Travel & ID

The Global Entry app stopped working on September 15, 2026. What members need to do, and the full 2027 process for new applicants.

Your TSA PreCheck renewal notice leaves out the most useful thing about it: the price is not fixed anymore. Three separate companies now run enrollment, and each one sets its own fee. The same five-year membership ranges from $58.75 to $84.95 depending on who you buy it from and whether you renew online or in…

You got married, or divorced, and your name changed. Your passport still says the old one, and somewhere in the back of your mind there is a trip you have already booked. The thing that makes this stressful is that the airline ticket has to match the passport, not your new driver’s license and not…

If you are traveling abroad for the holidays, the deadline to apply for your passport is much sooner than you think. It is not December. For a routine application, the safe date to apply for a Christmas trip is early October, and for Thanksgiving it is even sooner. Here are the 2026 passport deadlines that…

Landing back in the U.S. after a long international flight, the last thing you want is a customs line hundreds of people deep. Most travelers assume Global Entry is the only way to skip it, but there’s a free app called Mobile Passport Control that gets you into a faster lane with no application, no…

How to renew Global Entry in 2026: when to file, the 24-month grace window, the $120 fee (free for kids), interview options, and the mistakes that cost members their fast lane.

Washington, D.C. might be the best free vacation in America, because almost everything federal in the capital is free to visit. But here’s what most visitors don’t realize: “free” no longer means “just walk in.” Several of the most popular museums and monuments now require a free timed-entry pass you have to reserve in advance,…

Every 2026 airline rule for unaccompanied minors, covering ages, fees, TSA gate-pass, and the 4 mistakes that strand kids. Free PDF guide included.

Last Updated: May 9, 2026 Your flight just got canceled. The gate agent hands you a $200 travel voucher and says that’s the best they can do. Most flyers take it, because they don’t know any better. Your federal flying rights say otherwise, and they are worth real money. Here’s what most flyers never find…

Knowing how to get a US passport in 2026 is trickier than it was even a year ago. Between the full rollout of the online renewal system and the surge in demand following the REAL ID deadline, the landscape has shifted significantly. If you apply the “old way” without understanding these new shifts, you risk…