Credit Card Deals Which is Better For SkyMiles Members: the Amex Platinum or Delta Credit Cards? This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Ramsey Qubein, June 20, 2019
Travel Tip of the Day The Paris Métro Is Replacing Its Iconic Cardboard Tickets With This Card Change is underway on the Paris Métro. Last Wednesday, writes France 24, Paris “launched ‘Navigo Easy,’ a rechargeable plastic card that is set to phase out the French capital’s emblematic… Johnny Jet, June 20, 2019
Travel Book of the Week Travel Book of the Week: “Motel Vegas” by Fred Sigman Art historian and photographer Fred Sigman released a book last week titled “Motel Vegas.” In the book, per Amazon, Fred “documents the art and history of Las Vegas motels and… Johnny Jet, June 19, 2019
Travel Instagrammer of the Week Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Jessica Nabongo Jessica Nabongo (thecatchmeifyoucan) Jessica Nabongo was recently featured in Money magazine for visiting 175 countries. She expects to become the first black woman to visit every country in the world… Johnny Jet, June 19, 2019
Travel App of the Week There’s a New Way to Get Around Las Vegas for Cheap There’s a new on-demand rideshare app in Las Vegas called Trip to Strip. Behind the app is the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, which is hoping to take on… Johnny Jet, June 19, 2019
Travel News Travel Photography and Savings Scholarship Contest Fall 2021 Update: Unfortunately, we will not be able to do this scholarship opportunity for the 2022 school year. Thank you to everyone who participated in the past. We loved hearing your stories… Johnny Jet Editorial, June 19, 2019
Travel Video of the Day Video: Lin-Manuel Miranda in Puerto Rico Actor, composer and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda recently brought his hit musical Hamilton to Puerto Rico. To help promote tourism to his grandparents’ native land, along the way he teamed up with… Johnny Jet, June 19, 2019
Travel News Americans Will Spend a Record $101.7 Billion on Travel This Summer Americans may be taking shorter vacations than ever, but they’re also spending more on travel. According to a new study by Allianz Global Assistance, U.S. citizens are expected to spend… Johnny Jet, June 19, 2019
Travel Tip of the Day Behave on a Cruise Ship or Else It should be common sense to behave respectfully anywhere you go, but it’s not. Today’s example is the story of a man who was kicked off his Caribbean cruise for,… Johnny Jet, June 19, 2019
Travel Video of the Week Video: Inside a Scam Call Center This week’s video isn’t a travel video per se. What it is is a look inside a scam call center in India. I first saw it in a story posted… Johnny Jet, June 18, 2019
Travel Website of the Week The Map That Shows Johnny Cash Has Been Everywhere, Man I call into Leo Laporte’s The Tech Guy show to do a 10-minute travel segment every Saturday at 12:30pm PT. Sometimes when I’m traveling we move it to Sunday (not… Johnny Jet, June 18, 2019
Travel Tip of the Day This Is Why You Should Always Wear Your Seatbelt When Flying There’s always a risk of turbulence when you fly. As our resident pilot has written, it’s more common in certain conditions, but whenever you’re seated on a flight, you should… Johnny Jet, June 18, 2019
Travel Tip of the Day What You Need to Know About Travel to Cuba Following Recent Policy Updates On June 5, the U.S. government enacted new regulations on travel to Cuba, which in the words of TravelPulse “effectively end people-to-people tours that are the easiest way for Americans… Johnny Jet, June 17, 2019
Connecticut 5 New England Road Trip Ideas This post is sponsored by Marriott but all opinions expressed within are my own. I grew up in Connecticut and even though I call California home now, I love going… Johnny Jet, June 14, 2019
Africa 10 Things to Do in Durban, South Africa Durban, South Africa, touts itself as “the warmest place to be,” a place of friendly people and year-round balmy temperatures. This vibrant harbor city on the eastern shore of South… Lavanya Sunkara, June 14, 2019