Ask the Hotel for a Lightweight Blanket I was recently staying at the Delray Sands Resort in south Florida, which as I wrote here is a lovely hotel. But the comforters there, like the comforters at most… Johnny Jet , January 2, 2019
Where to Travel in 2019 Happy New Year! To kick off 2019, today’s tip concerns the top places to travel in 2019 as determined by some of the top travel publications out there. Below, you’ll… Johnny Jet , January 1, 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
An Important Reminder for Anyone Flying Over the Holidays Today’s tip, in the theme of our usual Friday reader tips, comes from a friend of the site: Heather Poole, a flight attendant for a major airline who inspired this week’s… Johnny Jet , December 21, 2018
You Can No Longer Buy Day Passes at Delta Lounges In November, Delta became the first major airline to eliminate the day pass option at its airport lounges. As my colleague and #TravelSkills chat co-host Chris McGinnis wrote: “Delta said… Johnny Jet , December 20, 2018
Keep a Digital Copy of Your Insurance Card on Your Phone In an interesting story about the future of driver’s licenses in America (following Louisiana making electronic driver’s licenses available), author Jenni Bergal writes that “Only one state – New Mexico –… Johnny Jet , December 19, 2018
Look Out for the Bag Watching Scam There are tons of travel scams out there to be mindful of (like this one and this one), and today, we bring you another one, this time straight from the… Johnny Jet , December 18, 2018
7 Editing Tips to Improve Your Travel Photographs As today’s tip, I thought I’d bring attention to the work of Laurence Norah, a travel photographer we’ve featured in the past. Laurence has been running a five-part series on Nomadic… Johnny Jet , December 17, 2018
Remember That the 24-Hour Rule Only Applies to Flights to/from the U.S. Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Carlos, who says: “I recently purchased a return flight from… Johnny Jet , December 14, 2018
A Tip From the CDC Concerning Malaria Medication Today’s tip is inspired by a tweet from the CDC, and it concerns malaria medication: Travelers visiting friends and family in countries with #malaria: start taking malaria pills before you… Johnny Jet , December 13, 2018
Why I Always Keep Cash With Me When I Drive These days I pay for pretty much everything with one of my credit cards (which charge no foreign transaction fees). That means I carry very little cash, even when I… Johnny Jet , December 12, 2018
Another Reason to Switch Your Phone to Airplane Mode You probably know to switch your smartphone to airplane mode when you fly. Per a 2013 law, as long your phone is in airplane mode, you can leave it powered… Johnny Jet , December 11, 2018
Know Your Environment Before Flying a Drone Last May, we ran a post with tips on how to travel with a drone curated by a tech-savvy reader named Christian. Among Christian’s tips was a note to always be… Johnny Jet , December 10, 2018
Tell Your Doctor Where You’ve Walked With Bare Feet Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Daniel K., who built on last week’s tip about what… Johnny Jet , December 7, 2018
Keep a Few Tissues on You Anytime You Fly Today’s tip is a simple one: Always keep a few tissues (or napkins, etc.) in your pockets when you’re traveling—in addition to putting a few in your carry-on bag—so you… Johnny Jet , December 6, 2018