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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.
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