Tag Archive | "Security"
New airport screening procedures hope to increase convenience and security
Change is coming to screening procedures at Canadian airports, hopefully for the better. The government has announced new regulations which they say will make screening smarter and more efficient.
Continue reading...TSA go away
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
The anti-TSA movement is growing. The TSA has been public enemy number one in the United States for the past several weeks thanks to their invasive airport screening procedures which include body-scanners - which produce a nude image of a person - and 'enhanced' pat-downs that are a little too up close and personal for passengers.
Continue reading...New requirements for U.S. bound travelers
Thursday, September 9, 2010
You'll be answering a few more questions when booking a flight to or through the U.S. Passengers will now have to provide their full name (including middle names) as it appears on their passport, date of birth, gender and redress number when purchasing a ticket.
Continue reading...Two Yemeni men held in the Netherlands over concerns they may have been plotting a terrorist attack
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Here’s the latest edition of what could very well become a regular column tentatively titled ‘The Dumb Things People do at Airports’. Two Yemeni men are currently in custody in the Netherlands as authorities believe they may have been doing a practice run for a terrorist attack. The men were both flying through Amsterdam on their way to the Yemen capital of Sana'a.
Continue reading...Always remember to take the knife out of your shoe before flying
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Who needs a suitcase when you can get creative by sticking stuff in your shoe. We all remember Richard Reid, the man who attempted to blow up an airplane by detonating an explosive in his shoe, well now he’s got company in the category of dumb people hiding stuff in their shoe.
Continue reading...New patdown procedures more intimate
Monday, August 23, 2010
The last time you left Las Vegas did you find the screener that was giving you a patdown was a little more touchy feely? Well chances are they were and what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. Las Vegas’s McCarran International Airport is one of two American airports experimenting with a more thorough patdown procedure.
Continue reading...Trusted Traveller NEXUS Trial at Toronto Pearson
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Domestic travellers with a NEXUS card will be moving a little faster at certain security points at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Continue reading...Brace yourself… Flying to the United States Has Gotten Worse!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Remember those flights to the US, where everyone seemed to “Not” check baggage and were squeezing everything into the small overhead bin? There’s no problem finding space in an overhead bin now; they are all open. Actually, I’m suggesting the Airlines think of offering overhead sleeper compartments real soon. Not! First of all – you’ll need to equip yourself with a good attitude from the “get go!” I recently went through the process on a Saturday afternoon. I dropped my car off at the YVR [Read more...]
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Asides 
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It’s summer time – well on Thursday it will be – and what better time of year is there to take a break and get away from it all?
There are so many options when it comes to summer getaways, be it camping or heading up to the cabin but if you really want to escape for a bit why not take a nice all-inclusive vacation?
Summer is one of the best times to get a great deal on all-inclusive sun vacations with lots of sales and tax discounts available.
Sunwing/Signature is knocking off up to $200 per couple in taxes on their sun vacations for bookings between now and Jun. 22 for travel between July 1 – Oct. 31.
Sunquest can save customers up to $240 per couple in taxes on their sun vacations if they book by tomorrow (June 20) for travel between Sept. 1 – Oct. 27.
Meanwhile over at Transat/Nolitours there is a buy one get one half price sale on select properties if you book before June 25 for travel between Aug. 22 – Oct. 2.
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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