The Jack's Community 2025 Wrapped

Hey there, Travellers,

It's time for the final newsletter of 2025, and this one is dedicated to you! When we had our first-ever Jack's company meet-up in March, we did some serious brainstorming about what we could do to make The Club even more valuable for our members. One topic came up time and time again: Community.

So, we set about developing new ways to foster the sense of community that we knew was already there. We've seen it on our social media and in The Detour inbox for years now, and we've had the pleasure to meet some of you IRL at events like travel shows and races across Europe. But we wanted to make sure that translated into everyday operations of The Club, too.

And so we developed the new homepage on the Members Lounge, where you'll see what curious Travellers like you are into. We added commenting on all our articles and Postcards, and gave your Postcards a wall of their own. And recently, we added the option for you to contribute travel stories and airline reviews, as well.

To celebrate all these exciting new features, we're running our first-ever travel story submission contest! All you need to do is share your story to be in with a chance of winning up to £500/€500/$500 towards flights you book or upgrades on a flight you’ve already booked. To help inspire you, here's a prompt:

Plot twist! This was not on the itinerary: Tell us the moment your trip took an unexpected turn — for better or worse.

The contest will close at 08:00 UTC on 23rd January. The Jack's team will then pick our fave submission and notify the winner by 31st January. Full T&Cs can be found here.

We can't wait to see what tales you have to share! 

If you have any suggestions for other Jack's Community features you'd like to see in the new year, jump into the comments and let us know!

Happy travels and safe landings for 2026,