How to Make Serious Cash If the Airline Loses Your Luggage My buddy and travel guru Peter Greenberg always jokes that there are two types airline baggage: carry-on and lost. Fortunately, the airlines have gotten very good at not losing checked… Johnny Jet , September 4, 2018
United Follows JetBlue in Raising Checked Baggage Fees After JetBlue surprisingly raised its baggage fees by $5 a few days ago, I was quoted in an Associated Press (AP) article saying, “unfortunately, all it takes is one major airline… Johnny Jet , August 31, 2018
Use an Email and Phone Number When Labeling Luggage Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Dave K., who commented on this tip about labeling baggage:… Johnny Jet , July 27, 2018
Put the Address of Your Destination on Your Luggage Tag Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Mark from Seattle, who says: “I am always amazed by… Johnny Jet , July 13, 2018
How to Find a Place to Store Your Luggage When You’re Traveling The New York Times had an excellent article this week titled “How to Ditch Those Annoying Bags.” Of course, I clicked it because finding a place to store your luggage… Johnny Jet , March 28, 2018
This Is the Largest Suitcase I Own When the good folks over at TravelPro sent me their Platinum Magna 2 Expandable Spinner Suiter Suitcase to check out, I had to take it out of its box just to… Johnny Jet , March 14, 2018
The Delta App Isn’t Always Right About Luggage Status Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip come from reader Tim from Los Angeles, who says: “I recently flew Delta… Johnny Jet , February 2, 2018
How to Make Packing Toiletries Easy Peasy Raise your hand if you’ve ever arrived at your destination and realized you’ve forgotten some or all of your toiletries. Both my hands are in the air. I usually have… Johnny Jet , January 23, 2018
The Smart Luggage You Can Bring on a Plane Last week we featured a smart backpack by Energizer that has a removable lithium battery. As you’ve probably heard (or read here), most airlines have banned lithium batteries, so it’s… Johnny Jet , January 16, 2018
Bring Extra Luggage Locks Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Elliot L., who says: “On a recent flight, my locks… Johnny Jet , December 29, 2017
Why You Should Buy Smart Luggage With Removable Batteries Bad news for travel tech lovers: Some airlines are banning “smart luggage” from being checked and carried onto planes unless the lithium battery can be removed. The reasoning stems from… Johnny Jet , December 5, 2017
Remove Your Luggage Tags After You Land Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Barbara D., who says: “When I travel it is to… Johnny Jet , November 17, 2017
Use Whiteout to Mark Your Black Bags Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Sandy G., who says: “Since many suitcases are black, I used… Johnny Jet , October 27, 2017
How a Garbage Bag Can Help You Pack Better Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Lynne F. of Dunedin, FL: “When traveling, I pack everything… Johnny Jet , October 20, 2017
Why You Don’t Want to Put Anything of Value in Your Suitcase Here’s why you don’t ever want to put anything of value in your suitcase. A 27-year-old airport worker from Phuket International Airport was caught on camera going through checked luggage… Johnny Jet , October 18, 2017