Here's what wears me down: the check-in line, the let me check-your-baggage-for-weapons line, the check-your-boarding-pass line, the security line, the customs line, and the taxi line.

And, while a business- or first-class ticket enables some hopscotching, not all airports allow it. Instead, if you're traveling this spring (and hopefully you will be), enroll in the Clear Registered Traveler program, a virtual security express lane. The $100 annual membership includes a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) vetting fee, fingerprinting, and an iris scan.

The downside: The program (which already counts more than 36,000 members) is up and running in a select few airports. Currently it's in Ohio's Cincinnati International, Indiana's Inianapolis International, New York's JFK International Terminal 7, Florida's Orlando International, and California's San Jose International.

Another system that might speed things up is Eye-ticket, which has implemented iris-recognition programs in London's Heathrow, Frankfurt's Flughafen, and North Charlotte International.

Other than that, you're only option is a private jet ... which really isn't a bad option either!