How to Renew Your Passport From Home EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was updated on June 23, 2020. It was originally published on March 1, 2016. If you have a smartphone, an envelope and a credit card, you… Johnny Jet , June 23, 2020
Tell Siri You’re Getting Pulled Over and This iPhone Shortcut Will Record Your Interaction With the Police With a spotlight on unjust police action right now (see: The Death of George Floyd), you may have wondered how you—if you’re ever in a tricky situation—might be able to… Johnny Jet , June 22, 2020
How I Get My Travel Fix From Home In these crazy times, I’m staying close to home and taking all the necessary precautions. The one escape that I’ve discovered is EarthTV on YouTube, which has helped me get… Johnny Jet , June 19, 2020
For the First Time, Thousands of Treasures From Unclaimed Luggage Are Available for Purchase Online Each Friday, we feature a reader-inspired tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This Friday, with the pandemic still wreaking havoc, I thought I’d share a cool piece of… Johnny Jet , June 18, 2020
You Can Celebrate Midsummer Online for Free All Day Tomorrow Tomorrow—Friday, June 19—is Midsummer’s Eve in Sweden. The Midsummer holiday is one of the most important celebrations of the year in the country. On Sweden.se, the official site of Sweden,… Johnny Jet , June 18, 2020
Airlines May Now Ban You for Not Wearing a Face Mask One of the major things that has been keeping me from getting on an airplane is the fact that many travelers are not wearing their face masks as they’re supposed… Johnny Jet , June 16, 2020
Why Now Is the Perfect Time to Book American Airlines Awards American Airlines has been my airline of choice the last several years because it flies (or used to fly) to places I tend to go the most: South Florida, New… Johnny Jet , June 15, 2020
What Travel Insurance Doesn’t Cover After the Pandemic This story was written by consumer advocate Christopher Elliott and originally appeared in Forbes. Travel insurance does not cover everything. If you didn’t know that before the pandemic, you probably do… Team Johnny Jet , June 15, 2020
Travel Movies to Watch While You Wait to Travel Again Each Friday, we feature a reader-inspired tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. With so many people unable to travel right now, today’s tip is about bringing travel and… Johnny Jet , June 12, 2020
How to Avoid Booking a Seat on a “Ghost Flight” That Won’t Fly It’s no secret that people haven’t been flying for a while now, and that the airlines have been hit hard. Even as the numbers are starting to trend up again,… Johnny Jet , June 10, 2020
How to Prepare for Hurricane Season During the COVID-19 Pandemic Believe it or not, June 1st marked the beginning of the 2020 North American hurricane season. It seems like it just ended, doesn’t it? (It actually ended on November 30.)… Johnny Jet , June 9, 2020
What You Can Expect From Las Vegas Now That It’s Re-Opened Vegas opened up last week, and as you might expect it’s not the same Vegas we saw pre-COVID-19. In fact, its tagline is no longer, “What happens in Vegas, stays… Johnny Jet , June 8, 2020
How Airport Screenings Have Changed Since the Pandemic This story was written by consumer advocate Christopher Elliott and originally appeared in the Washington Post. If airport screenings had changed because of the pandemic, Gene SirLouis hadn’t noticed, and… Team Johnny Jet , June 8, 2020
A Great and Free Way to Tour Ancient Cities From Home Each Friday, we feature a reader-inspired tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. Today’s tip comes from John B. in North Vancouver, B.C., who helped clarify a point in… Johnny Jet , June 5, 2020
How to Earn Double Miles on Summer and Fall American Airlines Flights I’m starting to get that travel itch again, especially as I see more and more friends posting flying pics on social media. I’m still waiting to see if there’s a… Johnny Jet , June 3, 2020
