Articles tagged “CBP”

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U.S. to Increase Inbound Traveler Fee, Gain Additional $100 Million in Annual Revenues

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has raised its inbound traveler fee, called ESTA fee, from current $10 to $17 per passenger and extended to 2027. according to a notice in the Federal Register. ESTA is the online system through which nonimmigrant visitors intending to enter U.S. under the Visa Waiver Program at air or…

Rafat Ali | 10 months ago

Tourism

Social Media Requirement for Visa Waivers May Have Chilling Effect on U.S. Tourism 

International arrivals to the U.S. are slowing down, so the industry is right to worry that requiring travelers to disclose social media profiles as part of the online application for the visa waiver program could be viewed as unwelcoming.

Rosie Spinks, Skift | 4 years ago

Social Media Requirement for Visa Waivers May Have Chilling Effect on U.S. Tourism 

Business Travel

U.S. Customs Wants to Use Blockchain for Travel Security Measures

As governments and big corporations adopt blockchain solutions to persistent challenges, one shouldn't lose sight of the fact that blockchain's ledger technology can be used to surveil and persecute travelers.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 4 years ago

U.S. Customs Wants to Use Blockchain for Travel Security Measures

Airlines

JetBlue to Test Facial Recognition for Boarding Without Passports

Even as tests go, this is a tiny one. But it shows what's possible with biometrics. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to go through the airport without showing a boarding pass or passport?

Brian Sumers, Skift | 6 years ago

JetBlue to Test Facial Recognition for Boarding Without Passports

Tourism

Muslim-American Travelers Are Quietly Having Global Entry Privileges Revoked

While the public outcry may have died down while Americans await the Trump administration's next move, the recent travel ban may still be affecting U.S. citizens who are Muslim.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 6 years ago

Airlines

Proposal to Screen Tourists’ Social Media Accounts in U.S. Presents Challenges

Who in their right mind wants to waste government workers' time and sanity to screen the social media accounts of tens of millions of visitors every year when there are home-grown wack-jobs spouting even more dangerous things every day?

Dan Peltier, Skift | 7 years ago

Proposal to Screen Tourists’ Social Media Accounts in U.S. Presents Challenges

Online Travel

New Mobile Passport Control App Being Piloted in Atlanta

Using mobile apps to speed the customs process at the airport is a logical step. Anything that can speed the customs process while maintaining security has got to be a good thing.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

New Mobile Passport Control App Being Piloted in Atlanta

Airlines

Delta: Kiosks At JFK Reduced Customs Wait Lines By 90%

The true tests for the CBP kiosks at JFK and other airports will be during holiday travels, but so far, so good.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Delta: Kiosks At JFK Reduced Customs Wait Lines By 90%

Airlines

The 13 longest wait times at U.S. Customs in May

Delta is trying to woo business travelers on lucrative long-haul flights from JFK Terminal 4, but the airline likely won't be publicizing the fact that arriving passengers face the longest peak-wait times of any airport in the country in trying to get through Customs.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

The 13 longest wait times at U.S. Customs in May

Airlines

U.S. does away with paper I-94 form for visitors

Ah, nostalgia. As every immigrant or visitor will attest, everyone has an I-94 story buried somewhere in their history in America, enough to fill many Tumblrs.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

U.S. does away with paper I-94 form for visitors