Travel Tip: Don’t Wait to Update Your ID or Passport if Your Name Has Changed If you’ve gotten married, remarried or your name doesn’t match your birth certificate for any other reason, take this as your friendly reminder to check your travel documents now, not… Johnny Jet , October 29, 2025
The Essential Thing Travelers Need to Do This January You would be shocked if I told you how many times a reader, friend or family member has emailed, texted or called me in a panic because they’d just found… Johnny Jet , January 8, 2024
The Most Important Thing For Travelers to Do According to a Safety Expert I interviewed Kevin Coffey (you can listen to the interview on my podcast or watch it on YouTube). He’s a travel security expert, who’s been featured numerous times on Oprah,… Johnny Jet , May 14, 2023
Hate Lines? U.S. State Department Launches Pilot Program to Renew Passports Online In early August, I wrote a post titled: HURRY: US State Department Launches Pilot Program to Renew Passports Online – Limited Time Only. I was wise to put the word… Johnny Jet , September 19, 2022
HURRY: US State Department Launches Pilot Program to Renew Passports Online – Limited Time Only Update a reader just informed me: “Just checked and the site says they’ve reached the 25k volunteers already. They will reopen the site again in Sept for another round.” ===============================… Johnny Jet , August 11, 2022
All Your Passport and Visa Questions Answered By An Expert Ever since the pandemic began, the number of questions and emails I received regarding passports and visas doubled. It’s always been stressful to get a last-minute passport or visa but… Johnny Jet , January 25, 2022
What You Need to Know About REAL ID *UPDATED: DHS announced Tuesday it is extending the REAL ID full enforcement date by 19 months, from October 1, 2021, to May 3, 2023. As vaccinations ramp up across the… Natalie DiScala , April 27, 2021
How to Make Passport Renewals Easier Than Ever There’s no doubt that 2020 has been bone-crushingly bad for travelers and those in the tourism/entertainment industry. But with the vaccines being rolled out, it looks like 2021 could be… Johnny Jet , December 19, 2020
How to Have an Easier Time Renewing Your Passport This Summer Each Friday, we feature a reader-inspired tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip—a two-parter—follows Wednesday’s tip about how to renew your passport with an app and… Johnny Jet , June 25, 2020
How to Renew Your Passport From Home EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was updated on June 23, 2020. It was originally published on March 1, 2016. If you have a smartphone, an envelope and a credit card, you… Johnny Jet , June 23, 2020
You Can Get an Expedited Passport and Passport Photos at FedEx Office Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Steven F., who says: “Thought this was a good share… Johnny Jet , June 14, 2019
This Free App Lets You Take Your Own Passport Photos Passport photos can be a pain—but they don’t have to be. Passport Booth is a free app for iOS and Android that helps you take 2″ x 2″ photos… Johnny Jet , February 12, 2019
You’ll Never Believe Why This Couple Was Denied Entry to Bali If you thought that telling your teacher that your dog had eaten your homework was a good excuse at school, take note! Back in December, a U.K. couple was… Johnny Jet , February 5, 2019
A Passport Card Can Be a Great Form of Off-Ship ID Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Leslie, who commented on last week’s reader tip about passport… Johnny Jet , March 23, 2018
The Lost Passport Miracle and Its Takeaways Today’s tip is inspired by a story sent in by a reader and friend—a story that doesn’t always have such a happy ending. From Laurie Armstrong G.: “When my husband first… Johnny Jet , March 19, 2018
