Johnny Jet's Travel Podcast

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

Captain Sandy from Bravo's Below Deck Mediterranean shares her travel history, preferences and dreams. 

Tech guru Leo Laporte just returned from Mexico for Day of the Dead. Here’s how his trip went.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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).

Stacy H. Small, who books travel for Elite Travel around the world, shares tips for her home island of Maui.

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.

Are you planning a trip to one of the 423 National Parks? If so, then don't miss these valuable tips from a 20 year park ranger veteran.

Kevin Coffey is a travel security expert, who’s been featured numerous of times on Oprah, CNN, Fox News, ABC’s 20/20 … We’ve spoken many times at the same travel conferences so I know firsthand that he knows his stuff.   That’s because Kevin spent several decades as a detective with the Los Angeles Police Department and was responsible for the creation of the LAPD’s LAX Airport Crimes Investigation detail. There he led the investigation of crimes committed against travelers at LAX airport, surrounding hotels, and car rental agencies. So now you can see why I asked Kevin to come on my podcast. He has tons of stories and tips and the man can speak for days. His website is KevinCoffey.com

Bob Sirott and Marianne Murciano are a husband and wife duo that are fixtures on the Chicago media landscape. They co-anchored multiple radio and TV shows and know the Windy City better than anyone. Bob currently hosts WGN's morning show while Marianne is sharing her incredible lifestyle tips and recipes on Savvy-planet.com. I was fortunate to get them to share some of their favorite Chicago restaurants and the must thing attraction for every visitor. 

Thailand is one of my favorite countries. However, you probably don't want to be visiting during COVID-19 since the quarantine rules are strict. My friend and travel author Kevin Revolinski (https://KevinRevolinski.com & https://TheMadTraveler.com) shares what it's like to travel to, and quarantine in, Thailand during COVID-19.

I recently interviewed Tammilee from TammileeTips.com who was a car rental executive for 13 years before starting her popular travel and food blog. Here's how she finds the cheapest deals and makes sure she's not going to get dinged by the agencies. 

I interviewed traveler extraordinaire, Stephen Chrisanthus, about what it's like to live and travel to Puerto Rico during COVID-19.  

I just interviewed Christine Deschemin, a certified clinical hypnotherapist based in Hong Kong, who shares some tips on how to manage travel anxiety. If her name sounds familiar it’s because she recently partnered with Cathay Pacific Airlines, providing audio to passengers while flying to help them to relax and enjoy their flight.

If you're looking to find cheap flights then you will want to listen to my interview with one of the masters. Scott Keyes is the founder of Scott's Cheap Flights and has been finding ridiculously inexpensive airfares for years. 

Here's a twist ... Kevin and Sue McCarthy hosts of the Travel Planners Radio Show just sent me the files from my guest appearance from their show today. So instead of just filing the files away I'm uploading them here. 

Laura Davidson is the founder of LDPR, a leading travel and lifestyle PR agency based in NYC with staff in CHI, LA, SFO and was named one of the top PR agencies for 2021 by Forbes magazine. Laura’s traveled to 100 countries so I asked her all kinds of questions including her best travel tips.

Doctors Flora Sinha and Sanjay Sinha will soon be traveling to Hawaii with their 5-year-old. We sat down for a chat about traveling during COVID-19 with kids

My Cousin who runs the blog Einar's Camping Tips shares some of his top tips for first time campers.

Nicole Gustas traded a desk job for life as a digital nomad. She and her partner put their stuff in storage and have been housesitting around the world for three years. I asked her all kinds of questions about being a cat sitter, being “stuck” in New Zealand for a year and where she thinks the cheapest places in the world are to live.

I sat down with Shannon Kircher who is a travel blogger originally from California and is now also working as a hotelier in Anguilla (Frangipani Beach Resort). She's been living on the beautiful Caribbean island since 2013.

Guide book author, Seth Kubersky, shares how to save big at Universal Orlando, Disney World & Disneyland

Richard Bangs has oft been called the father of modern adventure travel, and the pioneer in travel that makes a difference, travel with a purpose. He led first descents of 35 rivers around the globe, including the Yangtze in China and the Zambezi in Southern Africa. Richard has published more than 1000 magazine articles, 19 books, produced a score of documentaries, lectured at the Smithsonian, the National Geographic Society, the Explorers Club and hosted a TV show.

James Clark is an Australian travel blogger at nomadicnotes.com, and writes about transport and infrastructure in Southeast Asia at livinginasia.co. He is currently based in Ho Chi Minh City and sits down with Johnny to talk about what it's like to live in Vietnam and how affordable it is to live.

Geoffrey Weill is a widely published travel writer and photographer and has visited more than 100 countries. He is the founder and president of WEILL, an award-winning tourism and travel-related public relations and marketing company. His first book was just released and is called All Abroad: A Memoir of Travel and Obsession.

My buddy Nick Wayland (he owns TravMedia) splits his time between Sydney, New York and Florida sat down with me to talk about what it's been like to live in his native Australia during COVID-19. He's been there since March 2020 so he's been there for the duration. 

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.

