You Can Win Real Travel Rewards With This Free Travel Trivia App Trippzy is "the next great American time-killer," according to Matador Network. Launched in 2019, Trippzy is a travel trivia mobile app (free for iOS or Android) that provides real travel... Jim Byers, March 13, 2019
Mapless: A Minimalist Navigation App That Wants You to Enjoy the Journey Google Maps is without a doubt one of the best things to happen to traveling. But it isn't the only navigation app out there. If you're often unsure which direction... Johnny Jet, March 5, 2019
This Free App Sends Flight Deals to Your Phone I’m always looking for good flight deals, and in my search I’ve downloaded dozens of apps, visited hundreds of websites, and subscribed to numerous newsletters. IMHO the best deals are... Johnny Jet, February 28, 2019
This App Offers Cheap, GPS-Powered Tours for North American Road Trips Last month we featured Shaka Guide, a GPS-based guide app for Hawaii. The post was well-received and generated some great reader input—including the suggestion that I check out a similar... Johnny Jet, February 20, 2019
This Free App Lets You Take Your Own Passport Photos Passport photos can be a pain—but they don't have to be. Passport Booth is a free app for iOS and Android that helps you take 2" x 2" photos to... Johnny Jet, February 12, 2019
This New Screen-Sharing App Will Help You Stay Connected A startup based in New York called Mimicr has launched a screen-sharing app for mobile phone (currently Android only) with voice calling capability. A lot of screen-sharing apps facilitate screen-sharing... Johnny Jet, February 5, 2019
How to See How Long the Security Line Is at Canadian Airports Last week we featured the MyTSA app as our Travel App of the Week. Thanks to reader Ross Craig, I now know about the Canadian equivalent: the CATSA Breeze through... Johnny Jet, January 29, 2019
How to Drive the Hawaiian Islands With a Guide for Under $5 A travel writer I follow on Twitter (Dana Freeman) recently tweeted a Hawaii tip that got my attention: Using Shaka App today to guide us around @OahuVB. Playing it through... Johnny Jet, January 15, 2019
The U.S.’s First Earthquake Early Warning App Is Now Available to Los Angeles Residents Last week marked a milestone in earthquake preparedness in Los Angeles, as a new earthquake-alert app was unveiled for the city on both iOS and Android. ShakeAlertLA, as written by... Johnny Jet, January 8, 2019
How to Make Sure the Airspace Is Clear for Flying a Drone One of last week's travel tips focused on a Swiss man who flew a drone into a Times Square window and was arrested for it. If you want to fly a... Mary Renking, December 18, 2018
How to Anticipate Flight Delays and Cancellations Like a Flight Attendant Every Friday I co-host the popular #TravelSkills Twitter chat with Chris McGinnis. I love participating for a number of reasons, among them the fact that I always pick up new... Mary Renking, December 11, 2018
Uplift: A Jetlag Solution That Takes “Less Than 5 Minutes” Tired of losing time, sleep and energy to jetlag? Uplift, an app-based jetlag solution developed by Dr. Charles Krebs, claims that it "neutralizes jet lag reducing the time it takes for... Mary Renking, December 5, 2018
How to Save Money in Las Vegas I think it’s safe to say that no matter how much money you have in your bank account, you still want to save money when you travel. Since Las Vegas... Mary Renking, November 28, 2018
How to Fight Back Against Robocalls and Calls From Scammers One of my biggest pet peeves is unsolicited phone calls and robocalls. They drive me batty, and at one point they were so bad that they drove me and Natalie… Johnny Jet, November 14, 2018
How to Rent a Pool Near You by the Hour I’ve written before about how there seems to be an app for anything you can think of. Well, you can add another one to that list. Swimply is an online… Johnny Jet, November 6, 2018
