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08/28/2024

08/23/2024

US airports are adopting latest tech, from facial recognition to automated people movers. - Increasingly, airports are using facial recognition technology for identity verification at various checkpoints. Sometimes, this involves iris recognition as well. Airports and airlines are looking at biometric boarding passes, allowing passengers to pass through the airport and board planes using a digital identity.

From automated rail to increasing use of biometrics, US airports are gradually becoming high-tech

08/16/2024

NEW DOT rules will take effect on Oct. 28. Here is what to know about these upcoming changes to air travel, as well as what you can do in the meantime in you run into an airport snafu.

New rules will soon require airlines to issue automatic refunds for canceled flights

08/06/2024

ESSENTAL APP: FlightAware provides accurate real-time, historical and predictive flight insights to all segments of the aviation industry. FlightAware.com live flight delay and cancellation statistics for today.
https://www.flightaware.com/live/cancelled

Real-time cancellation statistics and flight tracker links for cancelled airline flights. View top cancellations by airline or airport.

07/04/2024

“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

05/24/2024

“Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay.”- Barack Obama

Thank You.

04/22/2024

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/travel-tips/going-green-while-traveling-through-airport-Transportation Security Administration - TSA

Tip #1: Pack smart and pack light

03/22/2024

The review into passenger data protections is the first of many the Department of Transportation plans to periodically conduct.

03/15/2024

03/15/2024

Emerging Technology: TSA PreCheck® Touchless Identity Solution know the facts and bust the myths. https://shorturl.at/uT037

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03/08/2024

In a recent survey, a majority of women business travelers said they felt it was less safe than traveling as a man. Here are some protective measures that might be helpful, according to the experts at World Travel Protection.

02/27/2024

Hold on to your wallets. United Joins American in Raising Checked-Bag Fees
https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/United-Joins-American-in-Raising-Checked-Bag-Fees

A week following the news that American Airlines had raised its checked-bag fees, United Airlines has done the same, the carrier confirmed Monday. In addition, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue each have raised their fees this year, according to their websites.  

02/23/2024

Complete your Global Entry interview before a departing flight at Dulles: According to CBP, travelers must be flying out on an international flight to qualify for pre-departure Global Entry interviews. In addition to their passport, they’ll need to present proof of residence, like a driver’s license, bill or other document that shows their current address.
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Customs and Border Protection opened a pre-departure Global Entry interview office at Washington Dulles International Airport.

02/15/2024

Traveling to Mardi Gras today with King Cake? We're here to tell you it’s good to fly. In either your carry-on or checked bag, you can take it along with you. It’s as easy as pie… or in this case, cake. Our X-rays will have no trouble spotting the hidden baby figurine, but our officers won’t tell where it’s at and ruin the fun.

For more information on traveling with solid food: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/solid-foods?utm_campaign=engagor&utm_content=engagor_ODczNTI4Nw%3D%3D&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

02/15/2024

Those with the service spend an average of five minutes in line for airport security.

01/03/2024

A new self-service screening option will be available to certain travelers at the Harry Reid Intl Airport in Las Vegas, marking the first phase of the ‘Screening at Speed’ by the TSA to enhance the efficiency of security checks in the U.S. https://shorturl.at/diANT

A new self-service TSA screening option will be available to certain travelers at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

12/22/2023

SKIP THE NORTH POLE. GO TO THE AIRPORT. A record number of travelers are getting to their holiday gatherings by air this year. So airports are having fun bringing some of the North Pole into the terminals.
https://stuckattheairport.com/2023/12/22/skip-the-north-pole-go-to-the-airport/

A record number of travelers are getting to their holiday gatherings by air this year. So airports are having fun bringing some of the North Pole into the terminals. Here's some merry. https://twitter.com/FlyTPA/status/1737927635030749601?s=20 https://twitter.com/iah/status/1737956187306406283?s=20....

12/19/2023

Travel Tip: Nothing is more headache-inducing than when an airline loses track of your checked bag and you arrive at your destination — and your belongings do not. But travel experts say lost or delayed luggage can actually present an opportunity — to go shopping on the airline's dime.

A lost bag can actually be an opportunity to go shopping on an airline's dime. But you must know your rights.

12/19/2023

Paws-itively Cute: Today, we released the 2024 TSA Canine Calendar, an annual tradition that honors the agency’s more than 1,000 explosives detection canines working across the U.S.

The 2024 TSA Canine Calendar is now available for immediate download.

https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2023/11/27/paws-itively-cute-tsa-releases-its-2024-canine-calendar?utm_campaign=engagor&utm_content=engagor_ODE0NTM1Ng%3D%3D&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

11/17/2023

Traveling this week? Be patient. TSA expects to screen a total of 30 million passengers from Friday, Nov. 17, to Tuesday, Nov. 28, part of what the agency called the busiest holiday season ever.

A TSA Assistant Administrator shares tips with T+L for seamlessly navigating airports as the holiday travel season approaches.

11/10/2023

. "On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free." — Dan Lipinski

CI Azumano Travel would like to say thank you to those who took honor, duty and country to heart.

11/10/2023

If your travels take you through Nashville International Airport (KNBA) in Tennessee, be sure to take a look at the artwork on display through the Arts at the Airport program. Among the works to grace the walls is “Fly Girls: The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II,” done in encaustic wax (beeswax) by Alison Fullerton. You’ll find the exhibit consisting of 30-by-40-foot panels on display on the first floor of the international terminal. https://www.flyingmag.com/art-exhibit-celebrating-wasps-open-at-nashville-international-airport

Artwork celebrating the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) is on display at Nashville International Airport (KNBA) in Tennessee.

10/31/2023

No bad luck here, but we do have a travel tip! Next time you fly with your furry feline friend, ask for a private screening room if you're worried they will escape while out of their carrier. Please don't send your pet through our x-ray machine.

More tips here: https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2023/02/14/tsa-tips-traveling-pets-through-security-checkpoint-laguardia?utm_campaign=engagor&utm_content=engagor_NzkyMjM3OQ%3D%3D&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

10/27/2023

NDC - Airlines have made a bold decision to upgrade their retailing capabilities, which is a valid strategic move. However, this transformation has a major impact on other players in the supply chain and what was supposed to be a set forward for our industry is taking us three steps backwards with a net negative impact on the end consumer.

While airlines have smartly upgraded their retailing capabilities — but at a cost to other players in the field, including consumers.

10/18/2023

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09/18/2023

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09/18/2023

Looking for a trusted guide book? It turns out that when intelligent travelers try to find a destination guidebook on Amazon, they are being led, by reviews and price, to shoddy collections of self-published content created by AI programs and supported by some of the best reviews you have ever seen.

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09/11/2023