This App Lets You See the World While Helping Others Are you looking for a way to see the world while giving back to the local community? Tourism can provide many benefits to a local economy. However, “overtourism” can have… Josh Patoka , December 16, 2019
This Travel App Wants to Help You Get Over Your Heartbreak Earlier this month, Lonely Planet wrote up a unique app and tour company called Breakup Tours, which curates solo itineraries for people with broken hearts (who have recently broken up… Johnny Jet , December 11, 2019
The Free Foodie App Will Improve Your Food Photos I was recently in Germany for the opening of the Courtyard Hamburg City. I had dinner with a few travel journalists, and as is always the case these days, when… Johnny Jet , December 5, 2019
How to See What the Weather Was Like on the Day You Were Born Dark Sky, which I first wrote about in 2014, is one of my favorite weather apps. It’s crazy accurate, and I love the fact that it warns me when rain… Johnny Jet , November 19, 2019
This Navigation App Is Great for Long Road Trips Most of the major navigation apps are free, so when you see one that costs money you expect it to be good. Well, inRoute Route Planner, which is $3.99/month or… Johnny Jet , November 12, 2019
This App Helps Traveling Women Connect With Other Female Travelers Earlier this month, we wrote about a HuffPost story full of travel tips for solo travelers. One of the tips, from Alice Teacake of Teacake Travels, was for solo women… Johnny Jet , November 7, 2019
This Great Photo-Editing App Just Partnered With a Famous Instagrammer This week’s featured Instagrammer, Tupi Saravia, is in the news for partnering with Enlight Quickshot, a really cool photo-editing app. Here’s the story via BuzzFee News: “Tupi Saravia, the travel… Johnny Jet , October 3, 2019
How to Track, Map & Share Your Travels With Only a Phone Do you like to map or track your travels for yourself or for your friends and family? Polarsteps automatically tracks your routes and places you’ve visited while you’re traveling and… Johnny Jet , September 25, 2019
How to Get Food Delivered to You at Your Airport Gate One of my top travel tips is to not use room service when you’re staying at a hotel. It’s usually crazy expensive and not that good. Instead, if you’re hungry… Johnny Jet , September 18, 2019
How to Travel With a Personal Trainer for Under $100/Week I don’t know anyone, besides a movie star or two, that travels with a personal trainer. I can only imagine how in shape I would be if I did travel… Johnny Jet , September 11, 2019
This App Can Help You Save Big When You Exchange Leftover Currency How many times have you found yourself with unused local currency after a trip? When it happens (it happens to all of us), your options are usually to: Change the… Johnny Jet , August 13, 2019
How to Find a Hotel Pool Party or Cool Spot on a Hot Summer Day Looking for a pool party or a hotel pool to hang out at, on an upcoming trip or at home? Daycation can help. Daycation is an online tool and iOS… Johnny Jet , August 6, 2019
You Can Find Out the Name of Every Mountain Around You With This App Do you like mountains? Landscapes? New destinations? The PeakFinder AR app is every traveler’s/explorer’s/geography-enthusiast’s dream! PeakFinder AR (augmented reality) uses AR technology to show the names of all the mountains… Johnny Jet , July 22, 2019
This AR App Lets You Simulate Life in Space as an Astronaut The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission inspired a lot of our regular features this week. July 16 (Tuesday) marked the anniversary of the mission’s launch from Florida’s Kennedy… Johnny Jet , July 17, 2019
How to Get a Taxi in Nine European Countries With One App When I travel, I usually use Blacklane to get and from airports and between planned points (full disclosure: I’m a Blacklane brand ambassadors). The thing is, though, that Blacklane cars… Johnny Jet , June 25, 2019
