Daily Roundup--Apirl 16, 2012

The TSA has begun testing an automated system to check boarding passes against ID’s. If it works, it might eliminate the need for a live person. Wanna bet?

EX-TSA head honcho, Kip Hawley, thinks the TSA is going about things the wrong way. Yes, he’s the same guy who gave us the 3-1-1 bag.

Add Jet Blue to the list of airlines joining the TSA’s PreCheck Trusted Traveler program sometime later this year.

MSNBC has an interesting article on new products that help keep your valuables safe while traveling.

Going to Vegas and planning on some libatious entertainment? But you remember the hangover from last time. No worries. Now you can get onsite relief from the Hangover Bus. All you need to do is wait for them  to arrive, pay for the treatment and you could be good to go for a few more rounds.

Frontier Airlines will move back to Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport this summer after a 20 month stint at Hobby.

I got an email today from a company called Gigi Hill, the maker of a line of handbags, totes and accessories. While these are not what we normally discuss in regards to One Bag travel, some of our female readers may be interested in one of these as a “personal item” or one of the accessories. I just didn’t see myself traveling with any of these even to test them. :) For a better look at the entire line, you can find their newest catalog here. (Anyone looking for a “smallish” one bag, might want to look at their “Weekender.” )