✈️ Is Clear Worth It? Pros and Cons of the Travel Program (AARP Article)

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FROM THE ARTICLE.

Count the costs of this travel program.

By Berit Thorkelson, AARP. Published October 23, 2025.

In this story!

[*] What is Clear.

[*] Cost and enrollment.

[*] TSA PreCheck vs. Clear+.

[*] Pros and cons.

[*] Is it worth it?

If you’ve flown recently, you’ve likely noticed signage for Clear+, a private, fee-based biometric identification service that bills itself as a faster alternative to the standard security line.

“I remember the first time I saw it in Denver,” says John E. DiScala, creator of the travel tips and deals website Johnny Jet. “I’m standing in the long security line, and there was another line in between that was completely empty, and I see a couple [of] business travelers just roll up. I’m like, ‘What is that? I need to get that.’  ”

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https://www.aarp.org/travel/travel-tips/is-clear-worth-it/