Why Now Is the Perfect Time to Book American Airlines Awards American Airlines has been my airline of choice the last several years because it flies (or used to fly) to places I tend to go the most: South Florida, New… Johnny Jet , June 15, 2020
What Travel Insurance Doesn’t Cover After the Pandemic This story was written by consumer advocate Christopher Elliott and originally appeared in Forbes. Travel insurance does not cover everything. If you didn’t know that before the pandemic, you probably do… Team Johnny Jet , June 15, 2020
Travel Movies to Watch While You Wait to Travel Again Each Friday, we feature a reader-inspired tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. With so many people unable to travel right now, today’s tip is about bringing travel and… Johnny Jet , June 12, 2020
How to Avoid Booking a Seat on a “Ghost Flight” That Won’t Fly It’s no secret that people haven’t been flying for a while now, and that the airlines have been hit hard. Even as the numbers are starting to trend up again,… Johnny Jet , June 10, 2020
How to Prepare for Hurricane Season During the COVID-19 Pandemic Believe it or not, June 1st marked the beginning of the 2020 North American hurricane season. It seems like it just ended, doesn’t it? (It actually ended on November 30.)… Johnny Jet , June 9, 2020
What You Can Expect From Las Vegas Now That It’s Re-Opened Vegas opened up last week, and as you might expect it’s not the same Vegas we saw pre-COVID-19. In fact, its tagline is no longer, “What happens in Vegas, stays… Johnny Jet , June 8, 2020
How Airport Screenings Have Changed Since the Pandemic This story was written by consumer advocate Christopher Elliott and originally appeared in the Washington Post. If airport screenings had changed because of the pandemic, Gene SirLouis hadn’t noticed, and… Team Johnny Jet , June 8, 2020
A Great and Free Way to Tour Ancient Cities From Home Each Friday, we feature a reader-inspired tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. Today’s tip comes from John B. in North Vancouver, B.C., who helped clarify a point in… Johnny Jet , June 5, 2020
How to Earn Double Miles on Summer and Fall American Airlines Flights I’m starting to get that travel itch again, especially as I see more and more friends posting flying pics on social media. I’m still waiting to see if there’s a… Johnny Jet , June 3, 2020
Wearing a Face Mask Can Reduce Coronavirus Transmission by Up to 75% One of the things I’ve loved about Japan and some other Asian countries is that when people have a cold, they often wear a face mask to protect others. I’ve… Johnny Jet , June 2, 2020
Can You Travel to the Airport During Curfew? In response to protests and unrelated riotous activity across the U.S., many cities and counties have instituted curfews. Though some of these curfews have already expired, many have not—and it’s… Johnny Jet , June 2, 2020
You Can Watch the Historic NASA-SpaceX Launch Today We don’t usually send tips out on Saturdays, but today we’re making an exception to call attention to a special event that will (hopefully) take place later today: the launch… Johnny Jet , May 30, 2020
Use This Cool Trick to Orient Yourself If You Get Lost in a New City Each Friday, we feature a reader-inspired tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. Today, instead of another tip related to COVID-19 safety or the many travel limitations we’re all… Johnny Jet , May 28, 2020
What the CDC Wants You to Know If You Plan on Traveling This Summer Traveling—and flying especially—isn’t in the cards for most people right now, my family included. But over the summer, if and as things continue to open up, many people will be… Johnny Jet , May 27, 2020
Global Entry Enrollment Centers Will Be Closed Until July 6 Global Entry and TSA PreCheck are among the best tools at the U.S. traveler’s disposal (here’s a good way to get them). But like much of life right now, the… Johnny Jet , May 26, 2020