Travel Tip of the Day: Don’t Pack Extra Batteries Don’t Pack Extra Batteries In a safety alert yesterday, the FAA urged airlines to tell passengers not to pack lithium batteries in their checked luggage. Why? Because “they can ignite… Johnny Jet , October 14, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Keep Track of Your Passport Stamps Keep Track of Your Passport Stamps If you have a passport that has a lot of stamps, make sure to keep mental notes or use actual Post-It notes to remember… Johnny Jet , October 13, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Why You Might Want to Avoid American Airlines This Week Why You Might Want to Avoid American Airlines This Week Joe Brancatelli has a great piece of advice for anyone flying American Airlines later this week, which is when, as… Johnny Jet , October 12, 2015
Reader Travel Tip of the Day: Cosmetics Check Cosmetics Check Each Friday, we’re featuring a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Mary Anne G. of Marlboro, NJ, who says: “Before a… Johnny Jet , October 9, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Where to Travel as a Vegetarian Where to Travel as a Vegetarian The good people at Get Your Guide just published a really cool infographic all about the eating habits of the world—specifically as they relate… Johnny Jet , October 8, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Earn 2,000-25,000 Bonus American Airlines Miles Earn 2,000-25,000 Bonus American Airlines Miles If you’re following me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and/or Periscope, you know I’m in Portugal this week. My wife and I flew to Lisbon on… Johnny Jet , October 7, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Don’t Get Close to Bison at Yellowstone Don’t Get Close to Bison at Yellowstone I just returned from an epic roadtrip from Bozeman, Montana to Jackson, Wyoming in Ford’s new Explorer Platinum—which took me, for the first time,… Johnny Jet , October 6, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Don’t Resist If You’re Held Up Don’t Resist If You’re Held Up About a week ago, an American tourist was killed in Medellín, Colombia after being held up. As written by the Daily Mail, the man’s… Johnny Jet , October 5, 2015
Reader Travel Tip of the Day: Hit the Cleaners Before Packing Hit the Cleaners Before Packing Each Friday, we’re featuring a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Judi L. from Lake Forest,… Johnny Jet , October 2, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Preparing for Hurricane Joaquin—and Flight Cancellations Preparing for Hurricane Joaquin—and Flight Cancellations As you’re probably aware, Hurricane Joaquin—as of this writing a Category 3 storm (winds of 111-129 mph)—is currently threatening to do serious damage to the Atlantic-facing US…. Johnny Jet , October 1, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: Amtrak Begins Charging for Extra Bags Tomorrow Amtrak Begins Charging for Extra Bags Tomorrow Tomorrow—Thursday, October 1—Amtrak will undergo a fairly serious charge: It will begin enforcing “long-standing baggage rules that limit travelers to four items—two small personal… Johnny Jet , September 30, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: T-Mobile Adding More Countries to Its Global Coverage T-Mobile Adding More Countries to Its Global Coverage A year ago, I wrote about why I now use T-Mobile as my global carrier. I even turned it into a tip. The… Johnny Jet , September 29, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: The Country Where Everything Is 25% Off The Country Where Everything Is 25% Off People are always asking me where they should go on their next vacation. It’s not a black-and-white answer, of course, since there are so many… Johnny Jet , September 28, 2015
Reader Travel Tip of the Day: Passport Paperclip Passport Paperclip Each Friday, we’re featuring a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Linda O., writing from the Lima airport, who… Johnny Jet , September 25, 2015
Travel Tip of the Day: How to Avoid Getting Your Cash Stolen by a TSA Agent How to Avoid Getting Your Cash Stolen by a TSA Agent Earlier this week, a TSA agent was caught stealing $61 from a man’s wallet at New York’s JFK airport. The… Johnny Jet , September 24, 2015