Travel Book of the Week Travel Book of the Week: “Global Career: How to Work Anywhere and Travel Forever” by Mike Swigunski Have you ever dreamt of traveling the world and working from anywhere? If the answer is yes, you might want to check out Mike Swigunski’s “Global Career: How to Work… Johnny Jet, May 14, 2019
Travel Instagrammer of the Week Travel Instagrammer of the Week: Nomadic Matt Nomadic Matt (nomadicmatt) I just realized I’ve never made Matt Kepnes (aka Nomadic Matt) our Travel Instagrammer of the Week. That was an oversight because Matt has been inspiring and… Johnny Jet, May 14, 2019
Travel Tip of the Day A Ban on Single-Use Plastics Goes Into Effect on Capri This Week Starting tomorrow (Wednesday, May 15), the Italian island of Capri will be issuing fines of up to €500 (~$560 USD via xe.com) to anyone caught violating a new ban on… Johnny Jet, May 14, 2019
Travel Video of the Week Video: United’s Spider-Man Safety Video In advance of Spider-Man: Far From Home, which comes out on July 2, United has partnered with Sony to produce a new, Spider-Man safety video. You can watch it above…. Johnny Jet, May 13, 2019
Travel News One Third of Americans Find Destination Weddings Selfish Thinking of getting married overseas? According to a new study from Allianz, more than a third (37.2%) of Americans find the choice to have a destination wedding selfish. So what’s… Johnny Jet, May 13, 2019
Travel News Why Won’t Southwest Let This Wheelchair-Bound Man Safely Board His Flight? Update: Southwest has offered a statement (see below). Today, we want to bring attention to an issue that needs it: the right of the severely handicapped to book and take… Team Johnny Jet, May 13, 2019
Travel Tip of the Day Listen to the Flight Crew Regarding Safety Briefings There’s no question that some in-flight safety videos are better than others (here’s a good one from Turkish Airlines). But no matter what you think of the video playing on… Johnny Jet, May 13, 2019
Arctic A Photographer’s Journey to Lofoten, Svalbard and the Fjords of Northern Norway In May of 2018, I embarked on my second Lindblad Expeditions sail aboard the National Geographic Explorer, this time to enjoy the fjords of northern Norway and Arctic Svalbard (a… Stacy DeCario, May 10, 2019
Travel Tip of the Day Rent a Smaller Car in Europe If You Plan to Park on the Street Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Dan B., who adds to a week of rental car… Johnny Jet, May 10, 2019
Hotels No IHG Blackout Dates Supposed Policy Leaves Travelers Frustrated 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… Lee Huffman, May 9, 2019
Travel Tip of the Day Don’t Stop to Get Your Bags If You’re in an Emergency Evacuation You probably heard the tragic story of the Aeroflot plane that caught fire in Moscow on Sunday. Despite the fact that the pilots were able to land the plane at… Johnny Jet, May 9, 2019
Travel News Travel Contests: Week of May 8, 2019 This week’s travel contests include: Win a four-night Caribbean cruise for two Win a trip to Holland Win a trip around the world worth up to $47,714 Win a three-night… Johnny Jet, May 9, 2019
Travel Product of the Week A Favorite Luggage Brand Among Flight Crew Has a New, Sturdy Luggage Line Shortly after I featured Roam’s customizable luggage last week, I received an email from the PR team at Travelpro. Here’s what it said: “Trendy, Instagram-perfect luggage might look great, but… Johnny Jet, May 8, 2019
Travel App of the Week This New App Lets You Post Messages on Screens Across NYC On Monday, a new app called Shoutable was launched to give people the power to post personalized messages to LinkNYC’s 3,600 screens across all five boroughs! It seems to me… Johnny Jet, May 8, 2019
Travel Book of the Week Travel Book of the Week: “Secret San Francisco” by Ruth Carlson My friend and fellow travel writer Ruth Carlson (see her Travel Style here) just wrote a book on her hometown that comes out next week. “Secret San Francisco: A Guide… Johnny Jet, May 8, 2019
