Jason Sudeikis’ Favorite Place to Travel Isn’t Where You’d Expect Everyone’s favorite soccer coach (or should I say, ‘football coach’) Jason Sudeikis, aka the impossible-not-to-love Ted Lasso, was recently interviewed by GQ about his Super Bowl commercial, his favorite places… Natalie DiScala , February 26, 2024
A Little Room With a View: Traveling Cross-Country in an Amtrak Roomette “Whatever you do, don’t get the roomette.” This warning came from a colleague regarding our trip from Chicago to Sacramento on the Amtrak California Zephyr. This input would have been… Karen Gonsor DiScala , December 4, 2023
Unbelievable: Passenger Opens Emergency Exit Door and Walks Off Moving Plane at Chicago’s O’Hare Yesterday, I wrote a post about how Toronto’s Pearson International Airport is doing a “customs hold” and one of my friends was held on a parked plane at the gate… Johnny Jet , May 5, 2022
You Better Be Quick If You Want to Spend the Night in the Original Home Alone House This Holiday If you’re a fan of the 1990 Christmas classic Home Alone, starring Macaulay Culkin, Catherine O’Hara and Joe Pesci (just to name a few) then you’ll love this: For the… Johnny Jet , December 1, 2021
Why You Should Always Lock The Deadbolt While In A Hotel Room This week, I received a great reader tip from a reader. Don S. advises hotel guests to: “ALWAYS lock the deadbolt when in the room. I was in Florida on… Johnny Jet , October 1, 2021
Consider These Airport Vending Machines for Your Next Meal at O’Hare In yesterday’s tip, I shared a list of airports that have introduced PPE vending machines, from which you can buy face masks, hand sanitizer and more. These are not the… Johnny Jet , July 13, 2020
Video: Penguins Touring Shedd Aquarium in Chicago With the COVID-19 situation escalating, people are rightly staying inside (see more on why that’s a good idea here). Businesses are suspending operations, some voluntarily and some as ordered by… Johnny Jet , March 17, 2020
My Trip to Chicago for United Media Day 2019 Greetings! Last week, I flew from Los Angeles to Chicago for the night, as a guest of United for the airline’s Media Day. It was my first time flying United… Johnny Jet , October 31, 2019
Video: Hero Takes Down O’Hare Catering Cart Going Haywire Yesterday at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, a crazy scene unfolded on the tarmac. Today, video of the incident (below) is making the rounds. Here’s what happened: A rogue O’Hare catering… Johnny Jet , October 1, 2019
5 Family-Friendly Weekend Trips to Take This Summer This post is sponsored by Marriott but all opinions expressed within are my own. Summer is finally here, the kids are out of school and it’s time to take to… Johnny Jet , June 25, 2019
Airport Restaurant Week Is Back at O’Hare and Midway Through February 7 Will you be flying in, out or through a Chicago airport in the coming week? Airport Restaurant Week is in effect at both O’Hare and Midway through February 7… Johnny Jet , January 31, 2019
You Can Always Ask the Airport Help Desk Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip come from reader J. Michael O., who says, on the subject of gypsy… Johnny Jet , February 9, 2018
5 Reasons to Stay at the Westin Chicago River North If you’re visiting Chicago, there are tons of hotels to choose from. In fact, according to a recent story in the Chicago Tribune, the Windy City is Home to about… Natalie DiScala , November 18, 2017
Inside “The Hotel of Presidents” in Chicago If ever there were a city to be best visited in the summer, it’s Chicago. As a Johnny Jet travel rep, I was invited to stay at the historic Blackstone… Laura Pedrick , August 31, 2017