Tagged: security

In Just a Few More Months, Americans Wanting to Avoid the Discomfort of a Standard, T.S.A. Security Check, will be Able to Do So

At a time marked by all sorts of confusing promises from both government and private enterprise, an announcement several weeks ago by the Transportation Security Administration…

Is the TSA Pulling Aside Travelers at Airport Security to Make Sales Pitches for TSA Pre Check?

Word comes to me today from a traveler who had a strange experience at the airport in Las Vegas today.The traveler, who did not wish to be named, told me that he and several other…

U.S. Government Is Pushing TSA PreCheck to New Passport Recipients, But Global Entry Would Be Smarter

Get a new passport these days, and it will arrive with a new bookmark urging you to sign up for TSA PreCheck. Volunteer some personal information about yourself beforehand, it says,…

Theft of Mobile Devices Is On the Rise At Airports and In Airplanes. Here are Some Strategies to Keep Your Possessions Safe

Some 50% of the thefts in North America today involve mobile devices. That’s right: there are few more coveted prizes for criminals today than the laptop, phone or tablet you’re…

Travel Troubleshooter: Is Car Rental Insurance a Scam?

Allen Friedman says he declined the optional insurance when he rented a Chevrolet Impala from Dollar Rent a Car at Denver International Airport recently. So when Friedman, a retired…

The Able Traveler: Charleston, Military History and Wheelchair-Access

2011 marked the start of sesquicentennial remembrances of the four-year-long U.S. Civil War, and historic venues across America are holding special events up through 2014 to…

Montreal Getaway: Exploring the City Year-Round

As temperatures cool down, hockey season is heating up. A winter trip to Montreal offers a chance to see hockey played in its sacred homeland, Canada. In addition to taking in a game,…

Family Travel: 10 Easter Getaway Packages

With Easter just around the corner, kid-friendly resorts are rolling back prices, offering a shower of spring savings and bunny-themed events for the holiday weekend. Here are 10…

The Social Network Hits the Slopes

Before he downloaded an iPhone app called Cyclemeter two months ago, Donald McNeill had only a vague idea of where he'd skied on any given day.But after he hit the slopes of…

11 Sightseeing Tips From Top D.C. Hotels: Concierge Confessions

Your Washington, D.C., sightseeing itinerary most likely already includes visiting The White House and the Smithsonian Museums. To get the most out of your vacation, consider these 11…

Exploring the Knife River Indian Villages of North Dakota

If you have ever have wanted to visit an authentic Native American prairie village, you should get yourself up to western North Dakota and visit the Knife River Indian Villages…

Paris: Photo Sightseeing Tours

Since Paris is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, you'll want to take exceptional photos on your trip. Here's how to photograph Paris like a pro. Paris Photo Tips from…

Park of the Week: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

An engineering marvel that is, I think, unique in shape and function, the Gateway Arch that anchors the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis is breathtaking in its…

New York City: The 7 Best Restaurants for Kids (and Grown-Ups)

It's vacation time, and the whole family is headed to New York City. Theater tickets? Check. Museum passes? Check. Restaurants? Hmmm. Sure, those theme-park-style "kid-friendly"…

Beyond the Beach: 5 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do in Curaçao

The island of Curaçao in the Dutch Caribbean is well worth a visit -- and like neighboring Aruba, it's outside the hurricane belt so you can plan your vacation without worrying too…

The Best Bars and Live Music Venues in Key West

When you think of music in Key West, it isn't just Jimmy Buffett and Margaritaville that should come to mind, though that's a good start. Buffett is said to maintain a home here and…

Easter Getaways With Kid Appeal

With Easter just around the corner, kid-friendly resorts are rolling back prices and adding bunny-themed events for the holiday weekend. Here are eight resorts with special…

7 Places to Eat: Miami's Floribbian and Nuevo Latino Specialities

With more than 6,000 restaurants, the Miami metro area tends to stump diners -- it isn't a question of where so much as which. It's a supercharged culinary scene, and everyone wants…

How Free Wi-Fi Can Help Cure the Holiday Travel Delay Blues

Face it: you're going to get stuck somewhere this holiday season. That's already happening to friends of mine, who are (at this writing) waiting for an alternative flight to New…

Travel Insurance: What You Need to Know Before You Buy

Here's the good news: travel insurance covers more than it used to. Since I first wrote about trip insurance in Frommer's Fly Safe, Fly Smart in 2001, travel insurers have come up with…

3 Family Cruises for Smarty Pants and Their Parents

As we preach from time to time, all cruises aren't created equal. There are the big mega ships that appeal to excitement seekers wanting a Vegas-y whirl of entertainment options and…

Deal or No Deal? Why a Free Night Isn't Always a Smart Move

Hotels and resorts are always giving away free nights these days. But free nights won't always save you money. That's because the "free night" may be calculated at a nightly rate…

New Cuba Travel Policy Doesn't Help Tourists

Bad news for tourists: President Obama's new Cuba policy doesn't change anything for would-be American tourists to Cuba, unless you're ethnically Cuban-American."There's no…

Photo Slideshow: Navigating the New Marrakech, Morocco

Marrakech is steadily moving up the list of the world's hippest cities, both a blessing and a curse -- for every luxury riad or world-class restaurant, there's a scamming tour guide or…

Plunge Deep into the Caribbean's 5 Best Dive Resorts

If you've never considered foregoing free oxygen above ground for a tank of the purified artificial variety below the sea, maybe it's time to give marine exploration a try. Once you…