Airline + Airport News: Week of May 20, 2020 This week’s airline news: Delta CEO: Coronavirus won’t cause any major US airlines to go out of business Delta expands onboard customer spacing with blocked seats on all aircraft JetBlue… Johnny Jet , May 21, 2020
Miscellaneous Travel News: Week of May 14, 2020 More from this week’s news: Woman illegally enters Yellowstone, falls into hot spring while taking pictures Is North Cyprus set to become first country to eradicate COVID-19? Greece says it’ll… Johnny Jet , May 14, 2020
Airline + Airport News: Week of May 14, 2020 This week’s airline and airport news: U.S. airlines tell crews not to force passengers to wear masks Air Travel Is Going to Be Very Bad, for a Very Long Time… Johnny Jet , May 14, 2020
Hotel + Lodging News: Week of May 14, 2020 This week’s hotel and lodging news: This luxury resort is open for swanky social distancing retreats—take a look inside Hotel chains are announcing new cleaning program amid coronavirus. Here’s what… Johnny Jet , May 14, 2020
Did the Airline Industry Bottom Out? Did the airline industry bottom out? According to OAG, “after 111 days of consecutive capacity reductions, new data reveals a 2 percent increase week-over-week. While this update leaves total capacity… Johnny Jet , May 14, 2020
Ground Transportation News: Week of May 14, 2020 This week’s ground transportation news: Uber will require all drivers and riders to wear masks starting Monday May 18 — and is using AI to enforce the rules. NYC MTA… Johnny Jet , May 14, 2020
Cruise News: Week of May 14, 2020 $28-a-Night Carnival Cruises: Would You Go? My cruise post last week hit a nerve with a lot of readers and many agreed they wouldn’t get on a cruise even if… Johnny Jet , May 14, 2020
Entertainment and Dining News: Week of May 14, 2020 This week’s entertainment news: Broadway theaters to remain closed through at least September 6 For the first time in its almost century-long history, the Hollywood Bowl will be silent this… Johnny Jet , May 14, 2020
How I’m Getting My Money Back From Air Canada Greetings from sunny Southern California! Our local Manhattan Beach Farmer’s Market reopened on Tuesday for the first time in a couple of months. It was a welcome but surreal experience:… Johnny Jet , May 14, 2020
My Experience Calling 5 Different Airlines for Refunds I spent hours—literally hours—planning five flights for spring travel. The first one was for a dream trip to Hawaii with my family, then I had a flight to New York… Johnny Jet , May 11, 2020
This Week in Travel News: May 6, 2020 Each week, we round up the biggest and most talked-about travel news. Here’s what’s happening in the world of travel this week… I thought for sure that by the time… Johnny Jet , May 7, 2020
Josh Gates’ Best Travel Tip I got into this business by sharing travel tips. It’s how I started out (I was working as a college recruiter, traveling across a 26-state region and learning tricks of… Johnny Jet , May 6, 2020
Travel News for April 30, 2020 -Travel is changing daily and this week the big news is that JetBlue is the first U.S. airline to require face masks for passengers and crew (small children don’t have… Johnny Jet , April 30, 2020
Marriott Establishes New Protocols to Combat Coronavirus It may seem hard to imagine a time when life returns to normal, to a time when you’ll get on an airplane, take a vacation and check into a beautiful… Natalie DiScala , April 23, 2020
American Airlines Just Extended Elite Status for 2020 Great news for American Airline Elites! I just received the following email from Bridget Blaise-Shamai, President of AAdvantage Loyalty Program, regarding American Airlines elite status: As an American Airlines AAdvantage®… Johnny Jet , April 13, 2020