**Tired of Paying $78 for TSA PreCheck Just to Wait in Another Line? the TSA Is Rolling Out a New "Gold+" Tier for Frequent Flyers — And It's Going to Cost You. Sources Say GOLD+ Will Offer Expedited Screening With No Shoe Removal, No Laptop-Out Bag Checks, and Expedited ID Verification — But You’ll Have to Pay Up to $199 a Year and Pass an In-Person Financial Background Check. Critics Are Already Calling It 'First-Class Security for Those Who Can Afford It,' While Consumer Advocates Warn It’s Just Another Way the System Is Gouging the Average Traveler. Is Your Wallet About to Get Screened Again?**
Tired of paying $78 for TSA PreCheck just to wait in another line? The TSA is rolling out a new “Gold+” tier for frequent flyers — and it’s going to cost you. Sources say GOLD+ will offer expedited screening with no shoe removal, no laptop-out bag checks, and expedited ID verification — but you’ll have to pay up to $199 a year and pass an in-person financial background check. Critics are already calling it ‘first-class security for those who can afford it,’ while consumer advocates warn it’s just another way the system is gouging the average traveler. Is your wallet about to get screened again?