Order Room Service in Courses Everyone knows that room service is expensive, sometimes prohibitively so. It’s crazy to think that many hotels lose money on room service, even with the extravagant prices! Instead of ordering… Johnny Jet , April 16, 2018
Why You Should Check Your Seat Assignment on the First of Every Month Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Bob C. of ProAirVideos.com, who added a great tip to… Johnny Jet , April 13, 2018
What’s the Best Time to Buy an International Flight? Like some flight search tools, CheapAir.com has made a habit of analyzing the wealth of airfare data it has on its hands. The idea is that pricing and search patterns… Johnny Jet , April 12, 2018
How to Avoid a Fashion Faux Pas While Traveling Overseas Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made some news recently when he and his family traveled to India and went a little overboard wearing traditional outfits that ranged in formality over… Johnny Jet , April 11, 2018
With These Cheap Laundry Soap Packets, You Can Pack Lighter There are a lot of advantages to packing light, like: You don’t have to pay airline baggage fees You don’t have to show up to the airport to check your… Johnny Jet , April 10, 2018
Does Travel Insurance Cover Preexisting Conditions? When buying travel insurance, can preexisting medical conditions affect your coverage? The answer is yes, and not all plans cover cancellations/etc. related to them. Of course, it’s a little more… Johnny Jet , April 10, 2018
Expect Delays at London Airports This Month Flying into or through London in the next two weeks? The city’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports—its two largest—will see marginally reduced traffic and likely delays as part of the London… Johnny Jet , April 9, 2018
Use Caution When Putting Stuff in the Trunk of a Taxi Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Ann D., who says: “This first tip I figured out… Johnny Jet , April 6, 2018
A Rail Strike in France Will Affect Trains for the Next Three Months If you’ll be traveling to or through France in the next three months, take note: The state-run SNCF rail network will be affected severely by strikes through the end of… Johnny Jet , April 5, 2018
One Way to Make Flexible Hotel Reservations Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Marilyn B., who left the following comment on yesterday’s tip… Johnny Jet , March 30, 2018
How to Avoid Hotel Cancellation Fees I recently wrote a post for Forbes titled “How to Avoid Hotel Cancellation Fees.” It’s about what you’d think it’s about, with advice tailored to the specific cancellation policies of many… Johnny Jet , March 29, 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
What You Should Know Before Driving in Thailand Heading to Thailand? If so—and if you ever go—make sure you’re aware of the laws around driving there. As the U.K.’s travel advisory service alerted me this month, “You must… Johnny Jet , March 28, 2018
Samantha Brown’s Clever Hotel Ironing Board Tip My friend—and travel TV star—Samantha Brown recently shared an excellent travel tip for traveling with kids on Instagram. Get this…she uses the hotel ironing board as a TV dinner table!… Johnny Jet , March 27, 2018
How to Take a “Phoneless Vacation” If you’ve ever felt you’re too tied to your phone/devices, listen up: Several companies are now selling “phoneless vacations” and the response has been very positive. As the New York… Johnny Jet , March 26, 2018