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Welcome to La Gazzetta Italiana Benvenuto! Airline travel is no easy chore these days. It’s tougher now because of wait times and airport security. Not too many years ago it was a piece of cake. I recall when my wife, Franca, and I went to Zurich, Switzerland. It was a quick zip at Hopkins. We joined Westlake Glass Garden restaurant entrepreneur Emil Kokolari and the TV 8p.m. Magazine crew on the weeklong trip that included a stay at the Movenpick Hotel and a quick run across the border to Lake Como in Italy. We were serenaded by strolling musicians in Chiasso. Today airline travel is an adventure with different data on airport security and waits times. A Travel Leaders group who surveyed 3,400 Americans revealed that traveler satisfaction has dropped to about 64% and the number of travelers dissatisfied with airport security has increased to about 17%. Overall, most Americans polled expressed that they were okay with the amount of time it takes to pass through airport security. Travel Leaders Group works closely with the Department of Homeland Security in helping travel agents in advising customers on ways to decrease individual wait times. When asked what security measures would consumers most like to eliminate, the top response was removing shoes. The survey shows travelers would not eliminate security measures like liquids in carry-on baggage (17.5%), extensive pat down (11%) and laptop removal (7.5%). Travel Leaders Group is the largest traditional travel agency company in North America and comprises approximately 30% of all travel agencies in North America that are wholly-owned, franchised or members. How are these consumers and travelers engaged? Through direct contact and social media channels like Facebook and Twitter. Embarking on travel can be part of our personal quest of appreciating our Italian American identity. All said and done, wherever and whenever we emerge from our journey, it’s with a fuller sense of our true Italian American experiences, values and traditions. We prayerful y support faith, guide hope, and foster remembrance of loved ones. Your Trusted Family of Catholic Cemeteries All Saints, Northfield All Souls, Chardon Assumption of Mary, Brook Park Calvary, Cleveland Calvary, Lorain Elmhurst Park, Avon Holy Cross, Akron Holy Cross, Brook Park Holy Trinity, Avon Resurrection, Valley City Saint John, Cleveland Saint Joseph, Avon Saint Joseph, Cleveland Saint Mary, Berea Saint Mary, Cleveland Saint Mary, Cuyahoga Heights Saint Mary, Elyria Saint Paul, Euclid SUBSCRIBE TO LA GAZZETTA ITALIANA Take out a subscription to La Gazzetta Italiana! It's a great gift idea... Sign up today at www.LaGazzettaItaliana. com.... Share with family and friends! SUBSCRIBE ONLINE Catholic Cemeteries Association DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND Faith, Hope and Remembrance www.clecem.org ­2 Paul Sciria, Managing Editor LA GAZZETTA ITALIANA | JUNE 2016 THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS Jennifer Spitalieri Ben Lariccia Serena Scaiola Anne Robichaud Pamela Dorazio Dean Tony Marotta Ilaria Massacesi OTHER WRITERS IN THIS ISSUE www.LaGazzettaItaliana.com Computer Tablet Margie Miklas David Occhionero Joanna Fedeli Smart Phone LA GAZZETTA ITALIANA | JUNE 2016 ­3