Travel Tip of the Day: Never Walk Away from Your Valuables Never Walk Away from Your Valuables When my wife and I were in France a few weeks ago (staying at the Pullman Eiffel Tower and the Pullman Paris Bercy, seen above),… Johnny Jet , May 12, 2014
(Reader) Travel Tip of the Day: Bring Rubber Shelf Liner Bring Rubber Shelf Liner Today marks the first installment of the reader-submitted travel tip, which we’ll be sending out every Friday from here on out. It’s a good one, and… Johnny Jet , May 9, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: Free Flashlight Free Flashlight I don’t know about you, but either I’m getting older or restaurants are getting darker. Luckily, technology is keeping up. When it’s too dark to read the menu,… Johnny Jet , May 8, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: Don’t Use a Flash Shooting Out of a Window Don’t Use a Flash Shooting Out of a Window I’m no camera expert, but I do know not to use a flash when shooting photos from a plane window—or more… Johnny Jet , May 7, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: A Venice Tourist Trap A Venice Tourist Trap (and More) I have a lot of friends and family who are visiting Venice this summer—and chances are that you might be too. If so, here’s… Johnny Jet , May 6, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: Book Your Summer Travel Now Book Your Summer Travel Now This tip comes fully fleshed out from my colleague, good friend and #TravelSkills Twitter chat co-host Chris McGinnis. Basically, if you haven’t already made your air and hotel… Johnny Jet , May 5, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: Share Your Own Tips! Share Your Own Tips! With all the great feedback we’ve received on our Travel Tips of the Day, we’ve seen a lot of really great tips submitted by you—our readers…. Johnny Jet , May 2, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: Shut the Curtain Shut the Curtain If you’re on a night flight and there’s a curtain between your cabin and the galley or bathroom, then make sure to close it after each time… Johnny Jet , May 1, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: Printing Your Boarding Pass Printing Your Boarding Pass It drives me batty that the airlines always try and sucker their customers into wasting paper and (colored) ink by downloading boarding passes with all of… Johnny Jet , April 30, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: Never Trust Airport Vendors for Customs Advice Never Trust Airport Vendors for Customs Advice I know so many people who’ve been burned by airport vendors selling them goods they then immediately lose at customs. If you ask… Johnny Jet , April 29, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: Bring a Mousepad Bring a Mouse Pad If you plan on using your laptop while you travel and like to use a mouse like I do, then I highly recommend to bring a… Johnny Jet , April 28, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: Bring Ear Buds Bring Ear Buds These days most airlines have entertainment systems that they offer for free, but there’s a catch: If you don’t have your own set of headphones or earbuds,… Johnny Jet , April 25, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: Turn Keypad to Silent Turn Keypad to Silent Yesterday’s tip was to lower your voice while talking on your phone, and the phone’s ringer as well. I should’ve added a few more parts to… Johnny Jet , April 24, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: Talk Softly on the Phone Talk Softly on the Phone I’m sure you’ve come across those people on planes, airports, hotels, restaurants, boats and other public places: It’s the 21st century, and they still haven’t… Johnny Jet , April 23, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: Use Uber or Lyft Instead of a Taxi Use Uber or Lyft Instead of a Taxi In last Friday’s tip, I shared a great deal available right now on ride-sharing service Lyft. Well, we received a lot of… Johnny Jet , April 22, 2014
