Happy Sunday! It's been another busy week of travel news and next week will be even busier as Americans get ready for the big Fourth of July holiday. I'm predicting that next Friday will break the TSA's all-time single day record of screened passengers.
☔ Central America heavy rains
Summer weather continues to cause problems and United Airlines issued a travel waiver for Central America through June 27. This travel waiver allows for voluntary changes for travel to, from or through the airports listed below:
• Belize City, BZ (BZE)
• Guatemala City, GT (GUA)
• Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR)
• Managua, NI (MGA)
• Roatan, HN (RTB)
• San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO)
• San Pedro Sula, HN (SAP)
• San Salvador, SV (SAL)
• Tegucigalpa, HN (XPL)
✈️ ACK-LGA
A lot of smooth travel is based on luck and my family and I got lucky this week when our JetBlue flight from Nantucket to LGA on Friday arrived 10 minutes early. But yesterday, that same flight sat on the tarmac, waiting for clearance for hours before they eventually canceled it, seven hours later. Ugh. That hurts.
🗞️ Travel news, tips and videos
If you read all of my week's travel tips (below), you might notice that there's no Friday tip. That's because I was busy playing with my kids and my brother's kids on the island of Nantucket. We played whiffle ball and went to the beach. Perfect summertime cousin fun! Photo below:
🦞 Nantucket
If you've never been to Nantucket before, especially in the summer, you're missing out on one of the best islands in the USA. One of the reasons it's so special is because it's so safe. In other parts of the country and world, you wouldn't even think about leaving your suitcases in your unlocked car with your bags inside. But there, my brother and neighbors even keep their car windows down, which is, sadly, unfathomable to me.
🏛️ Why I canceled our epic, multi-country trip to Europe
Last week, I promised I would tell you why I had to cancel our epic, multi-country trip to Europe. Here's the story.
🌎 Travel Trivia Question of the Week
If you subscribe to my Daily Travel Tip newsletter, then you already know this week's trivia question: What is the largest desert in the world? If you gave me 10 guesses, I probably wouldn't have gotten it. Can you? Scroll down to find the answer at the bottom. |
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✈️ Today's Travel Outlook
As of 11:20am ET, there have been 191 canceled flights to, from or within the United States and 1,967 delayed. Here's a link to the up-to-date stats and a live look at the FAA's National Airspace System Status. Here's what to do during weather delays and flight cancellations.
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👨⚕️ Monday
Dr. Oz rescues JetBlue passenger with what he calls ‘the best drug we use’
When I read this headline: “Heroic moment Dr. Oz comes to the rescue saving a passenger suffering a medical emergency in the middle of a flight,” I thought this must have been an old story but I checked the date and after reading the story, I realized the incident had just happened. Here's the story and tip.
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🧳 Tuesday
‘Everyone makes fun of me for how I pack’: Data scientist shares genius packing list that impresses even Google
I’m an organized packer. I think I can confidently say that. I start packing well in advance of any trip, never leave it until the last minute and do everything I can to avoid the dreaded panic-packing. You know – when you’re running around like a lunatic throwing just-in-case nonsense into your suitcase with just minutes to spare before racing out the door to get to the airport. Here's the story and tip.
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🛅 Wednesday
American Airlines loses woman's luggage; bag found in Los Angeles homeless encampment
American Airlines lost a woman's suitcase, which she tracked using an Apple AirTag. The bag was discovered at a homeless encampment in Los Angeles. Here's the story, along with what she did right and wrong.
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🎶 Thursday
10 summer music, food and film festivals you won’t want to miss across the United States
Summer is fast approaching and that means that all your favorite summer festivals will be back for another season! Whether music is your jam, film your favorite or you’d rather taste your way through the festival grounds, here are 10 music, food and film festivals you won’t want to miss this summer.
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🧳 Saturay
Pack like a pro: Your smart summer packing guide
I’m often asked about how to save time and money when you travel and one of my best money- and time-saving travel tips is to pack light. When I first started traveling, I was one of those people who took a huge suitcase and packed everything but the kitchen sink. But when I observed business travelers just cruising in and out of airports with a small bag, I realized I was packing all wrong. So this summer, as you prepare for vacation, here are some tips to help you travel smarter.
