You Can Now See How Safe a Destination Is at Different Times of Day With TripIt I’ve been a big fan of TripIt for a while (I even made this video for them). TripIt’s free tool and app make it easy to keep track of your… Johnny Jet , October 30, 2019
This Non-Profit Is Committed to Preventing Hot Car Deaths KidsAndCars.org is probably the most depressing website I’ve ever featured, but it’s an important one since it helps saves lives and lifetimes’ worth of misery. I was inspired by a… Johnny Jet , June 11, 2019
When You Should Wake a Sleeping Baby TODAY ran a difficult but important segment recently, sharing the heartbreaking story of Lisa Smith’s 17-month-old daughter. Little Mia fell asleep in her carseat after an outing with her caregiver… Johnny Jet , November 7, 2018
Bring a Carabiner to Help Keep Your Luggage Secure Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader James M., who says: “I keep a carabiner of the… Johnny Jet , October 26, 2018
How to Keep Your Home Safe While You Travel One of the questions I always get is about how I arm/protect my house while I’m away from home. I don’t want to give away all of my secrets, but… Johnny Jet , September 18, 2018
Speak to a Medical Professional Before Taking Medication Today’s special Saturday tip is an important addendum to yesterday’s tip about stomach issues: As has been emphasized by a number of readers, cipro—as is the case with other antibiotics—should… Johnny Jet , August 11, 2018
How to Use a Beach Umbrella Safely Umbrella safety may not sound like a serious topic to everyone, but the fact is that many beach umbrellas are heavy, sharp and/or dangerous. Case in point: “A woman in… Johnny Jet , July 26, 2018
A Great App to Have With You in an Emergency Rescuer is a revolutionary and hands-free safety alert app that allows smartphone users to text their location plus pictures and audio of the scene in front of them to emergency… Johnny Jet , June 19, 2018
Why You Should Think Twice Before Flying Allegiant Air I’ve been telling my friends and family for a while not to fly Allegiant Air, ever since an insider told me about their sketchy maintenance. But I had no idea… Johnny Jet , April 18, 2018
This Security Phone is the Size of a Credit Card I usually don’t write about Kickstarter or Indiegogo campaigns, but this one looks promising—and it’s already doubled its goal of $250,000. The Light Phone 2 is a simple, 4G LTE… Johnny Jet , March 6, 2018
A Warning for Travelers to South Africa South Africa is full of amazing travel experiences, but (like many places) it is not without its problems (including the drought currently punishing Cape Town). A recent alert from the… Johnny Jet , March 6, 2018
Sign Up for STEP Notifications From the U.S. State Department As we wrote two weeks back, the U.S. State Department has just updated its travel advisory system. The Safe Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) notification system now includes updates in the new style,… Johnny Jet , January 29, 2018
The U.S. State Department Has Updated Its Travel Advisory System In case you had not heard, last week the U.S. State Department updated its travel advisory service. Going forward, countries will be assigned a number (1-4, from least dangerous to… Johnny Jet , January 15, 2018
Video: The Safest and Most Dangerous States in the US Ever wondered about how safe the 50 states are compared to one another? Via Business Insider, WalletHub compared America’s 50 states across 37 key safety indicators. Here are the safest… Johnny Jet , December 12, 2017
Ask a Pilot with Spencer: Do Regional Airlines Abide by the Same Safety Standards? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers one of your aviation-related questions each week. See past installments here and submit your own to Whitney@johnnyjet.com. The question Are… Spencer Marker , October 10, 2017
