Travel Tip of the Day: How Solo Female Travelers Should Book Hotels How Solo Female Travelers Should Book Hotels Many savvy female travelers that I know don’t use their first names when booking hotels—especially if they’re alone. Instead, they just give their… Johnny Jet , August 1, 2016
Reader Travel Tip of the Day: Don’t Pump Your Own Gas in These States Don’t Pump Your Own Gas in These States Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Linda A. who says: “I live… Johnny Jet , July 29, 2016
Travel Tip of the Day: Ask If There Are More Security Checkpoints Ask If There Are More Security Checkpoints My buddy Ramsey (@DailyTravelTips) recently tweeted a tip that I always consider but had never thought to share—for some strange reason. But Ramsey’s… Johnny Jet , July 27, 2016
Travel Tip of the Day: Ask Your Uber Driver This Important Question Ask Your Uber Driver This Important Question I’m pretty much an Uber expert, as I’ve taken well over 100 rides and (separately) ordered over 100 for my dad (he doesn’t… Johnny Jet , July 26, 2016
Travel Tip of the Day: Cover the Peephole Cover the Peephole I hadn’t thought to share this tip until I saw a tweet from my friend @adventuregirl. She tweeted recently: “1st thing I do when in a #hotel room?… Johnny Jet , July 25, 2016
Reader Travel Tip of the Day: Bring a Rubber Door Stop Bring a Rubber Door Stop Greetings from the JW Marriott in Bloomington, Minnesota! I’m here for Natalie’s destination baby shower at Mall of America (yes, it’s a new thing). If… Johnny Jet , July 22, 2016
Travel Tip of the Day: How to Get Your Money Back If You’re Downgraded How to Get Your Money Back If You’re Downgraded My buddy Joe Brancatelli recently wrote an eye-opening tip about how to get your money back if you’re downgraded on a… Johnny Jet , July 21, 2016
Travel Tip of the Day: Where to Buy Discounted Baseball Tickets Where to Buy Discounted Baseball Tickets One of my favorite things to do when traveling is to take in a baseball game—especially if it’s at a baseball stadium I’ve never been… Johnny Jet , July 20, 2016
Travel Tip of the Day: Pokemon Go Safety Pokemon Go Safety I’m pretty sure you found yourself scratching your head when you found out that much of the world was going bananas over a new free app called… Johnny Jet , July 19, 2016
Travel Tip of the Day: What to Do If You Have a Turkish Airlines Ticket What to Do If You Have a Turkish Airlines Ticket Over the weekend, following multiple terrorist attacks and the failed coup on Friday night, all airlines flying to and from Turkey… Johnny Jet , July 18, 2016
Reader Travel Tip of the Day: Pack Your Handicap Placards Pack Your Handicap Placards Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Karol, who says: “If you (or your… Johnny Jet , July 15, 2016
Travel Tip of the Day: Verify Hotel Security with the Front Desk Verify Hotel Security with the Front Desk Fox News recently ran a story entitled “Surprising facts about hotel rooms that should scare you.” Some of the content (and the title)… Johnny Jet , July 14, 2016
Travel Tip of the Day: Always Have Your Camera Ready Always Have Your Camera Ready When I travel, I always have my big Nikon camera at the ready. That means I have the lens cap off and my finger on… Johnny Jet , July 13, 2016
Travel Tip of the Day: Beware of These Phony Emails Beware of These Phony Emails I’ve written about all kinds of travel phishing scams (see below) in which the bad guys try to get the good guys’ personal info (usernames, passwords,… Johnny Jet , July 12, 2016
Travel Tip of the Day: Tie Down Your Air-Drying Clothes Tie Down Your Air-Drying Clothes If you’re air-drying your clothes on a hotel balcony (or similarly outdoors) and don’t have any super-duper clothes pins to keep them secure, here’s a… Johnny Jet , July 11, 2016