Travel Video of the Week: Emirates’ “All-Time Greats” Just last week Emirates Airlines finally started using their Twitter handle, and one of the things they’ve been tweeting so far is their new commercial, which stars two all-time great soccer players—Cristiano… Johnny Jet , April 8, 2014
Incredible footage of Air New Zealand contest winners’ two-week mission in Antarctica Late last year, the increasingly innovative airline Air New Zealand commenced a competition that would afford one lucky (dedicated, crazy, brave, whatever you want to call it) environmentalist the opportunity… Sophie Dodd , March 27, 2014
Qantas and Jetstar Airlines are changing the way you earn Qantas Points and Status credits when you fly It didn’t take Qantas, Australia’s leading carrier, long to follow Delta’s lead when it comes to earning points. Starting July 1, 2014 they’re changing the way you earn Qantas Points… Johnny Jet , March 27, 2014
Erfurt: The Medieval Heart of Germany The DB train from southern Augsburg to Erfurt was a pleasant ride through pastures, farms and idyllic villages. Erfurt is known as the green heart of Germany because it’s in the center… Georgie Jet , March 12, 2014
10 Reasons to Fly Hawaiian Airlines to Hawaii I’ve been lucky enough to visit Hawaii close to 20 times and I’ve flown all the major carriers to and from the mainland—including American, Delta, and United. When I flew… Johnny Jet , March 12, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: When First Class is Cheaper than Coach When First Class is Cheaper than Coach Back in December, when my dad and I went to Las Vegas to play golf with a PGA Tour Pro for Expedia and… Johnny Jet , March 12, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: Take United’s Carry-On Policy Seriously Take United’s Carry-On Policy Seriously As I wrote in a story last week, United Airlines this month updated their carry-on baggage policy—and their approach to enforcing it. The airline has… Johnny Jet , March 10, 2014
Malaysia Airlines MH370 Resource Page We are all deeply disturbed, saddened and puzzled about what happened to Malaysia Airlines MH370, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Below I have compiled a resource page to… Johnny Jet , March 9, 2014
Delta Publishes 2015 SkyMiles Award Chart Delta recently introduced a new mileage earning and redemption structure for SkyMiles members, which they said they weren’t going to release until the fall—and then released just a week later (they must’ve felt… Johnny Jet , March 6, 2014
Big Time Fallout from new Delta Frequent Flyer Announcement The big travel news this week is the fallout from Delta’s bombshell of an announcement last Wednesday that starting January 1, 2015, SkyMiles points will be earned based on the actual cost of… Johnny Jet , March 5, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: Virgin Atlantic Safety Film We’ve written recently about other fun airline safety videos (including Air New Zealand’s and Delta’s) and now Virgin Atlantic has jumped into the game. With the Oscars this past Sunday, Virgin… Johnny Jet , March 4, 2014
United’s Strict New Approach to Baggage Rules More bad news for fliers: According to The Points Guy, on March 1 United Airlines implemented an update to their systemwide policy that cracks down on passengers’ carry-on baggage rights. The airline… Johnny Jet , March 4, 2014
Delta Rewrites Frequent Flyer Rules Delta Air Lines just announced that they are making updates to the SkyMiles program, changes that will start in 2015. “Changes” is the understatement of the year as Delta just put… Johnny Jet , February 26, 2014
KLM Airlines to allow social media payment options KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, known for its innovative uses of social media in simplifying travel for their customers, has just become the first airline in the world to allow their… Sophie Dodd , February 19, 2014
Historic Rostock and Warnemünde, Germany From the moment you step through the Duke of Mecklenburg’s old royal gate, you’re transported back almost 800 years, to a time when Rostock, Germany was the shipping capital of… Georgie Jet , February 19, 2014