Australia Kangaroo Island: 10 Reasons to Stay at the Southern Ocean Lodge Getting to the Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island (or KI as locals refer to it) for North Americans is not easy or cheap. You will have to take a couple… Johnny Jet, March 22, 2013
Travel News GoGo In-Flight User Statistics The takeover of tablet computers and smartphones is born out by these recent user statistics from GoGo, the inflight internet provider. A whopping 67% of GoGo’s users are connecting using… Ben Stagg, March 22, 2013
Hotels Hotels in Mazatlan Even as Spring nears, parts of the US remain blanketed in snow. What better place to thaw out a winter chill than sunny Mazatlan. With no lack of sea… Catherine Stribling, March 22, 2013
Airlines American Airlines Tests New Boarding Process Today is Twitter’s seventh birthday and I’ve been giving a lot of thought to how much this microblogging tool has grown in such a short time and how powerful it… Johnny Jet, March 21, 2013
Travel Contests Winner of Two Tickets on Porter Airlines Thanks to everyone who entered our last contest for two tickets on Porter Airlines. We’ve randomly selected a winner and a congratulations is in order for… Elisa L. from Georgia… Team Johnny Jet, March 21, 2013
Mexico Amazing Mazatlan Recently I spent five days in Mazatlan with a group of writers exploring the food and drink of this port city. No small feat, though I dug into my… Catherine Stribling, March 21, 2013
Travel News Non-Airline Affiliated Lounge to Open at JFK Airspace Lounge, a “new-generation airport lounge network open to all airline passengers,” recently announced that they will be opening a new lounge in Terminal 5 in one of the country’s busiest… Ben Stagg, March 21, 2013
Airlines Los Angeles to Europe for under $798 this Summer Wow! Everyone keeps talking about high airfares this summer but I just found a great deal (thanks to a tip from Airfarewatchdog) from Los Angeles to Dusseldorf, Germany on Delta… Johnny Jet, March 20, 2013
Airlines LAN and TAM South America Sale LAN Airlines and its affiliates, including TAM Airlines, announced a sale on flights to some of the most popular destinations in South America. In addition to discounted fares, passengers who… Johnny Jet, March 20, 2013
Travel News “Is Japan Cool?” Launches New Season With Ticket Giveaway All Nippon Airways (ANA) is currently sponsoring a third season of their tourism campaign, “Is Japan Cool?” . Their special website is designed to stimulate interest in travel to Japan… Ben Stagg, March 20, 2013
Travel Contests This Week’s Contest: Have Tech, Will Travel This week I’ve got a couple products that I hope will make traveling with technology easier and safer for you. There’s a Motorola Roadster 2 universal in-car speaker phone ($59.98)… Johnny Jet, March 20, 2013
California When The Bachelorette Films in your Hotel My wife Natalie and I were invited to check out the plush Ojai Valley Inn and Spa, which is 80 miles north of Los Angeles. We were enjoying the quiet… Johnny Jet, March 19, 2013
City Insider City Insider: London Ever wish you knew the inside scoop before visiting a new destination? Now you can! We’ve reached out to our favorite locals and tour guides from all over the world… Johnny Jet, March 19, 2013
Travel Video of the Week Video of the Week: Andrew McCarthy’s Quest For the Magic Road Last month I sat in on Andrew McCarthy’s inspiring talk at the Los Angeles Times Travel Show which featured this two-minute video. It’s about his quest to find Ireland’s “magic… Johnny Jet, March 19, 2013
Europe The Riviera – Sans Arrogance & Pompousness If you love the Riviera, with its warm climate, beaches, chic restaurants, ‘glam’ hotels, and “the scene” without the seemingly French arrogance and pompousness, the Riviera de Fiori, Riviera of… John Lampl, March 19, 2013