These Airlines Have the Cleanest and Dirtiest Drinking Water Onboard As we’ve written before, it’s best to avoid drinking water onboard a flight unless the water is bottled. Tap water (which isn’t served often except in coffee and tea) comes… Johnny Jet , September 18, 2019
You Can Check Up to 12 Bottles of Wine for Free on Select Alaska Airlines Flights If you like wine, or to visit wineries when you travel, or to bring souvenirs or gifts home with you, you may know something about the difficulty of flying with… Johnny Jet , September 17, 2019
A New United Promotion Is Offering 10% Off Flights to Younger Flyers Good news for travelers age 18-22: Last week, United Airlines announced that when a traveler inside that age window books a qualifying flight through the United app, he or she… Johnny Jet , September 16, 2019
There’s Another Great Airline Program for NFL Fans in Washington State Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Scott W., who sent in another great airline program for… Johnny Jet , September 13, 2019
How to Navigate the September SFO Runway Closure As we’ve written before, a major construction project has closed a runway at SFO through September 27. So far, it’s been a mess. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, “By… Johnny Jet , September 12, 2019
You Can Now Use Global Entry for One Year After Your Membership Expires A Global Entry membership, which includes TSA PreCheck, costs $100 (which can be reimbursed with certain credit cards), and lasts for five years, is arguably the best thing to happen… Johnny Jet , September 11, 2019
The Majority of the Bahamas Is Open for Business After Hurricane Dorian If you’ve been watching the news, you might think that all 700 islands in the Bahamas have been hit hard by Hurricane Dorian. But that’s only the case for the… Johnny Jet , September 10, 2019
How to Get Early Boarding With Alaska Airlines This NFL Season With the 2019 NFL season underway, Alaska Airlines is reintroducing a great promotion it ran last season. For the duration of the NFL calendar, any passenger wearing a Russell Wilson… Johnny Jet , September 9, 2019
This Popular Guidebook Series Has Been a Reader Favorite for 25 Years Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Sue K., who shares her experience with Lonely Planet guides… Johnny Jet , September 6, 2019
You Can’t Visit Singapore Changi Past Security If You’re Not Flying Ask any frequent traveler for his or her favorite airport, and chances are the answer will be Singapore Changi. Especially after the opening of Singapore Changi Jewel (it has an… Johnny Jet , September 5, 2019
Why You Shouldn’t Stand Up If You’re in a Hotel Room During a Fire First: We’re thinking of everyone in Hurricane Dorian’s path. For updated forecasts, news stories and ways to help, see our Hurricane Dorian travel resource page. I recently listened to an… Johnny Jet , September 3, 2019
Some 15″ MacBook Pros Have Been Banned From Flights In case you missed it, earlier this summer Apple warned that the batteries contained in 15″ MacBook Pros sold “primarily between September 2015 and February 2017” pose an elevated safety… Johnny Jet , September 2, 2019
A Closed Runway at SFO Will Delay Flights in September Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader John D., who shared this San Francisco Chronicle story on… Johnny Jet , August 30, 2019
How I Feel About Flying on the 737 MAX Back in June, after we published this post, a reader tweeted at me asking how I felt about flying on the 737 MAX. With the plane still grounded (the certification… Johnny Jet , August 27, 2019
What You Need to Know About Strollers at Disney World Planning to take a young child to Disney World? Then you should know that Disney has updated its stroller guidelines, most notably changing the size restrictions on strollers at Disney… Johnny Jet , August 26, 2019