Inside: The Star Alliance Lounge at LAX Los Angeles International Airport finally has a respectable terminal that it can be proud of when welcoming travelers from across the globe. Beautiful shops, eateries, and numerous club lounges (mostly… Ramsey Qubein , January 22, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: Free Airport Wi-Fi Trick #2 Free Airport Wi-Fi Trick #2 Monday’s tip was about how to get free Wi-Fi in airports where it’s not a standard offering for all passengers. Well, there are some airports… Johnny Jet , November 20, 2013
Travel Tip of the Day: Free Airport Wi-Fi Trick #1 Free Airport Wi-Fi Trick #1 I think all airports should offer free Wi-Fi but surprisingly many still don’t (here’s a pretty good list). My trick for finding free Wi-Fi? Hanging… Johnny Jet , November 18, 2013
Travel Tip of the Day: Don’t Miss Your Stop or Connection Don’t Miss Your Stop or Connection If you’ve just gotten off of a long flight and are waiting for a connection, or if you’re taking the train, be sure to… Johnny Jet , October 31, 2013
Iberia Airlines’ New Business Plus Cabin Iberia Airlines recently debuted a redesigned Business Class on their new Airbus A330 aircraft. Known as Business Plus, the rehabbed cabins offer more amenities on long haul flights to Spain…. Kim Button , October 24, 2013
Travel Tip of the Day: LAX’s “Other” Security Line LAX’s “Other” Security Line If there’s a long security line at LAX’s T2, scoot around the corner and take the not-so-visible elevator. Upstairs, there’s a secret way to bypass the… Johnny Jet , October 21, 2013
Travel Video of the Week: SNL Airport Skit Thanks to The Points Guy for telling me about this funny three-minute skit. Tina Fey and counterpart Taran Killam do a really good job of imitating today’s boarding procedure, which… Johnny Jet , October 8, 2013
Travel Tip of the Day: Global Entry, NEXUS and Sentri Global Entry, NEXUS and Sentri If you travel internationally at all (and especially if you do it frequently), you need to get Global Entry ($100). If you travel to and… Johnny Jet , September 25, 2013
Luxurious Tom Bradley International Terminal Opens at LAX The South Concourse of the newly completed Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport is now up and running, which adds eight additional gates that can accommodate… Cynthia Cunniff , September 25, 2013
Travel Tip of the Day: Bring Chocolates! Bring Chocolates! You should always be nice to everyone, but especially when you’re flying. Trip after trip I see how most passengers treat gate agents and flight attendants (not too kindly),… Johnny Jet , September 24, 2013
An Expensive Security Loophole Between Geneva and Tel Aviv I’m leaving Geneva (on a Swiss International Air Lines flight operated by El Al airlines) headed to Tel Aviv. Since I’m going to be in Israel for less than a… Greg Roach , September 10, 2013
Are the Airlines Doing a Better Job Boarding Passengers? The last month or so I’ve noticed a couple of the major U.S. airlines making some adjustments when it comes to boarding passengers. First, United came out with dedicated lanes… Johnny Jet , August 12, 2013
How a High Klout Score Gets You Into American Airlines Airport Club for Free Who says having a high Klout score means nothing? American Airlines and Klout just announced a new partnership. Those with a Klout score of 55 or higher can get a… Johnny Jet , May 7, 2013
My April 2013 in Airport Codes PBI-IAH-LAS-LAX-JFK; LGA-PBI-YYZ-CDG-NCE-CDG-YYZ-LAX Can you believe it’s already May?! April flew by for me and I’m pretty sure it’s because I traveled a lot and visited some pretty incredible places. I… Johnny Jet , May 2, 2013
An Av-Geek’s Passion Sees 2nd Season on Travel Channel An av-geek for more years than I care to count, I’ve managed to work my immense passion for all things airlines into nearly every aspect of my life, for better… Chris Sloan , April 26, 2013