Why You Shouldn’t Price Out Tickets From Airline Websites Let’s say you’re a United Airlines Mileage Plus junkie, like I used to be and many travelers are. Most members of one particular airline’s frequent flier program are so single-minded,… Johnny Jet , April 26, 2013
How to Beat the Airlines at Their Own Game I got invited to speak at a conference in May in Tennessee so I will be flying from Los Angeles to Memphis, and then on to New York City. Understandably,… Johnny Jet , April 9, 2013
Hidden Hotel Fees One of my biggest pet peeves are hidden hotel charges like resort fees which can range anywhere from $10 to $90 a day! I especially don’t like the ones that… Johnny Jet , March 5, 2013
Las Vegas Taxis Charge $3 When You Use Your Credit Card I’m so sick of falling for travel scams and I just learned about one in Las Vegas the hard way. Yesterday, I took a taxi from the airport to Mandalay Bay… Johnny Jet , March 1, 2013
Is it Legal to Take Photos on an Airplane? By now you’ve probably read about the travel blogger who was thrown off a United Airlines flight from Newark to Istanbul for taking a picture of his seat when he boarded… Johnny Jet , March 1, 2013
Frequent Flyer Miles – When Should You Use Them? At a moment’s notice last week I decided to fly from Los Angeles to Florida so I could be with my dad and help him get settled into his winter… Johnny Jet , February 19, 2013
Why You Should Delete Your Cookies When Booking Travel Every once in a while you see cases of why you really should delete your cookies or switch internet browsers when booking travel online. Last night, I was pricing out a… Johnny Jet , February 7, 2013
When Your Valet Gives You The Wrong Car I had lunch today at Café del Rey in Marina del Rey. The views, food, and service were all good but their mandatory valet parking was horrendous. I was actually… Johnny Jet , January 14, 2013
11 Mistakes to Avoid when Eating Out with a Client or the Boss One of my favorite newsletters I receive is from Bottomline Publications. It arrives in my inbox twice a week with two interesting and informative (usually) stories written by guest authors…. Johnny Jet , January 8, 2013
How to Handle an Emergency Landing This is a guest post written by Joe Szopa. On December 23rd, I was on flight 731 from Seattle to Anchorage when we had to make an emergency landing in Juneau… Johnny Jet , December 27, 2012
How to Get Bumped into First Class on Delta Air Lines My alarm went off at 4:12 am. After jumping in the shower I remembered I still hadn’t checked-in for my 5:45 am flight since I couldn’t get any good seats the day before. Johnny Jet , August 16, 2012
12 Things You Never Knew About Italy My husband Tim and I just recently celebrated three years of living in Italy. I think back to previous trips to Italy and if I had only known then what… Jennifer Dombrowski , July 30, 2012
How to find a place in London for $15 a night Airbnb invited me to check out one of their 200,000 plus properties that they hold in 26,217 cities and 192 countries. Johnny Jet , July 16, 2012
16 Products I Never Leave Home Without It seems this time of year every travel blogger is compiling a top 10 travel gift guide. After several emails from readers asking where my list was, I finally caved… Johnny Jet , December 16, 2009
Mugged In Barcelona: Tips To Help You Travel Safe Recently, I had an experience in Barcelona, Spain that I think is worth sharing. My husband and I had put together an amazing three-city tour – Amsterdam, Paris and Barcelona…. Cynthia Cunniff , August 5, 2009