Windbag Miles

Atlantic Airways is the national carrier of the Faroe Islands, and Vágar airport (FAE) is their main “hub” (although with three aircraft plus a couple helicopters, it’s pretty low-key). They fly daily to Copenhagen year-round, and they have been expanding their route network in the past couple years, with flights to Reykjavik, Bergen (Norway), Edinburgh,Continue reading “Review: Atlantic Airways from Copenhagen to Vágar (Faroe Islands)”

There’s an article on Doctor of Credit today about AirBNB’s nascent loyalty program, including the fact that AirBNB’s CEO is soliciting opinions on Twitter. Quick, someone go suggest that they name the program’s tiers “Explorist,” “Discoverist,” and “Globalist” like you just thought of it. I’m not exactly an AirBNB frequent flyer, but I do useContinue reading “What would I want to see in an AirBNB loyalty program?”

I know, I know. I always say this isn’t a review blog, yadda yadda yadda. But I like writing reviews, and people like reading them (if my stats are to be believed). I’m taking a trip at an unspecified point in the near future, so here are some reviews I’ll write either during the tripContinue reading “Time for some reviews!”

Bank of America has never really been a big component of my churning strategy. They have a pretty good travel rewards/cash back hybrid card, although that card is not nearly as good as it sounds from advertisements like this one. My main issue with it is that it’s basically a Chase Freedom Unlimited unless youContinue reading “What’s the deal with [Seinfeld voice] Bank of America’s requirement to bank with them in order to get approved for credit cards?”

Yes, another post about emotional support animals on planes. Here’s part one and part two. And I’ll also offer my standard disclaimer that this is about people who abuse the ESA system, not those who legitimately need a support animal. I’m asking myself, “Jordan, is this really the hill you want to die on?” AndContinue reading “All you need to circumvent Delta’s new emotional support animal regulations is $40 and a staggering sense of entitlement.”

It’s true. I was about to write a post digging into Travel Codex’s strategy for doubling the value of your Ultimate Rewards points via the Alaska companion certificate, and in the course of researching that article, I stumbled upon this: I don’t know how much this has been covered elsewhere, since I’ve actually never usedContinue reading “Did you know that you can use Alaska’s companion certificate on Virgin Main Cabin Select seats?”

You may have noticed lately that posts have slowed to a trickle. That’s for a few reasons – first, I’ve been working on a big bookbinding project for the first time in a couple years, so most of my non-work productivity has been going to that. Second, I’ve been trying harder than normal to fightContinue reading “Looking for feedback: how would you feel if I started writing about shit you don’t care about?”

Just yesterday I was poking around my Amex account looking for a referral bonus on the Hilton Aspire. I figured I had just missed it, since all my other Amex co-brand cards showed referral bonuses immediately. For whatever reason, it took a few weeks to show up, but Amex now has a pretty decent offer:Continue reading “Quick Hit: Amex is offering referral bonuses for the Hilton Aspire now.”

Despite there not being much interest in my past posts about airline visual design, it’s one of my favorite things to write about. These posts also take much more time to write than my normal posts, which is why I’ve been fairly quite for a little while (well, that and laziness). However, airline design isContinue reading “Oh come on, the new Lufthansa livery isn’t that bad.”

Longtime readers of this blog may remember my last “you’re a piece of shit if…” post about people who travel with fake emotional support animals, and my rage toward these pieces of shit (the people, not the animals) has only intensified since then. It makes my blood boil that for some reason a seemingly largeContinue reading “You’re a piece of shit if your abuse of the emotional support animal loophole led to Delta making it harder for people who actually need service animals.”