Wipe Down Your Hotel Key Card Today’s tip concerns the inevitable germiness of hotel rooms, recently written up by Reader’s Digest. Even though I’m a self-diagnosed germaphobe, it never occurred to me that my hotel key card… Johnny Jet , October 1, 2018
Ask the Front Desk to Waive Your Resort Fee Today’s tip comes out of a tweet shared by Richard Kerr of Award Travel 101: A hotel brand telling its own guests to go to the front desk and ask… Johnny Jet , September 27, 2018
Test the Hairdryer Before You Use It Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Lee L., who says: “Check the power of the hairdryer… Johnny Jet , September 21, 2018
A Question to Ask Your Hotel Before You Arrive An MSN/Southern Living headline caught my attention recently: “The One Question You Should Always Ask Your Hotel Before You Arrive.” That big question, according to the story: “Ask your hotel (or… Johnny Jet , August 7, 2018
Use the Ice Bucket Bag for Wet Clothes I almost always carry an extra plastic bag in my suitcase. Usually, I end up using it to hold the hotel toiletries (I bring them home and then donate them… Johnny Jet , July 30, 2018
A Quick and Easy Alternate Hotel Pillow Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip was left as a comment on my post about what to do when… Johnny Jet , July 6, 2018
Video: How to Quietly Shut Your Hotel Room Door Ever want to sneak out of your hotel room so you don’t disturb your sleeping loved ones? Some hotel doors make a loud click when they lock/close. My simple trick… Johnny Jet , July 5, 2018
Costco Travel Is Now a Good Place to Save on Luxury Hotels Who doesn’t love to stay at a luxury hotel? Unfortunately, not everyone can afford the usually high nightly rates, but thanks to Costco Travel the luxury hotel experience has become… Johnny Jet , April 19, 2018
This Robot Lawyer Will Automatically Rebook Your Flight or Hotel if the Price Drops When you book travel, you want the cheapest prices, right? With DoNotPay, you can book flights and hotels knowing that if the price drops, you’ll be automatically rebooked at the… Johnny Jet , April 17, 2018
Order Room Service in Courses Everyone knows that room service is expensive, sometimes prohibitively so. It’s crazy to think that many hotels lose money on room service, even with the extravagant prices! Instead of ordering… Johnny Jet , April 16, 2018
One Way to Make Flexible Hotel Reservations Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Marilyn B., who left the following comment on yesterday’s tip… Johnny Jet , March 30, 2018
How to Avoid Hotel Cancellation Fees I recently wrote a post for Forbes titled “How to Avoid Hotel Cancellation Fees.” It’s about what you’d think it’s about, with advice tailored to the specific cancellation policies of many… Johnny Jet , March 29, 2018
Samantha Brown’s Clever Hotel Ironing Board Tip My friend—and travel TV star—Samantha Brown recently shared an excellent travel tip for traveling with kids on Instagram. Get this…she uses the hotel ironing board as a TV dinner table!… Johnny Jet , March 27, 2018
Don’t Do This With Your Hotel Room Key Often when you check into a hotel, the front desk clerk hands you your key in a sleeve that has your room number written on it. While that’s helpful when… Johnny Jet , March 12, 2018
Not Your Average Hotel Stay in Key West, Florida A mention of Key West typically conjures up images of palm trees, the awe-inspiring Overseas Highway and a tropical destination unique to the U.S. For many, it also brings to… Caitlin Martin Marker , March 8, 2018
