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In the spring of 2004, following the commuter rail bombings in Madrid, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began devising a plan to “protect the Nation’s transportation systems and ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce,” for the railroads and mass transit systems in the United States.  The result of the TSA’s efforts to increase [...]

At the time the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created on the 19th of November 2001 by the Aviation and Transportation Security Act the annual cost of airport security in the private sector in the United States was an estimated US$700,000,000 … or US$849,897,815 adjusted to 2010 dollars. Presently the cost of “Aviation Security” within [...]

Two topics I have frequently written about on Flying With Fish are traveler security and travel etiquette … and two days ago, at 8:30am CST these two topics came crashing together at the United Airlines Red Carpet Club at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Throughout the past few years I have detailed both how airport thieves [...]

27/12/2009 – Northwest Airlines Flight 253 : Myths & Facts There are many myths regarding Delta Air Lines Flight 253 (NW253), Operated by Northwest Airlines and the events of the day that lead to Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab igniting an incendiary device on-board the flight, on the 25th of December. While it is difficult [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 4/11/2009 – Protecting You Baggage From Theft & 1,000 Bags Stolen From PHX A frequent topic I have written about on Flying With Fish has been passenger security and protecting yourself from airport thieves. While I have extensively researched this subject, some still seem to think I am an ‘alarmist.” [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 21/09/2009 – Guest Posts From My Favourite Bloggers : Jack Howard – The Voice Behind Adorama’s TechTock Blog & PodCast…and an all around nice guy As a photographer, traveller and airline industry geek there are a few blogs I read on a daily basis. With the broad range of readers [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 03/09/2009 – Listen To Flying With Fish On Adorama’s TechTock PodCast Yesterday I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Jack Howard of Adorama Camera’s TechTock Blog for their weekly podcast. Adorama Camera is unique in that it offers customers (and non-customers) an editorial blog with regular content on a [...]

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 02/09/2009 – What Document Copies To Carry & Where To Carry Them While Travelling There are some questions I am asked on a regular basis and some of these questions for whatever reason have never been addressed on Flying With Fish. With this in mind, a regular question I am [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 12/08/2009 – Hotel Security : The Basics Of Keeping Your Valuables Safe A few days ago a Saudi Arabian Princess checked into an exclusive hotel in Porto Cervo, Italy. While the Saudi Princess was away from her room for dinner, thieves used a master key from the hotel to enter [...]

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 7/08/2009 – Travel Security : Don’t Become A Thief’s “Tourist Target” A significant area of concern that is often overlooked by tourists and travelers in general, when in unfamiliar surroundings is protecting themselves from thieves. The world is a wonderful place to explore, but even it friendly environments there are [...]