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📺 Travel Videos of the Week
Jimmy Kimmel features Johnny Jet in his opening monologue for all the wrong reasons
I knew something was going on when my phone and direct messages started lighting up yesterday. All the messages had variations of the same the subject line: Jimmy Kimmel and Johnny Jet. I was hoping that the late night show host had given my website, JohnnyJet.com, a plug but after watching the clip, I realized it was pretty much the opposite of a plug. Watch the video here.
Hilarious: EasyJet passenger mistakes two-hour delay for arrival
An EasyJet passenger made the internet laugh when he mistook a two-hour delay for his arrival in Croatia. Ouch. That hurts! Here's the story and video.
Disgusting: Man filmed clipping his fingernails on flight
I really don't know what's wrong with people but can we all just agree that this is unacceptable airplane behavior? Watch the video here.
Another reason not to pee in a swimming pool
As if people needed another reason not to pee in a swimming pool, this reason might actually make them get out and use the loo. Watch the video here.
Brilliant: Why can’t all elevators be as smart as this one in Asia?
I’m always in a hurry and most of the time, to a fault. And sometimes when I’m in a hotel, I’m not only in a hurry to get to my room but I’m not completely paying attention. When that happens, I’ve occasionally pushed the wrong floor in the elevator. Most of the time, it was for the floor I was staying on at my previous hotel. That's why I wish all hotels had elevators like this one. Watch the video here. |
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💬 TRAVEL QUOTE OF THE DAY “Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.” ~ Jenny Han |
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🌎 12 Things to Know in Travel Today 1 All flights from two Manchester Airport terminals cancelled after power cut
2 American Airlines, union fail to reach deal on new contract
3 Alaska Airlines, flight attendants reach 'record' tentative labor deal
4 Italy's Capri lifts tourist ban as water shortage resolved
5 Volunteers travel to Greece to search for missing retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy
6 Woman whose husband died by hot tub electrocution at Mexican beach resort speaks out
7 Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787’s windscreen cracks at 40K feet, forcing terrified crew to reroute San Francisco-bound flight
8 United Airlines flight forced back to Bradley Airport after engine issue
9 New passport agencies are coming to these six US cities
10 2 rescued after small plane crashes near Turks and Caicos
11 2 dead, 2 injured after car flies off 105 Freeway off-ramp into LAX employee parking lot
12 Does off-season travel exist anymore?
Read it all here as well as the 84 other top travel news stories from this past week! |
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🧵 TRAVEL THREAD OF THE DAY @universe_of_statistics: Top 10 Smartest Countries by IQ:
1.🇯🇵 Japan: 106.48 (Average IQ score)
2.🇹🇼 Taiwan: 106.47
3.🇸🇬 Singapore: 105.89
4.🇭🇰 Hong Kong: 105.37
5.🇨🇳 China: 104.1
6.🇰🇷 South Korea: 102.35
7.🇧🇾 Belarus: 101.6
8.🇫🇮 Finland: 101.2
9.🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 101.07
10.🇩🇪 Germany: 100.74
(Ulster Institute) |
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✅ Currency Exchange 🇪🇺 €1 Euro = $1.06 USD
🇬🇧 £1 GBP = $1.26 USD
🇨🇦 $1 CAD = $0.73 USD
🇦🇺 $1 AUD = $0.66 USD
🇲🇽 $1 MXN = $.055 USD
✅ Calendar Countdown 🎆 11 days until 4th of July
🛠 71 days until Labor Day
🎃 130 days until Halloween
🦃 158 days until Thanksgiving
🎅 185 day until Christmas |
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✈️ Travel Trivia Tuesday Answer |
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| Question: What is the largest desert in the world?
Answer: The Antarctic Desert! According to Wikipedia, the Antarctic Desert is 5,482,651 square miles (14,200,000 square kilometers). A close second is the Arctic Desert (5,366,820 square miles) and third is the Sahara at 3,552,140 square miles. |
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