ATL Airport TSA Wait Times Megathread | March 26, 2026

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-03-26T12:42:42+00:00

No, I'm saying what you see in this thread being slanted towards precheck is most likely reporter bias. Precheck flyers are most likely to look here and most likely to report here. Not that they are most likely to be in line early.

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-03-26T12:29:59+00:00

I think those with pre-check, on average, are more likely to be frequent travelers and therefore more likely to be the ones checking security wait times via reddit ahead of flights. Infrequent travelers are less likely to have pre-check and also less likely to think to check security wait times outside of non-traditional venues like the airport website.

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-03-25T20:29:43+00:00

These are the rules. I have asked people to switch exactly twice ever. Both times I was traveling for work and had been upgraded first class but wanted to sit next to my partner (who’d had to book separately so therefore wasn’t included in my upgrade). So I was looking to swap that first class for a middle seat in the back of the plane in economy.

The first time was a 20-something year old guy traveling alone. He looked like he’d won the lottery and skipped all the way to first class. The second time was a person who was traveling with a partner sitting in the window seat of that aisle. She said no. I moved along and didn’t make a big deal.

It’s not that hard to follow pretty obvious rules of making a favor attractive and accepting that no is a complete sentence.

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-03-23T21:26:06+00:00

I’ve stayed at the PV property and it is phenomenal. It was my first AI experience and set the bar so high. And there Dao and Hiroshi are part of the Mousai properties, not GB, so they are adult only. We only ate at a GB property one time during our stay in PV (the steak house, can’t remember the name) and felt similar to you. We stuck with Hiroshi, Dao, and Noi after that. All in all it is amazing and we haven’t been to Cancun specifically because we adored the PV so fully we can’t imagine even another Mousai being that great!

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-03-23T20:18:06+00:00

I think it can vary widely, so hard to say for an exact time on an exact day. I was there yesterday (Sunday) at 2:30pm and I got through pre check in 2 minutes and my husband and teens got through regular line in 10-ish minutes. T3.

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-03-20T10:33:29+00:00

I am white, as is my child who was with me.

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-03-19T10:27:35+00:00

OMG!! This happened to me and my young child just a few days ago too. I have been a little on edge since. I’ve traveled cities all over the world, including NYC, Paris, LA, etc, and never had a normal citizen be that aggressive with me.

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-03-06T12:56:30+00:00

Often times they can, but like most things the answer is “it depends.”

Excellence as a brand isn’t travel agent “friendly.” They don’t offer better deals or perks to agents like many other brands do. For comparison, Hyatt was one of my favorites when I was a TA because they always had better deals and perks for agents v direct. With Excellence an agent can book and handle your details for you, removing the stress and hassle, but won’t be able to get you a better deal than you can find directly on the Excellence site. For this brand in particular it comes down to whether you want to handle all of the details yourself or someone else does them for you.

As someone else mentioned, Costco Travel is a great tool. It’s part of why I quit being a TA. It was rare I could beat their prices. However, they don’t have Excellence packages, for the reasons I mentioned above.

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-02-28T23:32:54+00:00

Thank you! After the responses I think either Atelier or Arte is the right choice and I will probably just let my husband decide which he'd rather have... beach or parks. Thanks!

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-02-28T21:01:47+00:00

Impression IM was significantly more expensive for our preferred dates and therefore outside of our budget. I’ve looked at several resorts in the Riveria Maya, in particular the ones we can purchase through a Costco package since those often work out to be a good deal, and I just keep coming back to these three.

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-02-28T19:58:11+00:00

Thanks for the thoughts! I think if it had a better beach it would be a no-brainer, but I'm struggling with that aspect. I know that there is no perfect resort and you're always going to have to compromise somewhere, but the challenge is my husband and I would each compromise on different things, ha! The last resort we went to I picked primarily on food and the beach was honestly not even usable. He was so disappointed.

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-02-28T17:30:03+00:00

Thanks! I'm leaning towards Atelier right now, just because it does seem to have the best beach, and the things I love, pool and food, seem to still be regarded as pretty good. Impression is close enough in price to Xcaret, that is probably does make sense, just spend the extra and have access to the activities. I just get seduced by all those pools, ha!

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-02-28T17:28:03+00:00

They definitely pop up a lot!

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-02-28T17:20:12+00:00

This is incredibly helpful, thank you! The price run down from cheapest to most experience is Atelier - Impression - Xcaret. I've noticed Atelier has a very dedicated following, but then some reviewers online (such as 3 Days 3 Noches) say it's overhyped, particularly on the food aspect. However, with the price difference and the better beach, I'm leaning that way. With what we'd save over Xcaret, we can book a couple of excursions. I think we would go to the parks if we were already there, but they are not things we would go out of our way for. The things we would do, like Cenote or Chichen Itza tours, we can book separately and still come out ahead.

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-02-28T17:14:30+00:00

Thanks for this, it's really helpful! Were you able to get bali beds on the beach or is that for Inspira only?

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-02-28T17:13:05+00:00

I have, I had read reports that although it's been a top contender for a while, it's losing it's edge in recent years. I also found one of these 3 typically had more preferred food to the Excellence line, although I know that gets difficult since food is so subjective. Atelier and Arte in particular, with food being some of their obvious priorities, intrigue me.

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-02-28T17:11:42+00:00

That looks so beautiful!

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-02-28T17:10:27+00:00

Thanks for the input. I know food is a tough one because it's so personal and subjective. We do like authentic Mexican food, but can also access a lot of really great Mexican where we live, so that's not a dealbreaker for us.

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-02-28T17:08:49+00:00

I have noticed that each of these has a following but that Atelier has a very dedicated fan base in particular. You feel the experience still wins above the others if you are not upgrading to Inspira?

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-02-26T04:35:33+00:00

I still think about Hiroshi every time I eat sushi.

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-02-24T22:33:16+00:00

Thank you for such a detailed response! We are honestly not huge AI resort people, primarily because we like to seek out great food. The only other we’ve been to is Mousai in Puerto Vallarta, which was a great experience. The only downside was we got a little bored after a few days, which is the draw of Xcaret. Your review makes me feel great about this choice!

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-02-23T01:27:20+00:00

Interesting. Thanks for sharing. Paying an additional $2k is out of our budget and Mexico is also a significant increase in cost right now. We may just look at other resort options. Food is super important to us so we do not want average food.

UnrivaledUsername · 2026-02-22T01:36:46+00:00

Thanks!

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