Posts Tagged ‘elder travel’
Phoenix Travel Companion Notes That Shoes May Soon Be Left On At Airport TSA Screening
Airport Check-in: Scanner would let fliers keep shoes on at security
Removing shoes at and airport security check point has gotten routine for the regular travelers, but remains a hustle for elder travelers. When traveling with an Elder Travel Companion, removing shoes may not be such a big deal as traveling alone.
New shoe scanners may eliminate the need to remove shoes altogether, Yea!
Now your Travel Companion Caregiver can help you with all the other items being searched.
By Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY
From USA TODAY’s Airport Check-in column: A company vying to sell airport shoe scanners has finished its "trial" at Indianapolis International, collecting results from 3,000 travelers who volunteered to try its machine in the lobby.
Morpho Detection says its data-collection experiment, which ended in late July, showed its scanner can process more than 300 customers an hour. Travelers still had to remove their shoes at the airport’s security checkpoints.
Morpho says it’ll use the data to fine-tune machines and submit it to the Transportation Security Administration.
TSA wants to revive the idea of allowing travelers to keep their shoes on at checkpoints and has announced its plans to buy 100 shoe scanners by next year. About a dozen companies hope to bid for the business. — Roger Yu
When you could use some assistance while traveling, try a Travel Companion from Care-To-Go. In Home CareGivers are also available from Care-To-Go in the Phoenix area.
Phoenix Area Travel Companions Report Airport Security Changes
The Security check procedures at the airport change often and a Personal Travel Assistant can assist Senior travelers get through easily.
When elderly travelers pass through an airport it is important for them to know all of the ins and outs of baggage rules, check –in procedures, getting through the TSA security checkpoint and locating the correct departure gate. This can be very confusing if traveling without assistance. With the hearing loss, eyesight loss, and some poor judgment, the airport can be confusing.
A Travel Companion could assist an elderly traveler from the beginning of a trip, to the destination assuring a smooth and rewarding experience. Traveling is supposed to be fun and even exciting. So, getting through the starting airport and arrival airport easily should be an important part of the process.
One Travel Companion company starting trips anywhere nationally can be found at CareToGoTravel.com. Here you will find experienced travel experts and caregivers to make your trip a success.
To read a complete article on security changes, click here.
