Australia’s Uluru Will Be Busy Ahead of New Legislation in October I visited Uluru, which is either Australia’s most famous icon or second after the Sydney Opera House, in 2006. In November of 2017 the Australian government voted to ban climbing… Johnny Jet , July 16, 2019
My Favorite Amazon Prime Day Deals It’s quite remarkable that Amazon has turned Amazon Prime Day (which is today and tomorrow) into a huge shopping event in the middle of July. In just a few years,… Johnny Jet , July 15, 2019
Don’t Buy a Weekly or Monthly Métro Pass in Paris Without This Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Jeff, who shares an important note for anyone using a… Johnny Jet , July 12, 2019
How to Avoid Travel Disruptions This Summer Amid American Airlines’s Issues Scott McCartney of the Wall Street Journal recently wrote a very informative article (available without a subscription here via MSN.com) on how bad American Airlines’s on-time performance has been this… Johnny Jet , July 11, 2019
A Backlogged DHS Has Cancelled Some Global Entry Appointments Around the country, Global Entry appointments—available once you’ve applied and been conditionally approved for membership—have been to hard to get for a while. The wait is often a month or… Johnny Jet , July 10, 2019
Use a Credit Card to Book Flights on Cash-Strapped Airlines In a recent story for the Chicago Tribune, George Hobica of Airfarewatchdog wrote about how to save on airfare and travel this summer. Among his tips was this one, which I… Johnny Jet , July 9, 2019
How to Protect Yourself Against a Google Calendar Phishing Scam Wired recently wrote about a new phishing scam in which the bad guys try a new way into your computer: through your Google Calendar. Google’s default settings allow it to… Johnny Jet , July 8, 2019
Take a Moment to Learn How Your Rental Car Gas Tank Door Opens Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Mary G., who says: “As we settle in to our… Johnny Jet , July 5, 2019
Know the Local Fireworks Laws Before Shooting Them Off Happy July 4! As you celebrate Independence Day, potentially around fireworks, you should make sure to remember that fireworks can be dangerous. You should never “try to re-light or handle… Johnny Jet , July 4, 2019
Don’t Fly With Sparklers or Even the Smallest Fireworks July 4 is tomorrow, so today’s tip is another reminder to never, ever fly with fireworks. As I’ve written before, fireworks are explosive devices and will be confiscated by the… Johnny Jet , July 3, 2019
Why I Finally Signed Up for CLEAR CLEAR is a membership program that allows approved travelers to get to the front of the security line in select airports, which are listed below. CLEAR has been around for… Johnny Jet , July 2, 2019
Don’t Go Swimming With an Open Wound With the weather heating up, today’s tip is another water safety tip, in the style of the many we’ve run before (see below). You should never go swimming with an… Johnny Jet , July 2, 2019
It’s About to Become Harder to Find an Airbnb in Honolulu Last week, the city of Honolulu, Oahu, passed a new law that will reduce the number of Airbnb-type units available for rental. As written in the Honolulu Civil Beat, “the… Johnny Jet , July 1, 2019
Use This Resource Anytime You Cruise Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Elisse, who says: “Prior to cruising we always join the… Johnny Jet , June 28, 2019
Your Airplane Food May Be Older Than You Think It Is The food served on the major airlines these days is much better than it was five or ten years ago. But it’s still food served onboard a plane and it… Johnny Jet , June 27, 2019
