Travel Tip of the Day A Clever Use for Nail Polish I loathe the smell of nail polish. And one of my biggest pet peeves is when people use nail polish in a public environment. It amazes me when I see… Johnny Jet, November 30, 2016
Travel Video of the Week Video: Big Plane vs Little Plane (the Economics of Long-Haul Flights) Well, Wendover Productions is back at it, this time with “Big Plane vs Little Plane” and the economics of long-haul flights. As they describe it in the video, “Airbus made an… Johnny Jet, November 29, 2016
Ask a Pilot Ask a Pilot with Spencer: Views from the Cockpit 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 Have you… Spencer Marker, November 29, 2016
Travel News London, New York City Top List of 2016 Christmas Destinations Thanksgiving is behind us, and Christmas is coming—and that means a lot more travel is ahead. But where are Americans going this Christmas? According to the latest report from our… Johnny Jet, November 29, 2016
Travel Tip of the Day How to Skip the Line and Instantly Book a New Ticket When Your Flight Is Cancelled A couple of weeks ago I attended the Phocuswright Conference in Los Angeles, where I discovered some incredible travel tech companies. One them is called Freebird, which offers an insurance… Johnny Jet, November 29, 2016
Travel App of the Week How to Ship Stuff Across the World for Cheap Using Travelers’ Luggage Space Here’s another tool I learned about at the Phocuswright Conference (see this week’s travel website). Everyone knows that’s it’s really expensive to ship a package overseas. I learned that the hard… Johnny Jet, November 29, 2016
Armenia 16 Things You Didn’t Know About Armenia Europe’s Final Frontier—and the cradle of Christianity—is surrounded by Arab countries. It remains Europe’s last undiscovered corner. Not only do most people have no idea where Armenia is or what… Bruce Northam, November 29, 2016
Travel Tip of the Day How to Fix a Broken Suitcase My friend Christina Sarkis from SmarterTravel.com recently wrote a handy post called “How to Fix a Broken Suitcase.” The guide is especially useful if you are already traveling and just… Johnny Jet, November 29, 2016
Travel Webcam of the Week Travel Webcam of the Week: Cologne Christmas Market Like this feature? Check out past Travel Webcam of the Week posts and Travel Instagrammer of the Week posts! Cologne Christmas Market (cologne.de/cathedral-christmas-market-watch-it-live-on-webcam.html) One of my favorite trips I made with my wife was taking… Johnny Jet, November 28, 2016
Travel Instagrammer of the Week Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Cassie DePecol Like this feature? Check out past Travel Instagrammer of the Week posts and Travel Webcam of the Week posts! Cassie DePecol (expedition_196) There have only been 98 people to go to every country in the world,… Johnny Jet, November 28, 2016
Travel Tip of the Day When to Be Scared on a Flight I know a ton of people are afraid to fly or get really nervous in turbulence. I used to be so scared that you couldn’t get me on a plane… Johnny Jet, November 28, 2016
Travel News Avoid Paying Baggage Fees on Delta Airlines Flights We do receive compensation from our advertising partners for links on the blog. Here’s our full Advertiser Policy. Bag fees are about as annoying as stubbing your toe in the middle… Geoff Whitmore, November 28, 2016
Travel Product of the Week The Echo Dot: 2016’s Hottest Christmas Gift? Without a doubt, one of the hottest Christmas presents—if not the hottest—this year is going to be the Echo Dot. My wife and I have two (Amazon sent us one… Johnny Jet, November 28, 2016
Technology How to Get a #FreeHopperGO This blog post is part of a paid Megan Media and DISH HopperGO blogging program. The opinions and ideas expressed here are my own. Unfortunately, I don’t have DISH because… Johnny Jet, November 28, 2016
Travel 101 12 Tips for Saving Money Over the Holidays The holidays are just around the corner and many people are starting to scramble to get their shopping done … and that includes buying plane tickets (these 10 tips should… Johnny Jet, November 27, 2016