Don’t Fall For It: Scammers Are Pretending to be Customs and Border Protection Agents In January, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a statement acknowledging that they are “aware of numerous telephone scams targeting residents nationwide.” One of those same scams is still… Johnny Jet , August 18, 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
12 Things to Know Before Going to Paris Paris is a good jump-off city for other European adventures. We decided on three nights in the City of Light at the start of our trip and two nights on… Melissa Curtin , August 10, 2022
This Travel Hack Can Save You Hundreds of Dollars When Booking Flights Before I had a family, I never even realized that airlines sold fares in buckets. Obviously, not buckets as in the kind you put water or sand in, but as… Johnny Jet , August 8, 2022
The Secret Site Where Users Can Find Global Entry, Nexus and Sentri Appointments I don’t like to wait in lines, especially in airports. If you subscribe to my free travel newsletter, then you know I preach that one of the best things to… Johnny Jet , August 7, 2022
Maui is Paradise But Their Airport Isn’t – Here’s How to Avoid the Chaos at Kahului Airport Most people will agree that in places, the island of Maui feels like paradise. Thanks to its location and topography, it has everything, including all kinds of micro-climates. The experience… Johnny Jet , August 2, 2022
Pro Tip: Don’t Wait Until the Last Day to Use Your American Airlines Systemwide Upgrades This tip is for all American Airlines Executive Platinum AAdvantage members. For those who are curious, to earn top tier elite status on American Airlines (AA) in the past, you… Johnny Jet , August 1, 2022
Don’t Let the Airlines Lose Your Bag – Ship Them Instead This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Johnny Jet , July 30, 2022
How to Get A Helping Hand at the Airport I call into Bob Sirott’s Morning Drive on WGN Radio regularly to give my travel tips and when I do, I usually get a lot of questions from listeners via… Johnny Jet , July 29, 2022
How to Connect Safely and Securely to Hotel or Rental WiFi Yesterday, I interviewed Adam Levin who is a nationally recognized expert on cybersecurity, privacy, identity theft and fraud. He was kind enough to take all of my questions about how… Johnny Jet , July 28, 2022
Travelers No Longer Have to Show Their Boarding Pass at These Airports Good news for travelers who want to have one less thing to do when going through U.S. airport security checkpoints. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been slowly rolling out… Johnny Jet , July 26, 2022
This Inexpensive Luggage Accessory Will Make Your Bag Stand Out if it Gets Lost This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Johnny Jet , July 25, 2022
How to Beat the Madness at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Johnny Jet , July 24, 2022
Want to Avoid the Summer Travel Chaos? These Are the Top 10 Airports for Delays and Cancelations I’m fortunate to have an amazing newsletter subscriber base (sign up for free here) because they’re constantly sending over travel tips and travel news stories. Most of them, I’ve already… Johnny Jet , July 23, 2022
This $5 Luggage Service Guarantees Your Checked Airline Bag Will Arrive or They’ll Pay You $1,000 This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Johnny Jet , July 19, 2022