Booking Mileage Ticket Tricks to Europe I fly over 100,000 miles a year but I don’t play the mileage game (paying more and/or making a stop just to fly one particular airline) anymore since I learned… Johnny Jet , April 23, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: Southwest Flight Attendant Safety Briefing One of the joys of flying Southwest Airlines is that they have some really funny flight attendants—and this three-minute viral video captured by a co-worker shows you exactly what I’m… Johnny Jet , April 22, 2014
Make-A-Wish come true by donating your airline miles Causes don’t get much better than this. Make-A-Wish—which famously grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses—is right now in the midst of its “Wishes in Flight” campaign, and it’s calling… Ian Livingston , April 17, 2014
5 Reasons to Fly Qantas Airways If you ask any of my friends which airline gets me the most excited when we go plane-spotting near LAX (psst, In-N-Out Burger has the best views), they would no doubt say… Johnny Jet , April 16, 2014
SWISS Becomes the World’s First Certified “Allergy-Friendly” Airline Great news for allergy sufferers since SWISS (Swiss International Air Lines Ltd.) became the world’s first certified “allergy-friendly” airline today. SWISS teamed up with ECARF (European Center for Allergy Research… Johnny Jet , April 16, 2014
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
