSA Pre-Check Is Great, But Don’t Use Your Points To Pay For It”
Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
An apple a day keeps Global Entry away… It’s no secret that U.S. entry regulations are quite stringent especially when it comes to customs and agriculture restrictions and just recently a CO based passenger had to experience this the hard way. The passenger arrived at a U.S. point of entry from Paris on Delta Air […]
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
The last few times we flew out of Orlando, the TSA lines have been unbelievably long. The regular security line stretched all the way back towards the food court. It looked exactly like this: We had to work our way through the crowds to make it to the TSA PreCheck lanes. Once we got to … Continue reading “TSA Checkpoint Lines Are Getting Even Longer So I’m Looking At CLEAR”
Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
Nationals of the U.S. as well as Taiwan will soon have access to each others Trusted Traveler programs, Global Entry and the eGates at Taiwanese ports of entry as the reciprocal relationship begins on November 1st 2017. A requirement is to be registered with the national trusted travel system after which individuals can then apply […]
Is it worth it to pay for CLEAR? Shouldn’t TSA PreCheck be enough?
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Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel
You know that long security screening line at the airport? It’s about to get longer. New Screening Process On Wednesday, the TSA announced that they’re expanding an “enhanced screening” program they’re currently piloting at 10 airports. The new screening procedure requires any electronic device larger than a cell phone to be screened separately. That means […]
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Million Mile Secrets team member Meghan recently signed her entire family up for Global Entry, for free! I asked her to share her experience registering for Global Entry, like how long it took. And how she saved $500 in fees. Meghan: Thanks Daraius! My family and I travel a fair amount. And with a young …
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Read MoreThe Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles & points stories that interested me on a daily basis but didn’t have time to write about in length. Culled from over 100 blogs/authors I follow, some are passed along without comment, while I add my analysis to others. This is your shortcut to find out what’s going on in the travel world without having to read dozens of travel blogs to get all the best info.
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