Keep a Few Tissues on You Anytime You Fly Today’s tip is a simple one: Always keep a few tissues (or napkins, etc.) in your pockets when you’re traveling—in addition to putting a few in your carry-on bag—so you… Johnny Jet , December 6, 2018
Why You Shouldn’t Send Money to Strangers With a Money Transfer App Chris Elliott had a great post recently on why you should never send money to strangers with a money transfer app tied to your bank account. Read the whole story… Johnny Jet , December 5, 2018
You Can Now Text for Free on Southwest Airlines Flights Southwest Airlines is now offering free text messaging aboard its flights. It’s the third U.S. airline to do so, joining Alaska Airlines and Delta. To take advantage, Apple users can… Johnny Jet , December 4, 2018
What to Do If You Were Affected by the Marriott Data Breach As you’ve probably already heard, Marriott International has confirmed a breach of its Starwood reservation system that exposed the personal data of some 500 million individuals. It’s the second-largest corporate… Johnny Jet , December 3, 2018
Consider Your Clothing Before Going Through Security Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from Mary B. of Guilford, CT, who says: “I recently went through… Johnny Jet , November 30, 2018
The Best and Worst Days to Travel Around Christmas and New Year’s Thanksgiving is behind us, and the next hectic holiday travel season is already looming. But flying around Christmas doesn’t have to be as stressful and expensive as it seems. If… Johnny Jet , November 29, 2018
What to Tell Your Doctor If You Feel Sick After Traveling If you feel sick after traveling, especially to a foreign country, make sure to see a doctor as soon as you’re able. Just as importantly, you should tell your doctor… Johnny Jet , November 28, 2018
Think Twice Before Accepting a Surprise Gift A friend of mine forwarded me a new scam he read about on the Nextdoor social network. I’d never heard of this one (and never would’ve suspected it), so I… Johnny Jet , November 27, 2018
How to Avoid the Long Lines at FAO Schwarz in Rockefeller Center If you haven’t heard, New York’s iconic toy store FAO Schwarz has reopened its doors after closing for three years. The Fifth Avenue store is gone but has been replaced… Johnny Jet , November 26, 2018
7 Tips for Surviving Thanksgiving Travel Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and that means that one of the busiest stretches of travel all year has already begun. AAA has predicted that 54.3 million Americans will travel at least… Johnny Jet , November 21, 2018
You Can Ask for a Microwave at Many Hotels Did you know that some hotels will provide a microwave free of charge? Of course, availability depends on how many microwaves the specific hotel has on hand, so you never… Johnny Jet , November 19, 2018
Make Sure Your Rental Car Is Good to Go Before You Need It Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from my buddy Dan Nainan, who says: “If you have a rental… Johnny Jet , November 16, 2018
Look Out for Great Fares on the Tuesday After Thanksgiving At the end of my segment for KTLA—which we ran as yesterday’s tip—Rich DeMuro offered a great piece of advice for future flyers: Look out for great fares on the… Johnny Jet , November 15, 2018
The 4 Travel Websites I Shared on TV This Week Today’s travel tip is a collection of websites that I shared in a TV segment I shot with Rich DeMuro of KTLA. As you’ll see, the focus of the websites is on… Johnny Jet , November 14, 2018
U.S. Airlines Are Offering Change Fee Waivers to Flyers Affected by the California Wildfires Yesterday, in the shadow of the still-raging wildfires in California, we shared a list of suggested dos and don’ts for people moving back home after evacuating. Meanwhile, the Camp Fire… Johnny Jet , November 13, 2018