Tag: Travel

The TSA Has Been Quietly Tracking American Travelers Who Are Not On Government Watch Lists | The Verge

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According to a new report from The Boston Globe, federal air marshals are tracking American citizens who are not currently under investigation or on a terrorist watch list by way of a previously unknown Transportation Security Administration (TSA) program. The program is called “Quiet Skies,” which directs federal air marshals to track Americans on domestic flights who may be affiliated with someone on a watch list or whose travel patterns mirror those of suspected terrorist. Individuals being tracked through Quiet Skies are not suspected of any crimes, according to the…

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U.S.-Bound Travellers To Face ‘Enhanced Security Measures’ At All Canadian Airports – Toronto – CBC News

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Airline passengers travelling from Canada to the United States will face a new battery of “enhanced security measures” now required by the Department of Homeland Security. The new measures will be enforced starting July 19 and include: WestJet and Air Canada are advising passengers to arrive at the airport at least two hours before their scheduled departure to accommodate the enhanced screening process. Faster airport security? New automated checkpoints may have you sailing through Enhanced airport security could end U.S. laptop ban. Read full story here:  U.S.-Bound Travellers To Face ‘Enhanced…

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Trump Ruffles Feathers, Sends Canadian Snowbirds Flying Elsewhere – Nova Scotia – CBC News

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The “Trump Factor” combined with a weak Canadian dollar has some snowbirds changing their vacation plans this year, according to one Halifax travel consultant. “Certainly what I hear from the hoteliers and the car rental companies, and so forth, that in the traditional snowbird destinations, the winter destinations for Canada, is that you’ve got about a 13 per cent to a 15 per cent drop in figures to date,” Bob Sime said in an interview Tuesday. Sime said many Canadian travellers are concerned about how they will be received, not…

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