You Can See Every Active and Proposed NYC Construction Project on This Map Last week I was in New York City and I booked a room at the last minute on HotelTonight. I only paid $120 for a night at a solid four-star… Johnny Jet , February 28, 2019
How to Find Out If You Were a Victim of the Starwood Hack This past week, Marriott announced that there’s now a webpage you can use to check whether you were a victim of the Starwood hack. If you recall, a few months… Johnny Jet , February 20, 2019
Donate an Old Piece of Rolling Luggage, Get Briggs & Riley Credit Did you know that February 17 is Random Act of Kindness Day? In the spirit, luggage company Briggs & Riley (a personal favorite) is running its fifth-annual “A Case… Johnny Jet , February 6, 2019
You Can Now See TSA Security Line and Taxi Line Wait Times at NYC Airports This week’s Travel Website of the Week feature is not a single website but in fact a handful of websites that just received the same promising update. As detailed in… Johnny Jet , February 5, 2019
“Rome Is Gross,” Says the New York Times and This Blog My dad’s parents were from Italy, and the first time I went to Rome (when I was in my mid-twenties) I fell in love. It was my favorite city in… Johnny Jet , January 8, 2019
The Best and Worst Stadiums in North America for Food Safety One of my favorite things to do when I travel is go to a professional baseball game (or basketball, football, hockey, soccer…). And while I’m taking in a game, I… Johnny Jet , January 8, 2019
How to See What Traffic Is Like at LAX People are often surprised when I tell them that one of my favorite U.S. airports is Los Angeles International (LAX). It’s my fave for a number of reasons, including that… Johnny Jet , December 27, 2018
How to Find Out What and Where to Eat in a Destination Here’s a fun website to add to your bookmarks so you can use it when planning your next trip. TasteAtlas is a world atlas of food and drinks, an encyclopedia… Johnny Jet , December 11, 2018
How to Buy a Flight Gift Card You Can Use With Multiple Airlines UPDATE: I tried using them to purchase an American Airlines ticket from Los Angeles to Miami. They charged $5 more than what the regular fare was which was fine…. Johnny Jet , December 5, 2018
How to Find out What’s on the Other Side of the Earth Relative to Where You’re Standing When I was a kid, someone told me that if I dug a huge hole I would end up in China. Well, according to the Antipodes Map, that person was… Johnny Jet , November 28, 2018
How to Find Out What the Air Quality Is Like in a Destination I live in Southern California, not far from LAX. Last week, the air was so bad that not only were my allergies acting up but I could also smell smoke… Johnny Jet , November 14, 2018
How to Find Out How Safe a Country’s Airlines Are After the crash of Lion Air Flight 610 near Jakarta on Monday, the New York Times ran an interesting story titled “How Safe Is Your Airline?” It turns out that… Johnny Jet , October 31, 2018
5 Reasons to Rent a London Apartment With London Perfect A few years ago, I wrote about Paris Perfect, a source of luxury apartments in France. The company has expanded to Bali, Italy and London, and last week, my wife,… Johnny Jet , October 23, 2018
How to Travel Through an Airport Like a Celebrity With Blacklane PASS Have you ever seen a celebrity get whisked through airport security or escorted effortlessly off the plane and through immigration? I see it all the time because I travel through… Johnny Jet , October 16, 2018
This Kayak Tool Will Help You Find the Cheapest Times to Book a Flight One of the most common questions I get from friends and readers is a simple one: “When should I book my flight?” Normally, I say that the person’s guess is… Johnny Jet , October 9, 2018
