airport security

Are You a Budget-Savvy Traveler, or Just a Cheapskate?

Nowhere is the old adage "A penny saved is a penny earned" more true than when on the road. But some travelers take it too far. But according to your fellow fliers and hotel guests, there are worse travel offenses.

Airport Security Pat Downs: Too Much for Too Little

While the TSA argues that more aggressive security is necessary to find weapons or bombs under clothes and stop terrorists, travelers say they feel like they're the ones being terrorized. Worse, the procedures fail to achieve the stated aim of creating safer skies.

Americans Brace for Thanksgiving Flights -- and Pat Downs

The growing controversy over invasive air-security measures like full-body scanning and pat downs, along with a shaky economy, could combine for more woes for both passengers and airlines, just in time for economically vital Thanksgiving holiday. Will fewer folks fly?

Health Concerns About Full Body Scanners Mount

Ever since the attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day, there has been increased attention given to full-body imaging scanners. But now concerns are growing that the scanners may actually pose a health risk by exposing passengers to radiation.

Raised Security Lifts Many Stocks

The attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines jet on Christmas quickly led to new travel restrictions and tougher security. Airline stocks dropped on the news, but shares of companies that make airport security devices rallied smartly