David Ortez

Sean O’Neil over at Budget Travel has a great article on the information that Homeland Security keeps on file when you travel abroad.

Homeland Security has been keeping track of your itinerary ever since mid-90s but “has mandated that the commercial airlines deliver this information routinely and electronically” since 2002.

O’Neil reports:

“A passenger record typically includes the name of the person traveling, the name of the person who submitted the information while arranging the trip, and details about how the ticket was bought, according to documents published by the Department of Homeland Security. Records are made for citizens and non-citizens who cross our borders.”