Highlights from the 16th Annual Los Angeles Times Travel Show I just spent the weekend at the 16th Annual Los Angeles Times Travel Show. I spoke on a panel both days with Jen Leo and ThePointsGuy.com (Eric Rosen the first… Johnny Jet , January 22, 2014
Rancho Valencia: A Luxury Retreat in Southern California Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa is one of the country’s premier tennis resorts, but that’s clearly not why I’m here. As I lob yet another tennis ball over the tall… Kim Button , December 16, 2013
Oakland: What to Do, Where to Eat and Sleep Is Oakland the new Brooklyn? Many tourism industry experts think so since the city and its businesses have been making some major investments into the area, including a brand spanking… Johnny Jet , November 13, 2013
10 Reasons to Love SFO’s Terminal 2 Don’t like getting to the airport early? Then you’ve never been to San Francisco’s Terminal 2 (T2) which opened in 2011 and cost $383 million. The 640,000-square-foot T2 is equally shared by American… Johnny Jet , November 7, 2013
Travel App of the Week: For Less Guides The For Less Guides have been around since 1994, but their apps are brand new—and they allow tourists access to hundreds of discounts at attractions and restaurants. There are currently… Johnny Jet , November 5, 2013
Where to Eat in Oakland, California If Oakland is the new Brooklyn, and San Francisco’s closest neighbor, then it has to have a good food scene, right? Right. The list of culinary options in Oakland is… Johnny Jet , November 1, 2013
Where to Stay in Oakland, California Hotel rates in San Francisco are rising fast, but competitive prices are hardly the only thing going for Oakland’s hotel and accommodations industry. The “new Brooklyn” is full of hotels… Johnny Jet , November 1, 2013
Travel Tip of the Day: LAX’s “Other” Security Line LAX’s “Other” Security Line If there’s a long security line at LAX’s T2, scoot around the corner and take the not-so-visible elevator. Upstairs, there’s a secret way to bypass the… Johnny Jet , October 21, 2013
The Proud Bird Restaurant in Los Angeles next to LAX to Close I went to The Proud Bird Restaurant in Los Angeles next to LAX this weekend for a NYCAviation.com plane spotters event sponsored by Singapore Airlines. The Proud Bird Restaurant is located right next… Johnny Jet , October 20, 2013
Luxurious Tom Bradley International Terminal Opens at LAX The South Concourse of the newly completed Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport is now up and running, which adds eight additional gates that can accommodate… Cynthia Cunniff , September 25, 2013
10 Reasons to Stay at Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach, California I know the beach town of Manhattan Beach very well. I’ve lived there for the past twenty years, after all, but recently I did something very out of the ordinary: I… Johnny Jet , September 25, 2013
Liftopia offering its biggest ever pre-season sale on ski and snowboard lift tickets across the country Liftopia, the single largest retailer of lift tickets and mountain activities online (and on mobile), is getting things revved up for ski season with their Red Hot End of Summer… Ian Livingston , September 16, 2013
runDisney: Bitten by the running bug and willing to travel Over 25,000 runners—from all 50 states and 15 countries including Canada, Mexico, Japan and Brazil—convened at Disneyland, Anaheim over Labor Day weekend for the 2013 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend. I was… Liliane Opsomer , September 13, 2013
Hilton Garden Inn Los Angeles/Hollywood – A Walk or Metro to All the Spots The updated Hilton Garden Inn Los Angeles/Hollywood is right on Highland Avenue, just a block from Hollywood Blvd and within walking distance of all the tourist hot spots in Hollywood. It’s a… Melissa Curtin , August 23, 2013
What It’s Like at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego I recently spent the weekend at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego. I hadn’t been to San Diego for a few years so I didn’t even know that a… Johnny Jet , August 13, 2013