American Grandma Busted in Bahamas for Accidentally Bringing Pistol on Cruise It’s happened again. Another American has been busted overseas with a gun they ‘forgot’ was in their bag or in this case a purse. According to the Daily Mail, “An… Johnny Jet , December 9, 2025
American Airlines Passenger Sues After Bag Full of Drugs Checked in Her Name If you subscribe to my newsletter, then you know I’m a huge proponent of not checking a bag. I always say you can show up late, go straight to the… Johnny Jet , September 26, 2025
What It’s Like to Test Positive for Covid at Baha Mar and Take Their Private Jet Back to the U.S. Not many resorts, if any, have the type of insurance Baha Mar does in the Bahamas. First of all, Baha Mar is a resort situated on 1,000 acres in the… Johnny Jet , January 14, 2022
Bahamas to Close to U.S. Tourists on Wednesday After COVID-19 Cases Spike Well, that was quick and should come as a surprise to no one. According to the Miami Herald, the Bahamas is closing their borders to U.S. tourists after COVID-19 cases… Johnny Jet , July 19, 2020
The Southern Bahamas Remain Open for Business I visited the Bahamas with my daughter two weeks before Hurricane Dorian devastated its northern islands. While it’s important that Nassau and Paradise Island in the southern Bahamas were spared… Bruce Northam , October 18, 2019
The Majority of the Bahamas Is Open for Business After Hurricane Dorian If you’ve been watching the news, you might think that all 700 islands in the Bahamas have been hit hard by Hurricane Dorian. But that’s only the case for the… Johnny Jet , September 10, 2019
How You Can Help the Bahamas Recover After Hurricane Dorian Hurricane Dorian (see our travel resource page here) has left death and destruction in its wake, most of all in the Bahamas. At least 23 people are dead after the… Johnny Jet , September 5, 2019
The U.S. Has Issued Travel Advisories for the Bahamas and Turks & Caicos On February 25, the United States issued travel advisories for the Bahamas and Turks & Caicos, mainly following upticks in crime. I know many American travel experts don’t pay… Johnny Jet , March 14, 2019
Don’t Cruise Without a Passport Today’s tip draws from the sad story of two Kentucky women in December and offers a lesson or two in cruise preparedness. The women were gifted a Caribbean cruise by… Johnny Jet , January 10, 2019
Travel Contests: Week of July 26, 2017 This week’s travel contests include: Win a trip to Rome Win a four-night Bahamian Disney cruise Win a five-night vacation for two people to New Zealand Win $1,500+ in outdoor… Johnny Jet , July 26, 2017
Travel Contests: Week of March 8, 2017 This week’s travel contests include: Win a trip of a lifetime from Acorn TV Win a transatlantic crossing on the Queen Mary 2 Win a trip for two to the Bahamas… Johnny Jet , March 8, 2017
Travelers Are Killing the Bahamian Swimming Pigs (and Harming Other Animals, Too) Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Tom, who says: “If you haven’t already seen this story,… Johnny Jet , March 3, 2017
