Record Numbers of People are Traveling This Holiday and Thieves Know It – Here’s How to Protect Your Home While You’re Away This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Johnny Jet , December 23, 2023
Thieves on a Plane: How to Protect Your Valuables In-Flight Sharing travel stories and tips is what JohnnyJet.com is all about and I share this kind of content daily. But every now and then, I also like to feature reader-submitted… Johnny Jet , December 13, 2023
Rick Steves Got Pickpocketed in Paris: Here’s What He Wants You to Know After “probably about a total of 4,000 days of travel” without being hit by a thief, Rick Steves says he got pickpocketed in Paris one summer. “It was my own… Johnny Jet , July 5, 2023
How to Prevent Items in Your Car From Getting Stolen One of my friends shared a post from NextDoor, a community-based website/app where neighbors share information about everything from noisy neighbors to crime. I wrote about it several years ago… Johnny Jet , August 23, 2021
What to Do If You Lose Your Wallet Losing your wallet on a trip is a worst-case scenario, but if it does happen to you, don’t forget that your life will go on. And just as importantly, there… Johnny Jet , May 1, 2019
Don’t Leave Your Valuables Exposed in a Security Bin Airport security can be a hassle, even with TSA PreCheck (though that helps). But don’t forget that in the process of placing your valuables in a security bin and meeting… Johnny Jet , January 9, 2019
Don’t Do This With Your Hotel Room Key Often when you check into a hotel, the front desk clerk hands you your key in a sleeve that has your room number written on it. While that’s helpful when… Johnny Jet , March 12, 2018
Don’t Leave Spare Hotel Keys Lying Around Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Rob W., who says: “Last week I had some stuff… Johnny Jet , September 8, 2017
21 Things a Burglar Won’t Tell You Reader’s Digest recently ran an informative post on “21 things a burglar won’t tell you”—or, in other words, 21 tips to help keep you and your belongings safe from potential… Johnny Jet , June 26, 2017
Bring a Lock for Extra Security Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Richard, who in responding to my stroller/amusement park tip says: “I… Johnny Jet , June 9, 2017
Make Sure Your Laptop Can Be Easily Identified Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Carolyn H., who says: “My son’s laptop was picked up… Johnny Jet , May 26, 2017
How to Avoid Being Mugged Jeff Rossen, an investigative reporter for NBC’s TODAY, recently aired an eye-opening segment in which he goes inside a prison and interviews a convicted felon currently doing 25 years to life for robbery…. Johnny Jet , April 25, 2017
A Lesson in Phone Safety From the Coachella Music Festival Today’s reminder: Take care of your cell phone! A not-so-sneaky thief just got busted stealing 100 (!) phones on the first day of the Coachella music festival. How’d he get caught? According… Johnny Jet , April 19, 2017