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Articles tagged “customs”

Airlines

Chicago-O’Hare will be first U.S. airport to get expedited passport screening

The service could help the notorious long lines at major points of entry like Chicago, Atlanta, New York, and Los Angeles, where the CBP staff is always half of what it should be.

Skift | 11 years ago

Chicago-O’Hare will be first U.S. airport to get expedited passport screening

Airlines

U.S. airlines trade group blasts customs agency on Abu Dhabi Airport program

U.S. airlines and tourism lose money when international visitors have to wait for hours to navigate U.S. customs. There may be some politics at play in U.S. airlines opposition to the preclearance facility in Abu Dhabi, but there certainly are much busier airport gateways to the U.S. that could use similar streamlining.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

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Borders logjams could dissuade 100 million tourists from U.S. visits

Brand USA spends millions marketing the U.S. as a destination, but just fixing the gridlock at U.S. borders could probably do a lot more to entice visitors.

Sara K. Clarke and Jason Garcia , The Orlando Sentinel | 11 years ago

Borders logjams could dissuade 100 million tourists from U.S. visits

Airlines

JetBlue is building a new international terminal at New York’s JFK Airport

JetBlue’s T5 has been a bright spot among dingy New York airports since its opening in 2008 so the newest addition will likely follow suite and hopefully lead the way in design and efficiency for its outdated neighbors.

Keith Herbert, Newsday | 12 years ago

JetBlue is building a new international terminal at New York’s JFK Airport

Airlines

Loews Hotels refunds $100 Global Entry fee for guests in its loyalty program

Allowing guests to skip the application process would ruin the expedited security check, so while loyalty members will still have to sit through interviews, they won’t have to pay for them.

Associated Press | 12 years ago

Loews Hotels refunds $100 Global Entry fee for guests in its loyalty program

Airlines

Airport arrival lines are moving one minute faster in 2012, says U.S. travel progress report

A long delay at the border crossing for arriving passengers is the worst way to welcome both residents and visitors to your country. Although times improved ever so slightly this year, CBP should look to greater flexibility among its staff to deal with traffic surges.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

Airport arrival lines are moving one minute faster in 2012, says U.S. travel progress report

Tourism

Inbound Australia traffic is slowed as new tobacco allowances trip up smokers

Time to leave that carton of cigarettes at duty free: As of today passengers arriving in Australia get one-fifth the tobacco allowance they used to. This fits within Australia's all-out war on smoking.

Skift | 12 years ago