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Late-night line-up at US immigration

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Since 9/11, visitors to the US have got accustomed to the idea that getting through the immigration check is hard work: you will have your mugshot and fingerprints taken, and may face tough questions about your travel plans. But this summer, just reaching the head of the queue could be an ordeal in itself. The Independent Traveller has crunched the latest data from Customs and Border Protection and discovered that new arrivals in Florida could stand in line for three hours for US Immigration. ... Quick Read

Heading for the States? Prepare for longer US immigration queues than ever

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Welcome to America: now stand in line for three hours. Millions of British holidaymakers and business travellers heading for the US this summer face longer waits than ever to be processed by immigration. ... Quick Read

Heading for the States? Prepare for the longest US immigration queues ever

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Heading for America? Prepare for the longest US immigration queues ever

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Travel Challenge

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Each week, we invite three companies to offer their best deal for a specific break. This week: a summer escape to the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Prices are per person, based on two people sharing. Each includes a week's accommodation and flights from London on Sunday 16 June. ... Quick Read

My life in travel: Dawn O'Porter

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Television presenter and journalist Dawn O'Porter has written her first novel, Paper Aeroplanes, which is available now (?7.99; Key Books). ... Quick Read

Open jaw special: Readers write back ? about Heathrow

From The Independent

When you write about Heathrow, please stop referring to the people disturbed by aircraft noise as "local" residents. I live miles from the airport, in Clapham, south London, and my life has been made a misery by aircraft noise for at least 10 years. Referring only to "local" residents misrepresents the size of the problem and plays into the hands of the industry's spin doctors. ... Quick Read

Hotels with grand transfers

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King Pacific Lodge, CanadaSet in a remote corner of British Columbia, the King Pacific Lodge is accessible by floatplane from the nearby town of Bella Bella, after a two-hour flight from Vancouver on Pacific Coastal Airlines. This floating wilderness lodge is set on the edge of the Great Bear Rainforest ? one of the last intact temperate rainforests. Discover the pristine surroundings and wildlife by foot, kayak and boat.King Pacific Lodge, Princess Royal Island, British Columbia, Canada (001 ... Quick Read

Battle of the bulge on before-breakfast Berlin-bound jet

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Cabin bags at dawn: not a pretty sight. Just about everyone aboard easyJet's Monday morning flight from Gatwick to Berlin has been up since 4am or earlier, in order to be ready for the 6.50am departure. The vast majority are business travellers, with busy days ahead. So still to be stuck at the gate after seven turns the mood in the Airbus distinctly grumpy. The reason the flight is late? The cabin crew are wrestling. ... Quick Read

Ben Ross: Her Majesty knows that her passports are precious things

From The Independent

A new name has been given to the agency which produces all British passports. From now on, the Identity and Passport Service ? formed in 2006 in an attempt to combine the UK Passport Service and the Home Office's doomed identity cards programme ? will be known as "Her Majesty's Passport Office", a rebadging designed "to make the service more easily recognisable" to Brits both at home and abroad. ... Quick Read

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Late-night line-up at US immigration

Heading for the States? Prepare for longer US immigration queues than ever

Heading for the States? Prepare for the longest US immigration queues ever

Heading for America? Prepare for the longest US immigration queues ever

Travel Challenge

My life in travel: Dawn O'Porter

Open jaw special: Readers write back ? about Heathrow

Hotels with grand transfers

Battle of the bulge on before-breakfast Berlin-bound jet

Ben Ross: Her Majesty knows that her passports are precious things

THINGS WE LIKE

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