Travel News Ask a Pilot with Spencer: Point-to-Point vs Hub-and-Spoke In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers one of your aviation-related questions each week. See past installments here and submit your own to Whitney@johnnyjet.com. The question Hey… Spencer Marker, July 12, 2017
Travel Product of the Week Need an Extra Bed? Bring This Inflatable Mattress It’s July, which means the summer travel season is in full swing! It also means that families are packing up to hit the road to see relatives, and friends are… Johnny Jet, July 11, 2017
Travel Video of the Week Video: Kids’ First Fireworks I hope everyone had a happy 4th of July! We didn’t take Jack to see any fireworks since he’s still too young but we will next year. And after watching… Johnny Jet, July 11, 2017
Travel Website of the Week The Service That Allows New Parents to Travel With Carry-On Only Update: This post originally referred to the service by its previous name, Babierge. It has been updated to reflect the company’s new name, which is BabyQuip. Last week, Natalie and… Johnny Jet, July 11, 2017
Travel App of the Week How to Find 5‑Star Pet-Sitters and Dog-Walkers I grew up with dogs but I haven’t had one in my adult life. I travel way too much, and I always hear horror stories from my friends either about… Johnny Jet, July 11, 2017
Travel Tip of the Day Where to Find Rambutans and Other Exotic Fruits One of my favorite things about travel is experiencing local foods—especially fruit. That’s one of the (many) reasons I love going to southeast Asia; they have so many tasty, exotic… Johnny Jet, July 11, 2017
Europe 4 Days in Portugal Is Not Enough, Part 1: Lisbon To paraphrase William Blake, “In order to know what is enough, you must first know what is too much.” With the English poet’s clever aphorism in mind, I left my… Dave Zuchowski, July 10, 2017
Travel Webcam of the Week Travel Webcam of the Week: Beach in Jurmala, Latvia Beach in Jurmala, Lativa (balticlivecam.com/cameras/latvia/jurmala/majori-beach) Ever wonder what the beaches are like in the Baltics? Check out this live-streaming cam of Majori beach from Jurmala, Latvia. According to the webcam’s… Johnny Jet, July 10, 2017
Travel Instagrammer of the Week Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Vagabond3 Vagabond3 (vagabond3) If you’re looking for inspiration to travel the world—especially with a little one by your side—then check out Vagabond3, run by my friend Jade. She takes amazing photos… Johnny Jet, July 10, 2017
Travel Tip of the Day NYC Commuters’ “Summer of Hell” Begins Today New Yorkers, NYC commuters and summer travelers, listen up: The “summer of hell for commuters,” as governor Andrew Cuomo put it, has begun. Today marks the start of an eight-week,… Johnny Jet, July 10, 2017
Travel News The One Credit Card That I Regret Canceling – IHG Rewards Hotel Card 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… Johnny Jet Editorial, July 10, 2017
California Santa Anita Race Track Suites My dad loves horseracing so for Father’s Day, I took him to one of his favorite tracks…Santa Anita Park. It’s located just outside of Pasadena (36 miles from LAX) and… Johnny Jet, July 8, 2017
Travel News Trip Report: Seattle Last week, Natalie, baby Jack and I flew up to Seattle on Alaska Airlines! Our LAX-SEA flight departed at 8am and it was the first time we’ve traveled with carry-on… Johnny Jet, July 7, 2017
Hotels 10 Reasons to Stay at the Thompson Seattle Last week, Natalie, Jack and I stayed at the relatively new Thompson Seattle. It opened in June 2016 and is the chain’s first Pacific Northwest property. It’s a contemporary hotel… Johnny Jet, July 7, 2017
Airlines 10 Reasons to Fly Alaska Airlines Last week Natalie, Baby Jack and I flew up to Seattle on Alaska Airlines (full disclosure: they gave us two first class tickets). Our LAX-SEA flight departed at 8am and… Johnny Jet, July 7, 2017