First Class Jerk
First Class Jerk, Matt Ripple, Julien Strick, Adam LovickBringing the world of travel to life—flights, stays, and a discerning take on the travel industry.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 81 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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When Not to Stay in a Hotel
These days, we’re always finding ourselves in great hotels.
At some point, whether by design or not, our working lives became a more glamorous reincarnation of George Clooney in Up in the Air.
Not our looks, no. We won’t go there. But the...
Rules for the Discerning Traveler, Vol. III
Matt here—writing from our dream office: a business class seat somewhere over the Atlantic. And so it’s time we break out the important business once again…
Every year, at least once, we come back to our Rules for the Discerning Traveler f...
9 Hotels for That Weird Stretch of Late August
Photo via Martin Parr | England, 1986
It’s crazy to say so already but… summer is wrapping up.
And August means one thing: it’s time to get irresponsible with that PTO. There won’t be a better window to use it. And there’s still time on t...
30 Days in Italy. 11 Luxury Hotels.
Everywhere we stayed for a wedding, honeymoon, and a month in Italy.
When most people hear Tour of Italy...they think Olive Garden. Not us.
Somebody Fix the Hotel Gym
We’re in a loneliness epidemic. AI slop is everywhere and consuming everything.
And everyone on your algorithm seems to be selling the fix: get off your phone. Buy a Brick. Eat healthy. Blah Blah Blah. All this online discourse has become...
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Writing about the best hotels and all that’s happening in luxury travel. Rumored to be George Clooney’s travel concierge.
An endeavor of rediscovery and revaluation—building a writing practice that explores travel, arts, and the like.
i talk a lot about a lot of stuff with a lot of confidence
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