Tagged: customs

U.S. Feds Promise Online Passport Application, Which We Already Kind of Have

At a Sept. 29 media event touting America.gov, a new catchall government portal for federal services, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that for the first time, Americans…

If You Plan to Go Boating on the Great Lakes This Summer, Don’t Forget This Crucial Requirement

With the summer boating season getting underway in the Great Lakes region, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a new statement reiterating a long-standing…

A 'Marvelous' Hack for Disembarking from a Cruise Ship Faster

First-time cruisers might be surprised to learn that getting off the ship at the end of a voyage isn't exactly a simple undertaking. More or less simultaneously, crew members have to…

Could This TikTok User Really Get Fined $500 for Bringing a Banana Into the U.S.?

The banana is indisputably the funniest fruit, owing to its shape, color, and connections to pratfalls and monkeys (the funniest primate). But a banana-related misadventure recounted…

Get a Global Entry Interview Appointment Faster: These Services Find Availability

Americans who travel internationally on a regular basis have come to love Global Entry. It's the government-run program, active since 2008, that allows preapproved members to skip the…

Flying With Wine: Packing and Legal Tips You Need to Know

Plenty of people travel for wine, but, paradoxically, wine isn’t easy to travel with, especially if you’re taking a plane. Before you pick up a bottle or two at the out-of-town winery…

How to Apply for TSA PreCheck or Global Entry

Jump to: TSA PreCheckJump to: Global Entry How to Apply for TSA PreCheck First of all, what is TSA PreCheck? By pre-screening passengers and assigning them a low-risk status, TSA…

Airport Tips for Faster Service Without TSA PreCheck and Other Perks

A lot of advice out there for getting through airports quickly and comfortably involves enrolling in paid programs like TSA PreCheck or Global Entry (or even CLEAR), carrying the right…

An Easy Way to Eliminate Long Global Entry Interview Wait Times

It’s shaping up to be another busy summer in air travel. So far in 2023, the TSA has already logged 9 of its 10 busiest days since the start of the pandemic, and we haven’t even…

Can't Get Global Entry? Skip Airport Lines with Mobile Passport Control—It's Free

With airports busy again, travelers are seeking ways to dodge cumbersome lines. Some of the worst queues stack up at the Border Protection desks at entry points to the United…

Which U.S. Airports Have the Longest Security Wait Times?

If you need to fly out of South Florida at any point this summer, you might want to leave for the airport now. Miami International Airport (MIA) and Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood…

Global Entry Enrollment Centers Soon to Reopen

Update, July 1: Shortly after announcing that enrollment centers would open on July 6, U.S. Customs and Border Protection backtracked and postponed their return until at least August…

A Frommer's Intern Travels Home from Spain During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Last Monday, my coworkers at the schools in Spain where I was employed as a teaching assistant told me not to worry about the coronavirus. The next day, I was told I wouldn't be…

Trump is Battling the Residents of New York State. Arthur Frommer Asks: Will Your State Be Next?

The nation has become quite familiar with conflicts between the Trump White House and various state officials. But somehow, nothing has reached the awesome level of the current war…

Trump Suspends Global Entry Enrollment for New York State

As of Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has blocked residents of New York State from enrolling in Global Entry and other programs that allow for expedited…

Biased Metrics? Concerns Over Privacy and Race in Airport Face Scans

APRIL 10, 2018If the federal government and technology companies get their way, it won’t be long before your face becomes your boarding pass at every major airport in the United…

Computer Outage at Airport Customs Caused by Software Update, Not Hackers

Holiday travelers returning to the United States from international locations on Monday were greeted with enormous lines and long waits at airports, thanks to a four-hour computer…

Further Delays for Berlin's New Airport, Customs Computer Outage, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Good morning, everybody! Here's the latest from the world's airports and train stations. * CUSTOMS COMPUTER OUTAGE AT AIRPORTS CAUSED BY SOFTWARE UPDATE, NOT HACKERS (USA Today)Holiday…

Two New National Monuments, Alaska's Iditarod, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Good morning, everybody! Today's travel news is all about the United States.* OBAMA DESIGNATES TWO NEW NATIONAL MONUMENTSPresident Barack Obama has set aside another 1.65 million acres…

Disneyland's "Star Wars," Airport Customs, and Other Magical Places: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what happening today in the world of travel.* FUROR OVER NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE'S NEW BEVERAGE POLICY (USA Today). A new beverage policy adopted by Norwegian Cruise Line has…

App for Speeding Up Customs Process Now Live at 14 Airports

A mobile app designed to move you through customs quickly and efficiently is now available at 14 of the country's international airports. The latest addition, Washington Dulles in…

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,…

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,…

Take a Trip Down Memory Lane at Disneyland

Come on. Let's have some fun. We deserve it.Ignore those office emails, forget all about the economy and for an afternoon focus instead on what's really important, especially on…