Japan Eating Japan: A Trip to the Kantō Region When my bowl of ramen finally arrived at Hidakaya, a small affordable restaurant in the busy Akihabara section of Tokyo, I pondered the journey it took me to get here. Flashback… Paul Shoul, January 20, 2017
Travel Tip of the Day Check the Hotel Gym for Free Water Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Jeff M., who says: “You can get bottled water at… Johnny Jet, January 20, 2017
Travel Tip of the Day Be Mindful of Pickpockets at the Presidential Inauguration This NY Daily News article is a great reminder that pickpockets thrive on crowds, like the kind that will be gathering in Washington and elsewhere this weekend. It doesn’t matter… Johnny Jet, January 19, 2017
Travel Product of the Week How to Track Your Checked Luggage If you check your bags when you fly, you should consider this device just sent to me to try out. LugLoc is smaller than a saucer. Pop it into your… Johnny Jet, January 18, 2017
Travel Video of the Week Videos: Huell Howser’s Online Archives of California’s Gold and Visiting If you never heard of the late Huell Howser (he sadly passed away in January 2013), you probably don’t live in the Golden State. Huell hosted a show on PBS… Johnny Jet, January 18, 2017
Travel Website of the Week How Much Do Visas Cost Around the World? I know a lot of Americans just want to get away and travel internationally. Well, according to the State Department more and more are doing it—or at least they’re getting… Johnny Jet, January 18, 2017
Ask a Pilot Ask a Pilot with Spencer: What is NextGen? 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 Some years… Spencer Marker, January 18, 2017
Travel App of the Week How to Pay for Parking Using Your Phone The Parkmobile app is perfect for travelers—especially road warriors. Instead of frantically looking for coins to feed a parking meter, drivers can now pay for parking using their smartphones. And… Johnny Jet, January 18, 2017
Airlines American Airlines Will Piss Off Customers with Its New Basic Economy Fares It’s official: American Airlines is continuing its downward spiral. The airline just announced that it will indeed begin selling Basic Economy fares, essentially copying similar fares introduced by United Airlines,… Johnny Jet, January 18, 2017
Travel Style Travel Style: Anil Polat Want to know how to travel in style, just like the pros? We check in with frequent fliers to find out how often they fly, their favorite destinations and what… Johnny Jet, January 18, 2017
Delray Beach 11 Reasons to Stay at the Delray Sands Resort In 2015 I checked out South Florida’s newest hotel! I was able to make it down for the Delray Sands Resort’s grand opening celebration last Thursday night, to which they invited… Johnny Jet, January 17, 2017
Travel Webcam of the Week Travel Webcam of the Week: Cancun, Mexico Like this feature? Check out past Travel Webcam of the Week posts and Travel Instagrammer of the Week posts! Cancun, Mexico (earthcam.com/world/mexico/cancun/?cam=cancunbillys) I bet right about now you wish you were somewhere warm and tropical…. Johnny Jet, January 17, 2017
Travel Instagrammer of the Week Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Brian Skerry Like this feature? Check out past Travel Instagrammer of the Week posts and Travel Webcam of the Week posts! Brian Skerry (brianskerry) If you’re fascinated by wildlife (especially sharks), you need to check out Brian… Johnny Jet, January 17, 2017
Travel Tip of the Day The Only Pro Tennis Event Where You Can Sit on the Court Last year, I attended the Delray Beach Open for the first time and loved it. It’s an ATP tournament where tennis fans can get really close to the action without… Johnny Jet, January 17, 2017
Travel News New Report Shares When to Fly and When to Buy for the Cheapest Flights With the temperatures plummeting and snow falling, many of us are probably daydreaming about summer vacation. And actually now is a good time to start planning for that vacation. In a… Caitlin Martin Marker, January 16, 2017