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Icelandair’s job opening for a bad photographer

04/08/26

The ad says “unreal offer,” but it’s a real job opening. To prove that even the worst photographer can capture Iceland’s beauty, Icelandair is hiring a “really bad photographer” who will travel around Iceland on a 10-day paid assignment. All travel expenses will be covered in addition to a paycheck of $50,000 for photographs, content →

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Holiday videos from Icelandair and Austrian Airlines

12/18/25

Icelandair’s ode to the kinda creepy Christmas cat Iceland can be a wonderland and a mystery. There are the elves and other supernatural “hidden people” whose well-being are embedded in Icelandic culture and beliefs. And there’s a dark Christmas folklore that stars a menacing Yule Cat that, Icelandair reminds us, teaches people to work hard →

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Airline liveries come and go

09/28/25

Icelandair is retiring two lovely liveries Icelandair is retiring its Boeing 757 aircraft and refreshing and expanding its fleet with Airbus A321LRs. That means two aircraft with much-loved liveries will no longer fly. Vatnajokull (2017), the carrier’s ode to the largest glacier in Europe, was introduced in 2018 and retired last week. We had the good →

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Airport News

12/16/21

We’re ending the week with a round-up of airport news and activities Ugly Sweaters in Las Vegas In Las Vegas, Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) – the airport formerly known as McCarran International Airport – hosted its annual ugly sweater competition. And this week the airport also officially switched over to its new name, which →

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Travel Tidbits: smuggled finches, Iceland adventures, middle seats, and more

03/31/21

There does indeed seem to be an uptick in travel and travel news. Here’s some of what we spotted today. Delta Air Lines will stop blocking middle seat starting May 1. They were last US airline still blocking middle seats. Delta also announced on Tuesday that it is extending the expiration date on travel credits →

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WOW Air shuttered and airlines, bus lines, travel companies try to help

03/28/19

AIrlines, travel companies and a bus company trying to help out WOW Air passengers now that the airline has canceled all flights. →

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Icelandair celebrating Iceland’s soccer team with stopover fun

05/07/18

Heading to Iceland on Icelandair? The airline is inviting passengers to apply for a spot in a series of soccer-themed stopover events. →

Icelandair welcomes its first 737Max

04/14/18

Icelandair flew a special celebratory flight to welcome its first 737Max airplane. I was fortunate to go along for the ride. Here are some snaps from the flight. →