12 Things in Travel You Need to Know Today 12 Things in Travel You Need to Know Today (This is a recurring post, updated daily with new information): Sunday, August 14 Yesterday’s TSA checkpoint numbers TSA officers screened 2,049,365… Johnny Jet , August 14, 2022
Insane Video: This Greek Island Might Be the Best Place in the World for Planespotting One of the most popular places in the world for aviation geeks (or avgeeks) to marvel at planes taking off and landing is Maho Beach in Sint Maarten. See video… Johnny Jet , August 11, 2022
HURRY: US State Department Launches Pilot Program to Renew Passports Online – Limited Time Only Update a reader just informed me: “Just checked and the site says they’ve reached the 25k volunteers already. They will reopen the site again in Sept for another round.” ===============================… Johnny Jet , August 11, 2022
My Wife Lost Her Passport in Estonia If you believe in miracles read my then girlfriend’s (now wife) account of her losing her passport in Estonia while we were out on a bike excursion. In summer 2010,… Johnny Jet , August 11, 2022
5 Things a Hotelier Says She Would Never Do at a Hotel Some people never use the coffee machine at a hotel while others travel with their own pillow cases. Well, hotelier and TikToker @queenevangeline25 recently went viral (over 765,000 views) with… Johnny Jet , August 10, 2022
Aer Lingus Makes TWO Emergency Landings in One Day at Hartford’s BDL Airport Emergency landings are very rare and I’ve only experienced a handful in my life … and I’ve flown thousands of times. Most of them were for medical emergencies but two… Johnny Jet , August 10, 2022
12 Things to Know Before Going to Paris Paris is a good jump-off city for other European adventures. We decided on three nights in the City of Light at the start of our trip and two nights on… Melissa Curtin , August 10, 2022
Heads Up: Many American Airlines Flight Credits Are Set to Expire So Use Them or Lose Them I have a love-hate relationship with American Airlines (AA). I live in Los Angeles and they’re my primary carrier since I have Executive Platinum status, their top tier elite level… Johnny Jet , August 9, 2022
Princess Cruises Cancels Diamond Princess Cruises Departing from San Diego Through November 13, 2022 Thanks to reader Jim W. for informing me of the following:”Princess just cancelled our California Coast cruise scheduled for next month. Looks like they are having problems.” It does indeed… Johnny Jet , August 8, 2022
Insane: L.A. Hotels May Be Forced to House the Homeless in Vacant Hotel Rooms – And Could This Be a Good Thing for Consumers? This is a difficult topic and I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t have a viable solution about how to solve the homeless crisis in the United States…. Johnny Jet , August 8, 2022
This Travel Hack Can Save You Hundreds of Dollars When Booking Flights Before I had a family, I never even realized that airlines sold fares in buckets. Obviously, not buckets as in the kind you put water or sand in, but as… Johnny Jet , August 8, 2022
The Secret Site Where Users Can Find Global Entry, Nexus and Sentri Appointments I don’t like to wait in lines, especially in airports. If you subscribe to my free travel newsletter, then you know I preach that one of the best things to… Johnny Jet , August 7, 2022
Where to Eat, Stay and Play in Toronto This article was written and produced in partnership with Allianz Global Assistance. All opinions expressed within are my own. If you’re a longtime reader, then you know that I grew… Johnny Jet , August 5, 2022
The App All Travelers Need to Download If you read yesterday’s tip on how to avoid the chaos at Maui ‘s airport, then you already know to download this all-important app. The MyTSA app is one resource… Johnny Jet , August 3, 2022
Maui is Paradise But Their Airport Isn’t – Here’s How to Avoid the Chaos at Kahului Airport Most people will agree that in places, the island of Maui feels like paradise. Thanks to its location and topography, it has everything, including all kinds of micro-climates. The experience… Johnny Jet , August 2, 2022