Remember the “Three-Foot Rule” When Using a Space Heater Following yesterday’s tip about the Australia fires (and how to help fight them), today’s tip concerns fire safety on a smaller scale. When the weather’s cold, many people turn to… Johnny Jet , January 7, 2020
What to Know About the Fires in Australia If You’ll Be Traveling There (and How to Help) You’ve likely already heard about the bush fires in Australia that are currently devastating the country. All six Australian states have seen damage from fires, but New South Wales (which… Johnny Jet , January 6, 2020
Check Your Credit Card Statement for Mini Bar Charges After a Hotel Stay Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s reader tip—the first of 2020—comes from reader Matt K., who offers a warning regarding… Johnny Jet , January 3, 2020
Where to Travel in 2020 Happy New Year! To kick off 2020 (like we kicked off 2019), we’re rounding up the top places to travel in 2020 as determined by some of today’s top travel… Johnny Jet , January 1, 2020
What to Do If Your Christmas Flight Is Delayed or Canceled Can you believe that it’s just two days until Christmas? If you’re booked on Christmas flights over the next week or so, you already know to expect congestion at the… Johnny Jet , December 23, 2019
Use This Reader Tip to Save Money on Cruise Excursions Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Angela, who tweeted a tip for cruisers who go on… Johnny Jet , December 20, 2019
These Are the Worst Days and Times to Drive This Christmas Travel Season Just weeks after the busiest Thanksgiving travel season in history, the hectic Christmas travel season is nearly upon us. And guess what? This Christmas travel season is expected to be… Johnny Jet , December 19, 2019
Know That Your Cruise Line May Charge Automatic Gratuity Fees When you go on a cruise, you’re generally expected to tip the cruise staff, many of whom (like those in housekeeping and the kitchen) are paid low wages. But did… Johnny Jet , December 18, 2019
Use These iPhone Tricks to Make the Most of Your iPhone As discussed in last week’s weekly #TravelSkills chat (which I co-host), no single device can do more to simplify your travels than a smartphone. And most of us aren’t familiar… Johnny Jet , December 16, 2019
Use This Reader Tip to Manage Your Mail While Traveling Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Ray F., who shares a trick for receiving mail and… Johnny Jet , December 13, 2019
Why I Set a Seat Alert for the Seat I’m Sitting in I’m a huge fan of Expert Flyer (EF), written about in depth here. It’s not the easiest website to figure out, and there’s a subscription cost ($99/year or $9.99/month), but… Johnny Jet , December 12, 2019
Don’t Get Burned by Unfamiliar Carry-on Weight Limits Have you ever had your carry-on packed only to be told at the airline’s check-in desk that it’s too big or heavy to carry on? I’ve encountered the problem myself,… Johnny Jet , December 10, 2019
Use This Tip When Flying With Kids and a Car Seat It’s that time of year again, when millions of families will soon be taking to the skies (see this post if you still need to buy Christmas flights). My friend… Johnny Jet , December 9, 2019
Use This Reader Tip and Be a Generous Traveler in Canada Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Rob in Bellingham, WA, who wrote in after some travel… Johnny Jet , December 6, 2019
This WestJet Status-Match Is Available Through December 15 With the end of the year looming, it’s full-on status-match season. The Southwest status-match that we wrote about here, for example, is still available and will be through December 31…. Johnny Jet , December 5, 2019