I sat down with my former neighbor from Manhattan Beach who moved to New Zealand several years ago to find out what's it like to live there as an American during COVID-19.

Why do Americans move abroad? According to our expert are to save money, for better weather or political reasons. Tim Leffel is an award-winning travel writer whose stories have appeared in more than 50 publications and is the founder of the Cheapest Destinations blog. He’s also the author of five books including A Better Life for Half the Price. Tim grew up in Virginia but is now based in Guanajuato, Mexico and was kind enough to sit down for a 17-minute interview with me, answering my questions about living abroad, especially in Mexico since that’s the number one choice for Americans.

Kim Haas is the host of Afro-Latino Travels with Kim Haas, a new travel series on public television and it premieres this month. Kim has been active in Afro-Latino issues for more than a decade and sat down with Johnny to talk about her favorite places and best travel tips.

Since so many people want to know what’s going on in Hawaii these days, when the islands will open to tourists and what it’s like to live there during a quarantine, I asked Hawaii guru Nathan Kam if he wanted to sit down for a virtual chat. He obliged and you can listen to the interview here!

Bruce Poon Tip has become a global leader in social entrepreneurship, leadership, immersive travel, and innovation. He is best-known as the founder of G Adventures, an award-winning small group adventure travel company and pioneer of community tourism, and the world's largest small group adventure travel company with 200,000 travelers per year and more than 750 tours across all seven continents. Bruce’s first book, Looptail, was released in 2013 and became a New York Times Best Seller.

39 Travel Questions with actor, director, traveler and member of the Brat Pack, Andrew McCarthy

My buddy Scott McMurren aka Alaska's travel expert, sits down to talk all things Alaska, including Alaska travel tips and what's it like living there during COVID-19.

Doug Lansky has been to over 120 countries and didn't do it the luxurious way. Most of the time he backpacked and his stories are insane including his trick for eating street food.

My friend and colleague Doug Lansky lives in Stockholm, Sweden. We discuss what it's like to live there in COVID-19 times and how the Swedes view the USA. 

When I found out my friend Dominika Dryjski has been traveling all around the world including to Australia, where she's currently in mandatory quarantine, I thought I could help her pass the time by interviewing her.

Steve Perillo is the CEO of an international tour company by-day, and a composer by-night. Steve heads-up PERILLO TOURS, America’s largest travel company to Italy since 1945.  He was a lifelong apprentice to the legendary Mario Perillo, Mr. Italy, and represents the 3rd generation of the family business. While specializing  in Italy tourism, Perillo also offers vacations to Greece, Hawaii and Costa Rica.

Samantha Brown has hosted almost a dozen travel shows on the Travel Channel which include Girl Meets Hawaii, Great Vacation Homes, Great Hotels, Passport to Europe, Passport to Latin America, Great Weekends, Green Getaways, Passport to China, and Samantha Brown's Asia. She’s now in her fourth season of PBS’ Samantha Brown's Places to Love!

Four-time Emmy-award winning director and host Joseph Rosendo began his career as a travel journalist and broadcaster in 1980. Since 2007, he has hosted, directed and written Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope, the award-winning travel television series that airs on PBS and Public Television stations in the U.S. and Canada, as well as in numerous international markets and streams worldwide on Amazon.

Mark is a Professor of Marketing (PhD) and has worked, lived, studied, and taught in more than a dozen countries and has traveled to many dozens more. He has a passion for teaching and helping others to see and experience the World. He also has over 680,000 followers on YouTube!

Kinga Philipps is a Polish American actress and award winning journalist. She has been a correspondent for a variety of networks including: USA Network, AMC, Food Network, Current TV, Fox Sports, SyFy, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel and Travel Channel.

My buddy Paul Thompson (@FlyingPhotog) is a 19-year airline industry veteran, having worked in customer relations, air cargo, training and federal compliance. He is currently a ramp agent at Denver International Airport and has been helping clean the interiors of planes during Covid-19. I asked Paul all kinds of questions like: How do you clean the airplanes? Do you think it’s enough? Are they doing more now than before? Would you fly and put your kids on a plane right now? We also talked about de-icing planes since he's based at DEN. 

While interviewing Kellee Edwards for my 39 Travel Questions series I got sidetracked about her being a pilot and the surprising reason she got her pilot’s license. Then we got talking about what it’s like traveling the world as a black female and BLM so I created a separate podcast. 

Kellee Edwards is "One of the Most Powerful Women In Travel" according to Conde' Nast. She's also an award-winning travel expert, journalist and television host by land, air and sea. She is a licensed pilot, advanced open water scuba diver and explorer and is most known for hosting Mysterious Islands on The Travel Channel.

Drew Binsky is only 29 years old and he has already have been to 191 countries in the world! I was fortunate to get a chance to sit down with Drew (thanks, quarantine) to find out his favorite places, best travel tips and much, much more.

My friend Angela Sun is an American journalist, television presenter, sportscaster, documentary filmmaker and has traveled to over 60 countries. Check out her travel style!

When I found out my friend Angela Sun was the first person to test positive for Covid-19 in Cairns, Australia... I had to interview her to find out what her experience was like Down Under and the flight back to the U.S.A.

