Johnny Jet
Johnny Jet (born John Einar DiScala on May 31, 1969) is a US-based travel expert and the Editor in Chief of JohnnyJet.com,[1] a leading travel information website. He has visited over 60 countries and chronicles his experiences around the globe on JohnnyJet.com. Johnny has appeared over 1,800 times in numerous publications,[2] including The LA Times,[3] Outside Magazine,[4] USA Today,[5] and Travel and Leisure Magazine[6] among others. He has made television appearances on CNN,[7] Tech TV,[8] Fox News,[9] and various media outlets worldwide. In addition, Johnny frequently contributes articles to Frommers[10] and is a regularly featured guest on Peter Greenberg Worldwide.[11]
John DiScala, is the fourth child of Attorney Francis J. DiScala and Jeanne Hansen, both of Norwalk Connecticut. He attended Marymount College in Palos Verdes, California and completed his college education at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles California.
After graduation Johnny began working at Marymount as a high school recruiter. During this time, Johnny began posting his travel tips and safety suggestions he had picked up while visiting recruits to a website entitled JohnnyJet.com. This web site was meant as a resource for his friends and fellow recruiters. It was unbiased and informative, sold nothing and promoted nothing. Johnny simply posted his own observations and ideas, mentioning and categorizing honest internet and travel related resources.
Laura Bly, writing at the time for USA Today, discovered JohnnyJet and published it on the front page of the Life Section of USA today -JohnnyJet.Com in its headline. On that day JohnnyJet's small server strained under 100,000 unique visitors.[12]
JohnnyJet.com officially launched in 1999. It is an online travel portal designed to provide users with a one-stop online resource for everything travel-related. Each week, JohnnyJet.com publishes a very detailed newsletter [13] that chronicles his travel experiences. Visitors to JohnnyJet.com are encouraged to sign up for the newsletter.
In March 2003, Johnny Jet published You Are Here Traveling With JohnnyJet.com, a resource of online travel tips and websites.[14] He is a regular speaker at the LA Times Travel & Adventure Show.[15] Johnny is also a member of the Society of American Travel Writers and spoke in New York City at the Digital Media Travel Symposium in October 2009.[16]
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- ^ "JohnnyJet.com, Travel portal for your travel needs". http://www.johnnyjet.com/home.asp. Retrieved 11/01/2009.
- ^ "JohnnyJet in the news". http://www.johnnyjet.com/folder/comments.html. Retrieved 11/01/09.
- ^ "LA Times Travel and Adventure show, Meet Johnny Jet". The Los Angeles Times. http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/la-times-travel-adve-1294/. Retrieved 11/01/09.
- ^ "Outside Magazine, Best Jobs 2007". http://outsideonline.com/outside/culture/200705/best-jobs-7.html. Retrieved 11/01/09.
- ^ "Travel Booking for dummies". http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/guest-columns/2004-01-20-johnny-jet_x.htm_. Retrieved 11/01/09.[dead link]
- ^ "Travel and Leisure Web Pick". http://www.johnnyjet.com/folder/press/TLWebPickApril12008.JPG. Retrieved 11/01/09.
- ^ "Youtube, Johnny Jet on CNN". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMCQDJkJwWY. Retrieved 11/01/09.
- ^ "Tech TV Thanksgiving 2003". http://www.johnnyjet.com/movies/JJOnTechTVThanksGiving2003.wmv. Retrieved 11/01/09.
- ^ "Johnny Jet on Fox News San Diego". http://www.fox5sandiego.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=5bab27d1-f1fe-459f-bb50-92445f8e1b54&src=front. Retrieved 11/01/09.
- ^ "JohnnyJet's page on Frommers.com". http://www.frommers.com/community/persona.html?UID=720105l. Retrieved 11/01/09.
- ^ "Peter Greenberg Worldwide, Show Schedule". http://www.petergreenberg.com/2009/09/11/september-12-2009-irvington-virginia/. Retrieved 11/01/09.
- ^ "About Johnny Jet. How It all began". http://www.johnnyjet.com/folder/aboutjj.html. Retrieved 11/01/09.
- ^ "JohnnyJet Newsletter archive". http://www.johnnyjet.com/folder/archive/archive.html. Retrieved 11/01/09.
- ^ "Barnes and Noble page for You are here Traveling with JohnnyJet.com". http://search.barnesandnoble.com/You-Are-Here-Traveling-with-JohnnyJetcom/Eric-Leebow/e/9780971399143. Retrieved 11/01/09.
- ^ "LA Times Travel & Adventure Show Speakers". The Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/extras/travelshow/speakers.html. Retrieved 11/01/09.
- ^ "Medjet presents Digital Media Travel Symposium". http://blog.medjet.com/?p=163. Retrieved 11/01/09.
