Heads up if you go through PR to go back to us
- Thread starter Eve
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Blooming Magnolia
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Are the airline lounges open? I am sure the Tradewind lounge will be What about Aviance lounge?
St.Bart stole my B’Heart
SBH Member
I also recommend the global entry program. Absolutely a huge time saver, also, when you are a member of the global entry program you are also enrolled in TSA precheck. The price difference is only $15 US and is good for five years if I remember correctly.
JEK
Senior Insider
And Centurion . . .
Popeyeskid
SBH Member
I have had Global Entry for about 4 years now. IMO, the only way to fly internationally. When I came back from the Bahamas last month, the customs hall was overflowing, and they had to queue people in the hallway. It took me approximately 5 minutes to entering the customs hall to exiting the airport. I asked someone else that was exiting with me how long it had taken them and they said it was almost 2 hours.
A handful of credit cards rebate the cost of it. Dennis mentioned the Amex Platinum. I know that the Chase IHG card and Chase United Airlines card also does. There are more, a google search will find them.
A handful of credit cards rebate the cost of it. Dennis mentioned the Amex Platinum. I know that the Chase IHG card and Chase United Airlines card also does. There are more, a google search will find them.
Maybe I'm new to this St. Barths thing, and haven't figured it all out yet, but I am not quite understanding this major advantage with this Tradwinds strategy. I can fly 2 hours from Miami and take a fantastic 10 minute SBC flight at low altitude or take the same two hour flight through Puerto Rico and then an hour at 28K feet in a slightly nicer small plane and spend thousands more. What am i missing guys ?
Eve
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We only usually take Tradewinds on the way out to avoid customs in JFK or Boston. Just had lots of credits to use
stbartshopper
Senior Insider
Wow!
Never had a two hour wait in SJU.
And people are just beginning to travel- it will only get longer. Global Entry is the key!
Never had a two hour wait in SJU.
And people are just beginning to travel- it will only get longer. Global Entry is the key!
Global Entry won’t help you with the wait in SJU. Clearing customs is simple with or without Global Entry. The problem is you have to retrieve your luggage and recheck it and then go through security. Quite the friggin’ hassle. We did it last month, and as the original post indicated, food choices suck at SJU airport.
