March 16th, 2009
Pink’s Travel Tip #7: Zip through security
Pink’s Travel Tips — Intro
Pink’s Travel Tips — Tip #1
Pink’s Travel Tips — Tip #2
Pink’s Travel Tips — Tip #3
Pink’s Travel Tips — Tip #4
Pink’s Travel Tips — Tip #5
Pink’s Travel Tips — Tip #6
mike on March 16, 2009
My tip is: use smaller airports when possible. I live in SW Denver and recently flew from Colorado to Dallas. I found that flights from Denver Intl and Colorado Springs airport cost about the same, BUT, from long term parking in Colorado Springs I can easily walk to the terminal and going through security in Colorado Springs took about 15 minutes. Compare that to DIA where you’d better bring a book
Katie on March 16, 2009
Love it! Very informative… and even funny.
As a seasoned traveler myself, I’d also recommend that if you want to get through security quickly, under no circumstances should you attempt to add a little right-brained appeal to your laptop by adding this: http://www.schtickers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=103
I’ve been pulled aside by security in Minneapolis, Connecticut, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Bremen, Germany… all because the security agents needed to examine the cover more closely, show it to the other agents, and find out where they could get one themselves (and if they come with other designs!)
It’s amazing how adding that little bit of art to my laptop consistently gets a huge positive reaction. Reminds me of the beautiful toilet brushes you wrote about in A Whole New Mind!
Can’t wait to go through the rest of your travel tips.
Paul (from Idea Sandbox) on March 17, 2009
This may go without saying, avoid lines with parents + small kids + strollers. It takes 20 minutes to unpack a stroller onto the security belt. And another 15 for the parents to wrassle-up the kids to go through the x-ray.
Enjoying your tips!
Ed Brenegar on March 20, 2009
Another security line tip…put all the stuff that they don’t want going through the metal detector in your briefcase or bag that goes through the scanner. The result is that you get where you need to be and then put things back in your pockets. I have an outside pocket that zips. I put keys, change, money clip, pens, etc, in there. Later I always find a little extra change that I somehow missed.
I vouch for these tips. Thanks.
Cibaccorb on March 23, 2009
Great…
Ron P on April 6, 2009
Don’t know if you are trying to be funny but you do a great job with your entertaining travel tips
Chris Jones on May 21, 2009
Couldn’t stop laughing on this one. And I thought the hyper efficiency ‘can’t spare a split second’ thing was due to peer pressure. It was just testosterone issues all along, now I feel better. I think.
Great insights Dan. See you in security. I’ll be in line behind the bickering couple -