Stewart Chiron, aka The Cruise Guy, has been on 310 cruises, including two in the last month. Stewart was kind enough to answer every question I threw at him. Plus, we spoke about how cruising has changed since the pandemic and he offered up his best cruise tips. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/johnnyjet/support

I recently interviewed David J. Alwadish, who CEO of ⁠ItsEasy.com⁠ and arguably founded the passport expediting business decades ago. I asked David a lot of passport-related questions, including where people can get one in an emergency. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/johnnyjet/support

Sebastian Harrison was born in Rome and now splits his time between Italy and California. I asked him all kinds of questions and Sebastian shared some amazing travel tips to make your trip to Italy so much better, including how much to tip, how to spot real gelato and the apps to download to get around and stay connected with loved ones. He even shared a top secret beach, which he describes as one of the nicest beaches in the world. --- Send in a voice message:...

Yesterday, I interviewed my friend Julie, known to many as A Lady In London, about 12 things to know before you go to London. She is originally from San Francisco but moved to London and now runs an award-winning travel and lifestyle blog. In this episode, she shares a ton of great tips for anyone planning a trip to one of my favorite cities in the world: London. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

Adam Levin is a nationally recognized expert on cybersecurity, privacy, identity theft, fraud and personal finance. He was kind enough to take all of my questions on how travelers can protect themselves against getting scammed. We talked about everything from paying for gas at the pump to how to detect hidden cameras in vacation rentals. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

I just interviewed CD Lazear, an executive at Blue Ribbon Bags, which is a $5 service that guarantees your bag will arrive at your destination airport within 96 hours or you get $1,000. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

My buddy Robert Rose, who hosts the popular travel show Raw Travel, tested positive for COVID-19 two days after arriving in Paris. He was kind enough to share his experience and what he learned from his mistakes to help others when they travel internationally. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

My buddy Adam Parken lives and works in Germany for Blacklane. He travels around Europe with his three kids and has great tips and incredible stories including being a batboy for the Texas Rangers and for the visiting team playing the Boston Red Sox. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

Virtuoso, the world’s leading international luxury travel agency network, has identified where affluent Americans are traveling this summer. Thanks to travel’s unprecedented resurgence and Virtuoso’s data warehouse of more than $49.5 billion in travel bookings, they were able to pinpoint the top 10 domestic and international destinations for the 2022 summer season. I sat down with Misty Belles,  Virtuoso's Vice President, Global Public Relations, to talk about the findings. --- Send in a...

Travel writer Kevin Revolinski, aka The Mad Traveler, has traveled to 75+ countries and lived abroad in several, including Thailand, Turkey, Italy, Guatemala and Panama. He's currently based in Madison, Wisconsin but just arrived in Thailand to share his travel tips. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

Stewart Chiron, aka The Cruise Guy, has been on 289 cruises, including 13 in the last eight months. Stewart was kind enough to answer every question I threw at him, from how has cruising changed since the pandemic to which ships are the most luxurious and which ports are his favorite. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

Ever since the pandemic began, the number of questions and emails I received regarding passports and visas doubled. It’s always been stressful to get a last-minute passport or visa but the pandemic has made things even more challenging. That’s why I invited Philip Diack on my show. Philip started PassportsAndVisas.com over 20 years ago so he has seen it all and is the perfect person to answer passport and visa questions. I learned a lot from our 24-minute conversation. --- Send in a voice...

My travel agent, who has been to 91 countries and is such an aviation geek that he can tell you the type of plane overhead just by the sound of its engines, sat down with me to talk travel. I asked him all kinds of questions including which destinations he’s booking, which ones he’s not and his tricks for saving his clients money. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

I just interviewed Christina Bernstein an American vacationing in Paris and discovered she caught COVID on her last day. Fortunately, she’s fully vaccinated, boosted and had very mild symptoms. I asked Christina all kinds of questions and she was kind enough to share her experience including how much extra she spent on COVID precautions.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

To attract vacationers, Baha Mar introduced a Travel with Confidence program,which promises that should a guest test positive for COVID-19 during their stay, they will provide courtesy accommodations and a daily dining credit of $150 per person per day, for up to 14 days in quarantine or provide a private jet for them and their immediate family to the U.S. free of charge. Turns out a friend of mine experienced it and here’s what it was like. --- Send in a voice message:...

Captain Sandy from Bravo's Below Deck Mediterranean shares her travel history, preferences and dreams.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

Tech guru Leo Laporte just returned from Mexico for Day of the Dead. Here’s how his trip went. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

Valerie Joy Wilson, an American solo travel expert, just returned from three weeks in Thailand. She fills us in what it's like flying via Singapore, Doha and traveling around Thailand's “No Quarantine” Sandbox. She also shares the importance of travel insurance. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

I just interviewed Mike Taylor of J.D. Power to discuss the results of their North America Airport Satisfaction Study and what else he’s seeing in the travel industry.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

Nomadic Matt, who runs NomadicMatt.com, just returned from 80 days in Europe! He spent the summer bouncing around the Greek islands and four other countries. He has plenty of tips for American's hopping the pond.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

I interviewed is a travel writer named Jules Older, who lived in San Francisco with his wife but used to teach in New Zealand. When the pandemic hit and they saw how the New Zealand government was handling the crisis, they packed up their belongings and moved, all within three weeks. That was back in August of 2020. I checked in with Jules to see if he still loves living in New Zealand. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast:...

In mid-2020, travel writer Jules Older and his wife packed up their apartment in San Francisco and moved to New Zealand to escape COVID-19. When I interviewed him in November of 2020, it was a lot different than it is today (August 14, 2021). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

Stacy H. Small, who books travel for Elite Travel around the world, shares tips for her home island of Maui. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support

Pauline Frommer is Co-President of Frommer Media LLC with her father Arthur Frommer. The company publishes the Frommer’s guidebooks, and Frommers.com. She is author of Frommer’s New York City Day by Day and Frommer’s EasyGuide to New York City. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnnyjet/support