I travel 100+ times a year for work and have an established airport routine. Here's my advice for handling the TSA chaos.

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Woman's head shot, long line at O'Hare Airport
Heather Wagenknecht has changed her routine due to long airport lines (shown at O'Hare International Airport on March 16).

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Dubai's luxury hotels are slashing prices and pushing staycations as Middle East travel chaos dents tourism

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Empty sun loungers around the garden of the 5 star Atlantis the Palm luxury hotel on palm Jumeirah in Dubai. (Photo by: Martin Berry/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Sun loungers around the garden of the 5-star Atlantis the Palm luxury hotel on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai.

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The cost is mounting for stranded travelers in the Middle East: 'That's a lot of money we were not intending to spend'

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Burj Khalifa skyline in Dubai obstructed by clouds.
The conflict in the Middle East has left tens of thousands stranded in the UAE.

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Tourists who say they are stranded in the Middle East are launching GoFundMe campaigns to cover their hotel bills

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Shanice Day in Dubai
Shanice Day is one of the tourists stranded in Dubai who is using GoFundMe to cover unexpected costs.

Courtesy of Shanice Day

Global airline stocks are plunging after Iran attacks triggered widespread travel chaos

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HONG KONG, CHINA - MARCH 02: Cancelled flights to Dubai and Doha shown on flight information display at Hong Kong International Airport on March 2, 2026, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Sawayasu Tsuji/Getty Images)
Canceled flights to Dubai and Doha are shown on the flight information display at Hong Kong International Airport on March 2.

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Blizzard updates: 9,000 flights canceled and thousands left without power as winter storm pummels the Northeast

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Views of workers shoveling snow in Times Square after midnight as the city braces for a blizzard on Sunday into Monday on February 23, 2026 in New York City.
Views of workers shoveling snow in Times Square on Sunday evening.

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'Misery map' shows which airports are getting slammed by the East Coast snowstorm as cancellations pile up

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Flight board at LaGuardia airport shows cancellations.
A departures board at LaGuardia Airport shows several flight cancellations.

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I travel for a living. Here are 9 items I always pack in case my flight is canceled, and I get stranded.

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A smiling woman in a white dress leans on a balcony railing overlooking turquoise water, palm trees, and a seaside resort below.
Meagan Drillinger travels for a living. Here's what she would never forget to pack.

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A pepper spray attack injured 21 people after a woman was robbed of her suitcase at London's busiest airport

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An emergency vehicle outside Heathrow Terminal 3 after a man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after number of people were attacked with
An emergency vehicle outside Heathrow's Terminal 3 on Sunday.

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Flight cancellation updates: FAA cuts have hit airports across the US as the shutdown persists

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Travelers in line for security at George Bush International Airport in Houston
TSA wait times have jumped in recent weeks amid the government shutdown

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The government shutdown is now disrupting travel plans for thousands.

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