Guilt Tipping: Do You Feel Pressure to Tip? I Do My Canadian wife, Natalie, and I constantly have conversations about tipping. She doesn’t understand that in the United States, tipping is expected to be at least 20% at a restaurant… Johnny Jet , September 23, 2023
How Much I Tip Hotel Housekeepers and My Trick to Make Sure They Get It It never dawned on me to write a post about tipping hotel housekeepers until I received a tweet from a reader asking: “@JohnnyJet Johnny, do you leave a cash gratuity… Johnny Jet , September 23, 2023
Apparently I’ve Been Storing My Butter Wrong But I’m So Glad I Discovered the French Way This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Natalie DiScala , September 23, 2023
12 Things in Travel You Need to Know Today 12 Things in Travel You Need to Know Today (This is a recurring post, updated daily with new information): Saturday, September 23 Yesterday’s TSA checkpoint numbers TSA officers screened TSA… Johnny Jet , September 23, 2023
Rejuvenate at a Memorable Hotel in Mexico’s Riviera Maya Rejuvenate your spirit in a Zen resort along Mexico’s Riviera Maya. The Yucatan awaits – where understated luxury is a way of life. Here are four hotels to heat up… Melissa Curtin , September 22, 2023
East Coast Guide: Get to Know Rhode Island In and Around its Waterways A big thanks to Visit Rhode Island for hosting many of our activities. All opinions expressed within are my own. Get to know America’s smallest state by its waterways. Whether… Melissa Curtin , September 22, 2023
Seat Kidnapping: I Can’t Believe it’s a Thing – Here’s What to Do If it Happens to You While Traveling Seat kidnapping is a term I’d never heard of or even knew existed until recently but sadly, it’s now a thing. I first heard of people stealing other travelers’ assigned… Johnny Jet , September 22, 2023
12 Essential Items That Will Make Your Travels Smoother Readers often ask me for my tips to make their travels smoother, including which travel accessories and gadgets I bring on my trips. Here’s a round-up of items that I… Johnny Jet , September 22, 2023
America’s Best and Worst Airports – Plan Your Travels Accordingly J.D. Power, one of the global leaders in consumer insights and data, has released their 2023 North America Airport Satisfaction Study and it has some interesting insights. Perhaps the most shocking… Johnny Jet , September 22, 2023
10 Ways to Find Cheap Thanksgiving Flights Summer is officially over tomorrow and I know many people are going to start thinking about Thanksgiving travel and how they can find cheap flights for the holidays. Unfortunately, you… Johnny Jet , September 21, 2023
Delta Air Lines Flight Crew Grant Aladdin Actress’ Wish and Help Her Catch a ‘Magic Carpet’ to Broadway Performance of a Lifetime Here’s a feel-good air travel story, which feels like an anomaly these days, since almost every airport and airline news story we read seems to involve passengers or flight attendants… Johnny Jet , September 20, 2023
American Airlines Flight Attendant Shares Her Top 3 Pet Peeves It’s not news to anyone that unruly passenger incidents have become a problem in the skies. The number of reported unruly passenger incidents peaked in 2021 at a whopping 492%… Natalie DiScala , September 20, 2023
This Simple Trick You’ve Probably Never Thought of Can Help to Keep You (And Your Stuff) Safe I’ve been writing about hotels a lot lately and I keep getting more tips from readers and colleagues. After I posted this piece, with three reasons to always get two… Johnny Jet , September 19, 2023
22 JetBlue Passengers Miss Tight Connection Because Seatmates Refuse to Listen to Flight Crew Instructions If you travel often, then no doubt you’ve seen this happen on an airplane before. Perhaps you observed this behavior or perhaps it was you doing what you’ll see in… Johnny Jet , September 18, 2023
40 of Our Favorite Travel Products From Amazon This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Natalie DiScala , September 16, 2023