Travel Video of the Week: New Air France Safety Video Air France just introduced a new in-flight safety demonstration video showcasing the French way of flying. Air France revised the style of its video to keep passengers’ attention by using… Johnny Jet , March 24, 2015
Travel Video of the Week: Insane POV Mountain Biking in Chile It seems like every time there’s an insane adventure video on YouTube, the folks at Red Bull are behind it. This video, in which one of their mountain bikers straps… Johnny Jet , March 17, 2015
Travel Video of the Week: Conan in Cuba With US-Cuban relations easing, late night funnyman Conan O’Brien headed south to film an episode of his show Conan from Cuba, and it aired last week. The result was a pretty… Johnny Jet , March 10, 2015
Travel Video of the Week: Dramatic Skydive Rescue I’m not into skydiving, but this is an incredible video (the incredible part starts a minute in). It shows a remarkable skydive rescue by skydive master Sheldon McFarlane rescuing a… Johnny Jet , March 3, 2015
Travel Video of the Week: Wingsuit Nut Flying Over Walenstadt, Switzerland I used to dream of flying like Superman but somewhere along the way I developed a slight fear of heights, so I’ll probably never find myself zipping up one of… Johnny Jet , February 24, 2015
Travel Website of the Week: ResortFeeChecker.com As most of you know, I hate resort fees. I just think they’re sneaky. Not only do guests usually get dinged at check-in by them, and not only are they usually discovered too late… Johnny Jet , February 24, 2015
Travel Video of the Week: KLM Cockpit Tales (Autopilot in Action) Kudos to KLM for allowing cameras in the cockpit during this flight from Amsterdam to London to show aviation geeks and curious travelers how autopilot works. Captain van Dorst and… Johnny Jet , February 17, 2015
Travel Product of the Week: Kikkerland UL03-A Universal Travel Adapter Last week I recommended this Monster Travel Power Strip as our Travel Product of the Week. Well, those that travel internationally will want to add this week’s pick to their bags, too…. Johnny Jet , February 10, 2015
Travel Video of the Week: Huff Post Live Segment on Competitive Travel If you love to travel—better yet to travel extensively—or want to learn about the world’s most traveled people, make sure to check out this 28-minute Huff Post Live segment on competitive travel. The in-depth… Johnny Jet , February 10, 2015
Travel Website of the Week: NameShouts NameShouts might just be a big help when you travel next—especially if you’ve ever found yourself having trouble pronouncing someone’s name. NameShouts helps you pronounce a person’s name correctly, as it would… Johnny Jet , February 10, 2015
Travel Product of the Week: Monster Travel Power Strip On the recommendation of my colleague Gary Leff, I now carry a Monster MP OTG400 BK Outlets To Go Power Strip. Why? Hotels, airports and especially cruises often only have one or two outlets,… Johnny Jet , February 3, 2015
Travel Video of the Week: Indian Girl Confronts Her Alleged Harasser on Flight A middle-aged wealthy Indian man is paying the price for reaching through the seat in front of him and inappropriately touching a young woman on an Indigo flight to Bhubaneswar…. Johnny Jet , February 3, 2015
Travel App of the Week: PulsePoint This week’s app—PulsePoint—comes recommended by my cousin Art, a firefighter/paramedic for L.A. City Fire Department in South Central Los Angeles. Here’s Art: PulsePoint is a mobile app that attempts to… Johnny Jet , February 3, 2015
Travel Video of the Day: Plane Runs Out of Fuel, Ditches Near Hawaii Did you see this incredible video from Monday? A small plane from the San Francisco Bay Area ran out of fuel 253 miles northeast of Maui and had to ditch… Johnny Jet , January 27, 2015
Travel Video of the Week: The Most Annoying People on the Plane starring Sir Patrick Stewart Expedia recently conducted a poll asking fliers to name the most annoying types of airplane passengers. Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was going to read the list on Tuesday, but he… Johnny Jet , January 20, 2015