Travel Tip of the Day: Direct Doesn’t Mean Non-Stop Direct Doesn’t Mean Non-Stop One of my biggest pet peeves is when I see airlines (ahem, Southwest) marketing direct flights like they’re non-stop. Don’t get suckered by airline lingo, especially… Johnny Jet , January 22, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Don’t Publicize Your Vacations Don’t Publicize Your Vacations Many of us love using social media (here’s my Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) to share information and photos about our travels, but you might want to… Johnny Jet , January 21, 2015
Travel App of the Week: Google Translate (UPDATE) I’ve featured Google Translate in the past but this week it just got a whole lot better. The app has integrated Word Lens, after Google bought the app, and it’s made… Johnny Jet , January 20, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Avoid Tight Connections Avoid Tight Connections I always recommend flying nonstop to save valuable time, but sometimes there are more factors to consider. If you have to make a connection, you should think… Johnny Jet , January 20, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Pinch Your Plugs Pinch Your Plugs I love that more and more airlines are installing power ports so we can keep our electrical devices and gadgets charged on long flights. However, lately I’ve… Johnny Jet , January 19, 2015
Reader Travel Tip of the Day: Request Extra Passport Pages When You Renew Request Extra Passport Pages When You Renew Each Friday, we’re featuring a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from Lynda C., who built on Tuesday’s… Johnny Jet , January 16, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Visit Catalina Island on Your Birthday Visit Catalina Island on Your Birthday Do you have plans to visit Catalina Island in California? If you do, you might want to consider going on your birthday since the… Johnny Jet , January 14, 2015
Travel Website of the Week: Where Do I End Up If I Dig Straight Down? Here’s a fun site/page that I wish had been around when I was a kid as I often contemplated where I’d end up if I dug a hole through my Connecticut… Johnny Jet , January 13, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Save Your Blank Passport Pages Save Your Blank Passport Pages Immigration procedures vary by country—and so do the sizes of the visas or stamps they’ll add to your passport. If you travel a lot, you… Johnny Jet , January 13, 2015
Reader Travel Tip of the Day: Endorse Your Bus and Train Tickets in Europe Endorse Your Bus and Train Tickets in Europe Each Friday, we’re featuring a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip was left by reader Orit R…. Johnny Jet , January 9, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Hawaii’s Civil Defense Siren Test Hawaii’s Civil Defense Siren Test I just returned from Hawaii, where for the first time in more than 20 visits to Hawaii, I heard the Civil Defense siren test. Natalie… Johnny Jet , January 8, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: What’s the “Hidden City” Ticketing Trick—and Should I Use It? What’s the “Hidden City” Ticketing Trick—and Should I Use It? You’ve probably heard about the site Skiplagged that’s being sued by United Airlines and Orbitz for showing users how to… Johnny Jet , January 7, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: First Bag Free with Alaska Airlines in January First Bag Free with Alaska Airlines in January Great news! Alaska Airlines has announced that they are waiving their $25 first bag fee for the month of January. Here’s the… Johnny Jet , January 6, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Why You Shouldn’t Pay Extra for American Airlines’ Preferred Seats Why You Shouldn’t Pay Extra for American Airlines’ Preferred Seats As you probably know by now, legroom in coach is getting tighter and tighter. That’s because the airlines have started… Johnny Jet , January 5, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Free Entertainment with Personal Devices on United Free Entertainment with Personal Devices on United Flying United over the holidays? The airline announced last Thursday an upgrade to their entertainment service, which will now allow passengers to stream complimentary… Johnny Jet , December 22, 2014
