You’ve arrived at the airport for your vacation. Your months of careful planning have ensured that absolutely nothing can thwart this vacation of a lifetime. Only a bustling departures hall and 200 yards of airport terminal separate you from your airplane seat.
But then it hits you: Your driver’s license isn’t nestled safely in your wallet.
What will you tell the check-in agent? The TSA officer? Has one simple mistake caused you to forfeit your prepaid hotels and nonrefundable airfare?
I found myself in a similar predicament. And believe it or not, I was able to board, thanks to the benefit of my travel credit card. Here’s how I got through security — and how you can do it too.