What was going on this week in years past? 2013: I give my suggestions for essential business travel jewelry. Need a little more room? Here are three great large capacity suitcases to buy. A reader asks: If a flight is delayed, is it better to stay on the plane or get off? Tis the time…
airport security
Tag Archives for airport security.
Wish list for the TSA
TSA Administrator chief John Pistole—the longest serving administrator of the agency—recently announced he’ll be stepping down at the end of this year. During his four years overseeing the agency I’ve noticed pretty steady improvements in how we go through airport security, and overall I’m relatively satisfied. There are, however, some things I would like to…
Coping with stress before takeoff
Traveling is stressful, but when you add work into the mix stress can go through the roof. It often begins before you’ve even started traveling. Packing when you would rather be enjoying time with friends and family. Making sure you don’t sleep through your alarm due and miss your 5am flight. There is stress the…
Jockey Skimmies review
I have long been a proponent of wearing shorts under skirts and dresses on travel days. It makes so much sense, alleviating concerns about getting close and personal with the TSA, sudden gusts of wind, and accidentally flashing someone when putting your bag in the overhead bin. For years I just used a pair of…
I’m sorry, TSA bins have WHAT in them??
“Presence of dangerous bacteria….evidence of fecal matter….can potentially lead to overwhelming infections in your bloodstream.” Sounds scary, right? Where would something like this be? you might ask. Well, according to a travel story from NBC tests revealed it was in security bins at an airport! It makes unfortunate, disgusting sense when you think about it. …
Airport theft
I’ve been lazy lately. Lazy and trusting. If I’m at the airport and I’ve sat down at a table, I’ll walk a few feet over to grab a napkin, cream for my coffee, or a fork, leaving my laptop on the table or my purse right there. Yes, I make sure my bags are zipped…
Road Warriorette Weekend Express
Hey readers! Got something on your mind this weekend that you want to ask a question on or discuss? Here’s the perfect opportunity! Whether you want to share an interesting travel story, a packing tip, an etiquette tip, or anything else going on in the business travel world, comment here and we’ll have a discussion.…
TSA offering $15k to help solve security lines
Apparently TSA has finally noticed that airport security lines are really long, and NBC News is reporting that they’re offering a cash reward to help solve the problem. If they choose your idea as the winner, you can get up to $5k in cash. Alas, they want suggestions a little more complicated than someone making sure…
Road Warriorette Weekend Express
Hey readers! Got something on your mind this weekend that you want to ask a question on or discuss? Here’s the perfect opportunity! Whether you want to share an interesting travel story, a packing tip, an etiquette tip, or anything else going on in the business travel world, comment here and we’ll have a discussion. (Pictured: Airplanes Games Plane…
Posts from the past
What was going on this week in years past? 2013 Great timing for this post from the past: 5 tips for getting through airport security quickly Want to know what’s on my personal item packing list? Even though I wrote it last year the list hasn’t changed. 2012 In this post we had an interesting discussion…
