TSA and the PRE for Frequent Travelers

In an attempt to reduce long security lines at major airports, TSA has introduced its own version of a VIP Traveler.  Something similar to those lucky stiffs who get to pre-board on your flights-on that red carpet.  You know them, they wait comfortably in the seating area while you jockey for position at the gate, even though you are a Zone 3 and they haven’t even gotten to one yet.  You’re one of those, right? 

Well maybe you can join TSA’s PRE and at least feel like you know something about travel. 

With TSA’s PRE, certain airlines at certain airports will allow some of their frequent flyers, based on TSA criteria to opt-in to this program.  Those who are already NEXUS or SENTRI already have this privilege.  So, if you’re one of those, you might want to surf another BLOG page on here.

If you are interested TSA PRE for International Travel, you’re out of luck.  It’s not being offered at this time.  Also, if any leg of an itinerary is international, the passenger will not qualify for TSA Pre✓™ for that itinerary and will go through traditional screening.  So, needless-to-say, there are a lot of prerequisites to obtaining this privilege.  Our suggestion is if you don’t travel more than 80-100K year, just wait in line.  You will spend all your valuable time looking online, trying to figure out which airport and airline does this when you could have bought a nice sport coat for your trip online during that same time.  Shop online, it’s cheaper. 

TAW

*If you REALLY want to know more about TSA’s new Pre option, go here.   

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