Website of the Week: ShowMyStreet.com

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My dad sent me this link which is similar to Google Earth but it’s much easier to use and faster. All you do is type in ANY ADDRESS – ALL OVER THE WORLD and see this unbelievable technology. Enter old addresses of places you used to live at and see what they look like now… Read More

Website of the Week: Tingo.com

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Smarter Travel Media launched a really cool website last week, called Tingo. It’s the only site to automatically rebook travelers’ rooms when rates drop – and then refund their credit cards immediately after their stays. Think of it as the “set it and forget it” of online travel. So no matter how far out you… Read More

Website of the Week: LucyPhone.com

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Ever since United and Continental merged their computers the hold times at reservations have been horrific. So if you are tired of waiting on hold for them, other airlines or any company for that matter give lucyphone.com a shot. It’s an ingenious FREE service. All you do is log on to their website, type in… Read More

Website of the Week: TurbulenceForecast

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I recently flew from Toronto to L.A. on American Airlines and that flight now has Wi-Fi thanks to Gogo. I almost always use it so when the captain announced we were descending rapidly because we were about to hit severe turbulence due to an unusual strong Jetstream the first site I logged on to was… Read More

Website of the Week: Pinterest.com

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On Sunday, I spoke at Jetset Social in downtown Los Angeles. I was first taken back at how amazing a job the JetsetExtra.com crew did and then secondly how many of the panelists and audience members had never heard of . It’s one of the newest and most popular social networks that’s driving a ton… Read More

Website of the Week: flightfox.com

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Here’s a new and unique website if I’ve ever seen one. Flightfox is a platform for crowd-sourced (or human-powered) flight search. They describe crowd-sourcing as the act of multiple people helping you to do something. That means multiple flight experts search for your flights by hand but they won’t do it for free so you… Read More

Website of the Week: Kayak.com/Explore

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Everyone knows there’s not one website out there that has the absolute best deal each time you log on – that’s the whole reason I created JohnnyJet.com in the first place — to show all the best sites to cross reference. One of my new favorites is Kayak’s Explore tool. To get started all you need… Read More

Website of the Week: LAX Parking Curb Express

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To get to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) from my house costs at least $50 roundtrip by taxi. When I only go away for a few nights or less I usually drive and park at the airport since it saves me time and money (taxi lines can be slow!) I used to always park at… Read More