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Johnny Jet is back, and he's been enjoying a month-long layover at home before traveling again.

Johnny Jet is back to talk about CES. Delta has a binge button, where you can binge a TV show without interruption while on a long flight. Website of the week - FlightConnections.com. This website will tell you what connections any flight makes, the hubs they fly into, cheaper airports you can fly into, and more. 

Johnny Jet joins us to talk about travel. Leo recently traveled to Las Vegas on the Train with the California Zephyr and it was amazing. Johnny Jet says that Amtrak is making a comeback because it's just as much as flying, but it's far more leisurely and enjoyable. App of the week - POLARSTEPS. It's a travel journal for your phone and uses your photos to create great photo books. Available for iOS and Google Play. And people can follow you.

For the holidays, Johnny thought he'd share some of his travel tips for holiday travel. 1) The Sonic Bomb. This is a device that is guaranteed to take you up. It will literally shake the bed and is ideal for the hard of hearing or those who are heavy sleepers. 2) Membership to First Class Flyer by Mr. Upgrade. It's $100-300, but it's a great newsletter for learning how to get upgrades. If you travel a lot, this newsletter is for you. 3) 

Johnny Jet joins Leo to talk about the best time of the holidays to travel, and after New Year's Day is ideal. Cheap fares Toronto to Singapore via London British Airways $1500 one way business class or $2500 round trip. You can fly to Hong Kong in business class for $500.  LA to Bangock $494. Johnny Jet says to sign up for his newsletter, and other travel blog newsletters to find great deals. Go to TheFlightDeal.com.  ScottsCheapFlights.com is another.

Johnny Jet is back. App of the week - FOODIE. It's a camera app designed for taking pictures of food. It's like Instagram with Food filters. iOS and Google Play.\

Website of the week - USPS - Operation Santa. It's a website that enables you to adopt a low-income kid for Christmas. 

Johnny Jet is back with some great travel tips. With shopping services in full swing, JJ wants to talk about great gifts for your favorite traveler. Black Lane limousine service also has a travel concierge service, which will help those who are skittish about travel from door to door. They will literally walk you through everything up to gate check, and that can be very comforting. Available at 500 airports, but it does cost $200 per person per airport. But that would make a great gift.

Johnny Jet flew his dad out to California so he could meet his granddaughter. Travel tip, when you are flying business class, check before you buy if there are seats available for upgrading. Johnny recommends expertflyer.com. Here are Johnny's thoughts on why this site is worth paying to subscribe to http://www.johnnyjet.com/guide-expert-flyer-membership/. Another tip - When possible book a bulkhead seat. You get extra legroom.

Website of the week - TryAirPair.com ...  get an AuPair to travel with you to help care for your kids.

App of the week - Dark Sky. You can go back into time and see what the weather and sky were like any time from the present to the past. iOS and Android.

App of the week ... Waze has new audio voice features including the Cookie Monster. If you're on a road trip with kids, they'll get a kick out of it. 

Travel Tip of the Week.... take a trip with your fiance before you get married. You don't want to ruin your honeymoon without an understanding how your potential spouse reacts while traveling.

Website of the week - ResortFeeChecker. Find out what your hotel's resort fees are, and what they cover.