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JOHNNY JET'S Q & A
The Healthy Traveler ~ Kathleen Doheny

PROFILE

Kathleen Doheny is a Los Angeles-based freelance health journalist who has written the Healthy Traveler column for the Los Angeles Times for more than 10 years. It's also syndicated by Tribune Media Services International. She also covers breaking medical news for such publications as www.healthscoutnews.com and www.reutershealth.com, edits and writes for Shape magazine, a woman's health and exercise publication, contributes to several other national publications and teaches feature writing at UCLA Extension.

KATHY'S ANSWERS

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED AS A TRAVEL PROFESSIONAL?
I'm a health reporter who writes about travel health.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU FLY?
Approx. 6 times a year
IN A YEAR HOW MANY MILES/POINTS DO YOU EARN?
Don't know.
WHAT CLASS OF SERVICE DO YOU MOSTLY FLY IN?
Coach
FAVORITE AIRLINE?
ATA is one of my favorites because they have nonstop overnights to Chicago, where I go frequently.
FAVORITE AIRCRAFT?
Bigger the better
FAVORITE AIRPORT TO PASS TIME IN?
Wash. National because of the shopping of course.
FAVORITE CITY?
Tie for first place: LA, New York.
AISLE OR WINDOW?
Aisle first, window next.
ETICKET OR PAPER?
E Ticket
TRAVEL AGENT OR ONLINE?
Online, then calling airlines.
FAVORITE TRAVEL COMPANION?
My son or other family members

FAVORITE TRAVEL WEBSITE?
Is this a trick question? www.johnnyjet.com
IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A TROPICAL ISLAND, WHAT THREE ITEMS WOULD YOU WANT TO HAVE WITH YOU?
Nail polish, hair dryer, contact lens solution.
WHAT DO YOU HATE MOST ABOUT TRAVEL?
The lines.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT TRAVEL?
The people-watching.
BEST TRAVEL TIP:
Get into a mentally healthy mindset for travel before you step onto the shuttle. Take a book you're dying to read. Learn how to have fun people-watching and eavesdropping.