Airlines Heathrow’s New Security Scanners Are Changing The Way You Travel One of my standard travel tips for anyone flying through London Heathrow (LHR) has always been simple: be prepared for strict, slow and often frustrating security. For years, Heathrow was… Johnny Jet, January 29, 2026
Travel News Southwest Ends Open Seating After 55 Years: Crew and Passenger Reactions from Day One In July of 2025, Southwest Airlines (SWA) made national news when it announced it was ending its open seating policy on January 27, 2026. The reason Southwest never assigned seats… Johnny Jet, January 28, 2026
Air Canada Inside a Pilot’s First Landing at Toronto Pearson During a Historic Snowstorm Captain Chris, a Virgin Atlantic pilot who is active on social media, picked quite a time to make his first visit to Canada. On his Sunday evening arrival, Toronto Pearson… Johnny Jet, January 28, 2026
Airlines American Airlines Meltdown: 34x More Cancellations Than Delta and United as Flight Attendants Sleep on Airport Floors After this weekend’s monumental storm, it’s still a mess out there, especially for American Airlines (AA) passengers and crew. That’s right, even AA’s flight attendants can’t get home, and some… Johnny Jet, January 28, 2026
Air Canada How to Book a Stopover and Turn One Trip Into Two (Sometimes With a Free Hotel) A reader asked: “I was just reading about how people can book stopovers on long flights to stay in midpoint cities for hours or days. Sometimes the airlines even cover… Johnny Jet, January 28, 2026
Travel News Never Get “Walked”: My Hotel Reconfirmation Tips If you read my hotel review from my stay at the Hyatt Place Times Square last week, then you know I wrote about why it’s smart to call the hotel… Johnny Jet, January 26, 2026
Airlines Escaping the Storm: NYC to LAX Trip Report With Upgrades, Subway and Shuttle Tips If you’re following along with my travels this week, this is the final installment. Here are the first three reports: Trip Report: Flying United 787 from LAX to Newark Uber… Johnny Jet, January 25, 2026
Hotel Reviews Staying at Hyatt Place Times Square: What You Need to Know Here’s part three of my trip to NYC. Part one was my United flight from LAX to Newark (EWR). Part two was taking Uber Shuttle from EWR to Manhattan. And… Johnny Jet, January 24, 2026
Airlines Uber Shuttle From EWR to NYC: Cheap, Easy and Worth It? Here’s part two of my trip to NYC. Part one was my United flight from LAX to Newark (EWR). When I landed at EWR, I planned to take the AirTrain… Johnny Jet, January 24, 2026
Airlines Trip Report: Flying United 787 from LAX to Newark I was supposed to fly Tuesday to JFK, but when I dropped my kids off at school, my six-year-old started crying and said, “Daddy, do you really have to go… Johnny Jet, January 24, 2026
California A Night Our Family Will Never Forget: Inside Our Roar & Snore Experience at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park Thanks to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park for hosting our stay so I could write this detailed review of my experience. My family and I just returned home from… Johnny Jet, January 23, 2026
Travel News Massive Winter Storm Set to Disrupt Flights Nationwide: What Travelers Need to Do Now If you turned on the news lately, then you know there’s a massive storm about to wreak havoc on travelers. According to AccuWeather: “Governors across more than a dozen states… Johnny Jet, January 23, 2026
California Sun, Surf and Style: Kassi Rooftop at Hotel Erwin, Where Venice Meets the Mediterranean My thanks to Hotel Erwin for hosting my stay so I could write this detailed review of my experience. A quick drive to Venice Beach for the ultimate 360-degree rooftop… Melissa Curtin, January 20, 2026
Four Seasons Four Seasons Bora Bora: Take a Peek Inside an Overwater Bungalow at One of the Most Exclusive Hotels in the World Our thanks to Tahiti Tourisme for hosting our stay so we could write this detailed review of our experience. My family and I recently returned from an epic trip to… Johnny Jet, January 20, 2026
Hotels 19 Things That Drive Me Nuts About Staying in Hotels (What’s Yours?) I love hotels. I really do. Fresh sheets, room service, someone else making the bed. What’s not to love? But after thousands of hotel stays, I’ve learned that hotels also… Johnny Jet, January 15, 2026
