The New York Times – Travel:
Technology that uses a traveler’s unique physical identifiers, such as fingerprints and faces, will be expanded at airports in the United States and abroad.
Category: Customs and Border Protection (US)
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Help! I Was Denied Boarding on a Cruise Despite Meeting U.S. Travel Requirements
The New York Times – Travel:
A Chinese scientist, an Egyptian grandmother and a Bangladeshi woman from Queens were all turned away and refused a refund despite having the U.S. government’s permission — and documents — to travel.
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Experts Worry as Facial Recognition Comes to Airports and Cruises
The New York Times – Travel:
Facial recognition software is speeding up check-in at airports, cruise ships and theme parks, but experts worry about risks to security and privacy.
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Security Lines: How to Speed Through
The New York Times – Travel:
T.S.A. and Customs are making changes that they say will cut down on wait times, but you can also prepare yourself by joining programs and downloading apps.
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Airports With the Worst Records for Cancellations and Delays
The New York Times – Travel:
If you can, avoiding destinations with the worst records for delays and cancellations may be wise. Or at least time your arrival right.
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U.S. Ends Last Covid Travel Barrier, Vaccine Mandate for Foreign Arrivals
The New York Times – Travel:
International travelers entering the country are no longer required to be vaccinated, removing the last of the restrictions on travel put in place beginning in 2020.
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Zoe Leonard Goes With the Flow
The New York Times – T Magazine:
With a new collection of images, the photographer looks at the Rio Grande — the fraught border river between the U.S. and Mexico — through a fresh lens.
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Whatever Happened to Those Self-Service Passport Kiosks at Airports?
The New York Times – Travel:
More than 80 percent of all travelers entering the U.S. are now verified by facial recognition. The loss of older, seemingly more convenient methods has many perplexed. And then there are the privacy issues.
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Revelry and Unease in Alaska as Cruises Return
The New York Times – Travel:
Ships are carrying fewer passengers than they did before the pandemic, but in port towns where the bulk of the economy depends on cruise travel, business owners say they are “grateful for what we have.”