Jon is the producer and host of GlobeTrotter TV; a half hour five-times weekly lifestyle travel show that airs in two-million NYC homes on Spectrum HD channel 1993. He has written five books and began his career as a fashion designer. 

Amber Mac is a bestselling author of two books, keynote speaker, radio host and co-host of the award-winning podcast series The. AI Effect. Amber has also hosted number of TV shows, including App Central, Bloomberg Brink, G4TechTV's Call for Help, and TWiT's The Social Hour.

When I found out that my friend Kylie was traveling to Australia to see her family, I asked if I could interview her for my podcast. She kindly agreed and I asked her all kinds of questions, from what the flights were like (LAX-SFO-SYD), what happened on arrival, where the mandatory two-week quarantine took place (a guarded luxury hotel that U.S. presidents have stayed in and included three meals a day) and what it’s like in Sydney now that she's completed the quarantine. You will probably be surprised ... I was! Listen to her whole experience here!

Mickela Mallozzi is the four-time Emmy Award-winning Host and Executive Producer of Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi, a travel series highlighting the diversity of dance which airs on PBS stations nationwide and on Amazon Prime globally. A professional dancer and trained musician, Mickela decided to start a journey around the world, taking her camera with her to follow dance in the lives of everyday people wherever she went. From re-discovering her family’s heritage in Southern Italy to dancing tango on the main stage in Buenos Aires, the series covers Mickela’s adventures as she experiences the world, one dance at a time.

Travelzoo’s Senior Editor and a leading expert on travel deals, tips and trends. Gabe appears regularly on highly-rated networks, including NBC, CNN and Fox News, as well as affiliate stations in top TV markets around the country, including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and San Francisco. Find out Gabe's Travel Style!

Heather and her family were named National Geographic "Travelers of the Year"  after the family spent a year (her boys were just 6 and 8 -years old at the time) travelling to 29 countries on six continents and sharing their insights through articles and social media.

Quarantine Talk with Josh Gates, host of Expedition Unknown to discuss life under the stay-at-home order and his new show ... Josh Gates Tonight. Recorded on April 21, 2020.

Andrea Feczko has traveled the world hosting travel shows called Vacation Creation and Vacation Chasers. More often she travels alone and shares some important safety tips including one I've never even knew about.

Christine van Blokland is an award-winning travel, arts and entertainment journalist with more than 20 years on television. She's the host, creator, writer and executive producer of the educational travel series, Curious Traveler.

Kathy McCabe is the host and executive producer of the new PBS travel series, Dream of Italy. The series is based on her award-winning, 12-year-old subscription travel newsletter of the same name.

Ashley Colburn is a two-time Emmy award winning television producer and host. Ashley specializes in producing and hosting travel documentaries highlighting the wonder in the world. Whether she is bungee jumping in New Zealand or climbing the Matterhorn in Switzerland, there isn't much she won't do!

Comedian Dan Nainan sits down with Johnny Jet to talk about his travel style!

Johnny Jet sits down with Brett Snyder of Cranky Flier to find out his Travel Style and to see how he's coping with the quarantine.

39 Travel Questions with Rudy Maxa. Rudy is the host Smart Travels: Europe with Rudy Maxa, Smart Travels: Pacific Rim with Rudy Maxa, and Rudy Maxa's World.

Learn all about how Matthew Kepnes (aka Nomadic Matt) started his website, his favorite countries and the place he got stabbed in.

Darley Newman is a travel expert, TV host, entrepreneur and multimedia producer. She has channeled her passions for travel and storytelling into successful TV series and brands, including Emmy Award-winning “Equitrekking” and “Travels with Darley” on PBS, Amazon Prime, Verizon Digital and networks in over 85 nations.  

After being diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy at the age of two, Cory Lee's thirst for adventure never ceased. Cory has traveled to all 7 continents, while managing to run his travel blog curbfreewithcorylee.com, where he shares his accessible, and sometimes not so accessible, travel adventures with others.

Peter Greenberg is the Travel Editor for CBS News and has flown 23 million miles and visited a whopping 158 countries! 

39 Travel Questions with Jack Maxwell host of The High Road and Travel Channel's Booze Traveler

Ernest White II talks to Johnny Jet about his new travel show called Fly Brother.

Sam Chui is an aviation vlogger who has been to over 100 countries and flown over 3.8 million miles!

Brian Kelly (aka The Points Guy) sits down with Johnny Jet to answer his 39 Travel Questions! Find out what Brian's favorite places, airline seats, airport lounges and much more.  

Robert Rose, Host of Raw Travel, sits down with Johnny Jet to talk about quarantine and his favorite places to travel. 

Tech guru and world traveler, Leo Laporte, sits down with Johnny Jet to talk about the quarantine and answer 39 Travel Questions.

Lee Abbamonte, who has been to all 193 countries, the North Pole and the South Pole, sits down with Johnny Jet to share his travel experiences.

Talking all things travel with Josh Gates, host of Expedition Unknown and Josh Gates Tonight on Discovery Channel.