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Remember That January 22nd Deadline To Have Real ID At The Airport?

As we hope you read in this article from October, Homeland Security said that as of January 22, 2018, all American citizens age 18+ who used a driver’s license as ID would need one that was Real ID compliant, or live in a state that had gotten an extension while actively pursuing the changeover to Real ID, in order to use it to get through TSA security at U.S. airports. It wasn’t a new decree – they had been working towards this since 2005 and the first deadline had been May, 2008 – but there had been extension after extension for states that were non-compliant. But January 22 was going to be THE final date. In the past few days it was said there were still 9 states that weren’t yet compliant AND still hadn’t filed for extensions, so what was going happen to them as of January 22nd?

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Our Weekly Recap: 10/22/17 – 10/28/17

And all of a sudden, BOOM – it was the weekend! Here’s a list of what we posted this week.

Joe wrote about:

Different approaches of credit card spending to earn miles and points.
Why we forgave the hotel that got almost everything wrong.
His review of the W Hollywood hotel.
Real ID and how residents of the states whose driver’s licenses are non-compliant may not be able to board planes with their current driver’s licenses.
Touring the Key West Cemetery.

Sharon wrote about:

Experiencing tragedy in a tourist town as as resident and as a visitor.
Joe’s interview that was published in Forbes.
What happened when an airline employee tried to give her grief (spoiler: said airline employee decided to pick on the wrong one!)
Delta Airlines’ new reality TV show about becoming a flight attendant.
Her and Joe’s visit to Bedrock City, a Flintstones-themed theme park.

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Is Your Driver’s License Valid ID To Get On A Plane? Maybe Not.

Showing your driver’s license has been acceptable proof of identification to board a plane for as long as IDs have been required. Up until now, that is. If you’ve traveled recently, you may have noticed a sign at the TSA checkpoint informing you of upcoming changes.
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