Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Happy Saturday friends, and hooray, it’s finally the weekend! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we…
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Category: TSA Precheck
What Can Be Done If You Have TSA PreCheck & Your Partner Doesn’t?
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Think about this scenario: a married couple arrives at the airport. One of them has TSA Precheck, the other does not. If they’re lucky, the one who hasn’t paid for…
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Read MoreAMEX Premium Cards Keep Their New Travel Coverage A Secret, Beware This Car Rental Nightmare, Why “Don’t You Know Who I Am?” Is Bad To Say On Plane, & More!
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Happy Saturday friends, and hooray, it’s finally the weekend! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we…
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A New (To Me) Alternate Way For TSA Pre-Check Enrollment
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
File this one under “I was today years old when I discovered that….” Back in 2015, the Department of Homeland Security teamed up with H&R Block and allowed the tax…
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Stop Falling In Love With Travel Credit Cards!
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
I’ve admitted that I have an irrational attachment to certain travel credit cards. You know, the cards that I’ve had for a while and keep paying the annual fee even…
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Read MoreTSA Pre-Check Is Great, But Don’t Use Your Points To Pay For It (Updated November 2019)
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 …
Every Time We Agree We’re Not Going To Use CLEAR Anymore, Joe Finds Another Excuse To Renew It
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
After the TSA lines at MCO got so bad that even the Pre-Check line had a 10-minute wait ([sarcasm] OMG, TEN WHOLE MINUTES! [/sarcasm]), Joe looked into getting CLEAR. Around, on and off, since 2005, it’s a third-party vendor that allows you to ch…
What To Do When You’re Getting Credit Card Application Denials, Why Centurion Lounges Will Get More Crowded, How To Get 15% Off at Target, & More!
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Happy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, as well, so we’re passing them along. What To Do When You’re Getting Credit Card A…
Potential New Slowdown At TSA Checkpoint (PreCheck & Regular Lines) Thanks To New Policy
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
We’ve reported in the past that lines at TSA PreCheck might be getting shorter and faster, because they were cracking down on allowing low risk people who had never gone through the PreCheck process to get PreCheck status, More recently, the regu…
New Advice for PreCheck & Global Entry, Warnings Countries Give About USA, Airports with Longest/Shortest TSA Lines, & More!
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
And in the blink of an eye, we’re already well into the first week of September. Time goes by so quickly! Anyway, here are our most popular posts for August 2019. Some of them were actually written before August (heads up that rules and offers ch…
Here’s A Nice Thing The TSA Does For Military Personnel
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Military personnel do so much for us. They defend our nation and keep us safe and free, while sometimes being stationed away from home and family for years at a time, all while potentially putting their lives on the line. No wonder why total strangers …
TSA Checkpoints Should Get Shorter: More Airlines Added To TSA Pre-Check
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced last week that 6 more airlines have been added to the list of airlines that are available to offer TSA PreCheck. Azul Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Swoop, PAL Express, VivaAerobus and Interjet h…
Global Entry & TSA Pre-Check: It’s Not Just For Americans Anymore
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…
My New Advice When Choosing Between TSA PreCheck or Global Entry
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Global Entry and TSA PreCheck are the two main options you have to choose from if you want to get precertified for expedited treatment at U.S. Government checkpoints. Both of the services give access to the TSA PreCheck lanes at U.S. airports. This mea…
The Credit Cards That Will Pay For Your Global Entry Or TSA PreCheck Application Fee (Updated December 2020)
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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Read MoreAnthony’s Dilemma and The World’s First Taco-tel
Written by Jake Redman @ modhop.com
A short party horn sound effect for our 50th podcast and we’re off! We chat more about airlines further nickel & diming Business Class customers, new possible sign-up options for
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Read MoreWe’ve Decided CLEAR Is Not Worth It For Us. Here’s Why…
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&#…
Six Reasons You Should Consider Getting The IHG Premier Card
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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Bonvoy Brilliant: The Marriott Card With The Best Benefits, If You’re Willing To Take The Risk Of Being #Bonvoyed
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
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…
Newbies & Non-U.S. Citizens: TSA Pre-Check, Global Entry, CLEAR, NEXUS, Sentri: What’s The Best For You?
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…