TSA offers $20 PreCheck discount

Airport security is the domain here — and the stakes are simple. If you fly even a few times a year, PreCheck can save time and hassle. The gap has always been the upfront cost and the inertia of signing up. Now TSA is trying to fix that with a targeted promo: travelers 30 and under can get $20 off a first-time five-year PreCheck membership if they complete enrollment between May 1 and May 31, 2026. (tsa.gov) ### What exactly is changing? TSA is calling it the “$20 Take Off” promotion. It applies only to new applicants — not renewals — and only if the traveler is 30 or younger at the time of enrollment. The enrollment has to be completed during May 2026, not just started, and the offer runs through TSA’s three authorized providers: CLEAR, IDEMIA, and Telos. (tsa.gov) ### How much does that actually save? Normally, TSA says PreCheck costs $85 or less for five years, depending on which provider you choose. With the May discount, the price drops to about $56.75 to $65. Broken out over five years, that is roughly $11 to $13 a year — cheap enough that TSA is clearly betting younger travelers will finally stop putting it off. (tsa.gov) ### Why target people under 30? The timing is not random. TSA tied the offer to graduation season and the start of summer travel — basically the moment when a lot of younger people start flying more often for trips, internships, weddings, and first jobs. If you are trying to grow a trusted-traveler program, getting people in early matters because once someone ha(tsa.gov)o shorter lines, they are more likely to renew later. That last part is an inference, but it fits the structure of a five-year membership push aimed at first-timers. (tsa.gov) ### What do you actually get with PreCheck? PreCheck is the faster screening lane at U.S. airports. In those lanes, travelers usually keep shoes, belts, and light jackets on, and can leave laptops and compliant liquids in their bags. That does not guarantee zero waiting, but it usually means less unpacking and less checkpoint friction — which is really what people are paying for. (tsa.gov) ### Where can people sign up? Not just at airports. TSA says the offer is available at about 1,300 enrollment locations nationwide, including retail locations in the community. That matters because one of the quiet barriers to joining has been convenience — if enrollment feels like a special errand to the airport, people skip it. If it is in a neighborhood storefront, the hurdle gets smaller. (tsa.gov) ### Does the provider matter? A little, but not in the way most people think. TSA still makes the final eligibility decision after the provider collects your information and submits it for the background check. What changes by provider is mostly location, price, and extra promos. So the practical move is to pick the cheapest or easiest appointment near you, not to overthink the brand. (tsa.gov) ### Is this really a big deal? It is not a huge policy shift. It is a marketing push. But it is a smart one. TSA is trying to pull more younger travelers into a program that makes checkpoints move more smoothly for enrolled passengers and feels especially valuable heading into the summer rush. (tsa([tsa.gov)heckr-membership)) ### Bottom line This is a narrow discount, but a real one. If you are 30 or under and have been meaning to get PreCheck, May 2026 is the cheapest official window TSA has put on the table right now. (tsa.gov)