Travel News: Week of April 30, 2014 Top Travel News Frontier is the latest airline to charge for carry-on bags Congress: Don’t Let Airlines Advertise Deceptive Prices Brazil’s Azul to Begin Flights to U.S. in 2015 TripAdvisor… Johnny Jet , April 30, 2014
Booking Mileage Ticket Tricks to Europe I fly over 100,000 miles a year but I don’t play the mileage game (paying more and/or making a stop just to fly one particular airline) anymore since I learned… Johnny Jet , April 23, 2014
Make-A-Wish come true by donating your airline miles Causes don’t get much better than this. Make-A-Wish—which famously grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses—is right now in the midst of its “Wishes in Flight” campaign, and it’s calling… Ian Livingston , April 17, 2014
Travel News: Week of April 2, 2014 Top Travel News Lufthansa Cancels Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Flights Washington Monument to reopen May 12 after repairs Qantas and Jetstar Airlines are changing the way you earn Qantas Points and Status credits when you… Johnny Jet , April 2, 2014
Travel News: Week of March 19, 2014 Top Travel News American, JetBlue end frequent flyer partnership Ohana by Hawaiian officially launches Molokai service Hawaiian Airlines moves up start of L.A.-Maui flights to May 2 Will You Be… Johnny Jet , March 19, 2014
Delta Publishes 2015 SkyMiles Award Chart Delta recently introduced a new mileage earning and redemption structure for SkyMiles members, which they said they weren’t going to release until the fall—and then released just a week later (they must’ve felt… Johnny Jet , March 6, 2014
Big Time Fallout from new Delta Frequent Flyer Announcement The big travel news this week is the fallout from Delta’s bombshell of an announcement last Wednesday that starting January 1, 2015, SkyMiles points will be earned based on the actual cost of… Johnny Jet , March 5, 2014
Travel News: Week of March 5, 2014 Top Travel News American Airlines eliminates bereavement fares How Good Are the Deals on Hotel Tonight? Delta’s Revamped Mileage Program May End ‘Travel Hacking’ Slashing jobs and jets, Qantas makes… Johnny Jet , March 5, 2014
Delta Rewrites Frequent Flyer Rules Delta Air Lines just announced that they are making updates to the SkyMiles program, changes that will start in 2015. “Changes” is the understatement of the year as Delta just put… Johnny Jet , February 26, 2014
Travel News: Week of February 26, 2014 Top Travel News Supersonic jet ditches windows for massive live-streaming screens Another price hike at Disney World Ohana by Hawaiian says aloha to launching service in March Cruise Ship Attack… Johnny Jet , February 26, 2014
Travel News: Week of February 19, 2014 Top Travel News DFW airport unveils new automated kiosks aimed at speeding up international travel New budget airline for Florida How the US Navy avoids norovirus Airline on-time performance fell… Johnny Jet , February 19, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: Air New Zealand Safety Video “Safety in Paradise” Air New Zealand has made a name for itself recently by delivering the most watched—and actually watchable—in-flight safety videos in the industry. I know, most passengers don’t watch safety videos… Johnny Jet , February 11, 2014
How Delta Air Lines is pissing off passengers I recently became a big fan of Delta Air Lines after witnessing first-hand how they treat members of our military and how they do a nice job giving free upgrades… Johnny Jet , February 8, 2014
Travel News: Week of January 29, 2014 Top Travel News Flight cancellations spike in January after storms Judge Sides with Delta in Latest Frequent-Flyer Suit TripAdvisor reviewers name best hotels of 2014 Luxury Hotel Group Loews Gives… Johnny Jet , January 29, 2014
Travel News: Week of January 15, 2014 Top Travel News Delta Introduces $2 In-Flight Wi-Fi Passes for Smartphones U.S. Warns Americans Over Security At Sochi Olympics Russia airports to ban all liquids on flights ahead of Sochi… Johnny Jet , January 15, 2014