TSA Meltdowns Expands, St Paddy's Day in Dublin, The Pains of Ryanair & Turkish Broke My Tooth!

The TSA funding crisis has airports in chaos — agents are working without pay, some airports have massive lines, and others are totally fine. Mark recaps his multi-country Europe trip: Turkish Airlines business class to Istanbul for 70K miles, a last-minute pivot to Warsaw, Ryanair's bus-terminal airport, honest reviews of the Hyatt Centric Dublin and Aer Lingus narrow-body business class, and whether St. Patrick's Day in Ireland is actually worth the trip. In This Episode: TSA funding crisis — agents unpaid, long lines, privatization debate Turkish Airlines business class Detroit to Istanbul (70K miles, A350, on-board chef) Istanbul Airport transit and Priority Pass lounges Warsaw on a budget — Sheraton via Bilt $200 credit, Old Town, Chopin benches Ryanair Warsaw to Dublin — the bus-terminal experience Hyatt Centric Dublin review — skip it, book the DoubleTree Morrison St. Patrick's Day in Dublin vs Carnival vs Mardi Gras Aer Lingus A321neo business class for 57,500 AA miles — throne seat or bust Episode Guide: 0:00 - Welcome to MTM Travel 0:21 - TSA funding crisis and the privatization debate 8:10 - Turkish Airlines business class to Istanbul for 70K miles - They broke my tooth! 13:22 - Istanbul Airport and Priority Pass lounges 15:38 - Warsaw on a budget — Sheraton via Bilt, Old Town, nightlife 19:44 - Ryanair's bus-terminal airport to Dublin 22:25 - Dublin hotels — Hyatt Centric vs DoubleTree Morrison 24:26 - St. Patrick's Day in Dublin — the honest verdict 28:30 - Aer Lingus A321neo business class for 57,500 AA miles - Is it comfy? ✈️ Track your travel credit cards for free — Travel Freely 🏆 Patreon — bonus shows + Slack community 📧 Free newsletter 💳 Free Facebook group (16K+ members) ▶️ Watch on YouTube 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🌐 milestomemories.com Advertiser Disclosure: This site/channel is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site/channel (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers.

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TSA Meltdowns Expands, St Paddy's Day in Dublin, The Pains of Ryanair & Turkish Broke My Tooth! is an episode from Miles to Memories - Fun Side of Miles, Points & Travel by Shawn Coomer.

This episode is 32:50 long.

This episode was published on Mar 24, 2026.

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