​tl;dr – Spoiler alert: Nostradamus, I am not. ​At the beginning of the year, I published Blackbeard’s 2025… The post Checking in on Blackbeard’s 2025 Predictions – How’d I Do? appeared first on You Are Travel.

I spent more than 150 nights in hotels (between business and leisure travel) in… The post 2025 In Review: My Top 10 Hotel Stays appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

Southwest Airlines is ‘seriously considering’ equipping at least some of its Boeing 737s with bigger, plusher seats up front – the Dallas-based carrier’s first foray into First Class seating. Given all the other changes that Southwest has already made or announced in 2025, the introduction of First Class seems more...

I recently experienced one of my best lodging stays ever at Royal Palm Galapagos, Curio Collection Hotel by Hilton in the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. The experience initially did not start off well: upon arrival at... The post One of My Best Lodging Stays Ever: Royal Palm Galapagos, Curio Collection Hotel by...

​tl;dr – Bulgaria will be the 21st member of the eurozone. ​Bulgaria, everyone’s favorite Black Sea nation, will… The post Bulgaria to Adopt the EURO as of January 1, 2026 appeared first on You Are Travel.

A Pilates instructor on a 12-hour flight from Paris raised both legs straight up the cabin wall just to get through 10-plus hours in economy — and TikTok turned her stretch into a referendum on coach etiquette. Here’s what really happened on board, what she says about the flight, and...

Buying hotel points can feel like one of those things people do when they’ve lost the plot. I get it — I even wrote about it a while back when…

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British Airways will soon be rolling out a change that will no doubt be controversial with those who like their traditional English breakfast…

If your laptop isn't charging on an airplane, that happened to me. Here are 3 strategies on how to fix the problem of laptops not charging on planes.

As 2025 draws to a close, we are wrapping up my annual “Top 10” series. Here, I’ll look back on my 10 favorite flights from 2025. My Top 10 Flights In 2025 As a reminder, this is not a top-10 all-time list, nor does it necessarily contain the 10 most...

Today's bonus offer highlight is the latest extension of the up to 3x points offer from Best Western for stays at various hotels in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Check out all of the new bonuses added today: The post December 31 Bonus Offer Highlight: Best Western Rewards – Up to 3x...

We’ve all been there — standing in a hotel room wondering who, exactly, designed this space and whether they’ve ever stayed in a hotel themselves. Because sometimes the rooms make…

An American Airlines passenger says he was physically shoved twice—once before boarding and again after taking his seat on AA4586 from JFK to Indianapolis. He claims an FAA inspector onboard urged the crew to remove the aggressive traveler, but that American instead kicked off the man who reported it, leaving...

Three new Bilt credit cards will be launched on February 7, 2026 and we’ve been eagerly awaiting details to know how good (or not good) the cards will be. Over the past week or so, more definitive information has been shared in some areas, while there have also been numerous...

Happy New Year, and here's to a fantastic 2026! The post My 2025 Recap: Best Flights, Reflections, and Previewing 2026 first appeared on Altitude Yes.

A former Delta Air Lines flight attendant has filed a lawsuit against the airline, claiming the company retaliated against him following some concerns he had after working a flight to Israel, which got very close to a missile attack. This is an interesting case, as there’s a bit more to...

What is “popular” should help you understand why, year after year, I focus on the stories that I do, though I’m sensing a change is afoot. As we close out the year of 2025, I’m looking back at the 10 most popular posts of 2025 in terms of traffic on...

Nowadays airlines put a lot of effort into their safety videos, and basically view it as an extension of their marketing efforts.

A viral video shows a passenger collecting and stacking TSA bins after screening — and it’s reignited an airport etiquette fight. Some checkpoints expect you to bus your own tray, others tell passengers to leave them alone, and the germ factor makes the “helpful” move less appealing than it sounds. Continue...