You Can Win Real Travel Rewards With This Free Travel Trivia App Trippzy is “the next great American time-killer,” according to Matador Network. Launched in 2019, Trippzy is a travel trivia mobile app (free for iOS or Android) that provides real travel… Jim Byers , March 13, 2019
This Free App Sends Flight Deals to Your Phone I’m always looking for good flight deals, and in my search I’ve downloaded dozens of apps, visited hundreds of websites, and subscribed to numerous newsletters. IMHO the best deals are… Johnny Jet , February 28, 2019
How to See How Long the Security Line Is at Canadian Airports Last week we featured the MyTSA app as our Travel App of the Week. Thanks to reader Ross Craig, I now know about the Canadian equivalent: the CATSA Breeze through… Johnny Jet , January 29, 2019
Use the MyTSA App to See How Long the Security Line Will Be In the fifth week of the partial government shutdown, the number of TSA workers calling in sick continues to rise. Long security lines should be expected at U.S. airports,… Johnny Jet , January 21, 2019
Uplift: A Jetlag Solution That Takes “Less Than 5 Minutes” Tired of losing time, sleep and energy to jetlag? Uplift, an app-based jetlag solution developed by Dr. Charles Krebs, claims that it “neutralizes jet lag reducing the time it takes for… Johnny Jet , December 5, 2018
How to Save Money in Las Vegas I think it’s safe to say that no matter how much money you have in your bank account, you still want to save money when you travel. Since Las Vegas… Johnny Jet , November 28, 2018
How to Sleep Better on the Road and Bring Calm Into Your Life I don’t think anyone would disagree when I say that travel can be very stressful. Many people even have a hard time sleeping away from home (and/or shortly after they… Johnny Jet , November 6, 2018
How to Easily Turn Photos on Your Phone Into Prints Do you remember the days when on vacation you had to take photos with actual film? And when you got back, you had to wait about a week to get… Johnny Jet , October 30, 2018
How to Send Custom Postcards From Your iPhone My buddy and tech guru Leo Laporte (here’s his Travel Style) recently recommended PhotoCard, a free iOS-only app that lets you send digital and real U.S. mail postcards to your friends… Johnny Jet , October 16, 2018
KLM Now Lets You Measure Your Carry-on Using Augmented Reality in Its Mobile App Today marks a milestone for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. In its KLM mobile app, the airline has introduced an augmented reality (AR) feature that lets users check that their carry-on… Caitlin Martin Marker , September 7, 2018
How to Pay Tolls Using an App PayTollo is a brilliant new app that allows users who don’t have an E-ZPass to bypass cash toll lanes and cruise through express toll lanes. The app is available for… Johnny Jet , August 15, 2018
How to Take Long Exposure Photos With an iPhone The New York Times recently ran a story titled “How to Photograph Fireworks Like a Pro.” Writing about the proliferation of phones as cameras, the author notes that “smartphone cameras,… Johnny Jet , July 18, 2018
A Great App to Have With You in an Emergency Rescuer is a revolutionary and hands-free safety alert app that allows smartphone users to text their location plus pictures and audio of the scene in front of them to emergency… Johnny Jet , June 19, 2018
A Great, Free, Offline-Ready Navigation App I received a great app recommendation (iOS and Android) from a listener of Leo Laporte’s The Tech Guy show: “Hi Johnny, I enjoy listening to you on The Tech Guy. I travel… Johnny Jet , June 12, 2018
A Great Free App for Travelers With Food Allergies Living with a food allergy, even a minor one, can be difficult. Traveling with a food allergy can feel nearly impossible. Luckily, there are a number of apps available that… Johnny Jet , May 29, 2018