How to Survive a Speeding Ticket Today’s tip, like yesterday’s and Monday’s, comes from a wildly informative Reader’s Digest story. It concerns “how to survive a speeding ticket,” in the words of the story. The dos and… Johnny Jet , July 25, 2018
How to Survive Crowd Crush Like yesterday’s, today’s tip come from the pages of Reader’s Digest: “When a huge crowd hits a tight choke point, a scary thing happens: The crowd starts moving like a… Johnny Jet , July 24, 2018
3 Great Survival Tips From a Reader’s Digest Editor Last week, we featured “The Survival Doctor’s Complete Handbook” as our Travel Book of the Week. The book was the source of a number of great tips in a Reader’s Digest… Johnny Jet , July 23, 2018
Why You Should Save Your Hotel Shower Cap for the Airport Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Mary B. of Guilford, CT, who says: “Save the shower… Johnny Jet , July 20, 2018
Which Credit Card Is Best for International Travel? One of the most frequent questions I get from family, friends and readers is regarding which credit card they should use when they travel internationally. I always say it’s best… Johnny Jet , July 19, 2018
A Warning About Snakes From an Arizona Family Not to be an alarmist, but…if you’re traveling this summer to somewhere hot that has snakes (most places), one Arizona family has a message for you: check your pool noodles… Johnny Jet , July 17, 2018
Take Deep Vein Thrombosis Seriously When You Fly Most frequent travelers are aware of the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) that comes with long flights (even flights of just four hours or more). DVT, per the Mayo… Johnny Jet , July 16, 2018
Put the Address of Your Destination on Your Luggage Tag Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Mark from Seattle, who says: “I am always amazed by… Johnny Jet , July 13, 2018
This Might Be the Most Insane Air Adventure Out There Ever wanted to stand on the wing of a plane while it’s flying through the air? Me neither. But surprisingly, there are a lot of adventure junkies who want to… Johnny Jet , July 12, 2018
How to Avoid Having to Gate Check Your Bag on a Regional Jet Today’s tip follows yesterday’s on regional jets and why I don’t like to board them early in the summer. As I wrote then, I don’t worry as much about the… Johnny Jet , July 10, 2018
Why You Shouldn’t Board Regional Jets First in the Summer I’m not a big fan of regional jets because they’re small, tight and hot in the summer. Unfortunately, there are times when you have no choice but to fly them—like… Johnny Jet , July 9, 2018
A Quick and Easy Alternate Hotel Pillow Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip was left as a comment on my post about what to do when… Johnny Jet , July 6, 2018
Video: How to Quietly Shut Your Hotel Room Door Ever want to sneak out of your hotel room so you don’t disturb your sleeping loved ones? Some hotel doors make a loud click when they lock/close. My simple trick… Johnny Jet , July 5, 2018
How to Buy Tickets to Disney Parks If You’re in the U.K. Happy 4th of July to all our American readers! Today’s tip is for everyone across the pond in the U.K., and it was prompted by a question from reader Craig:… Johnny Jet , July 4, 2018
The Worst Times to Drive Today in Major American Cities A record 39.7 million Americans are planning a Fourth of July road trip (defined as travel of 50 miles or more) this year, according to AAA. Many of those trips… Johnny Jet , July 3, 2018