The Gate with Brian Cohen
Vehicle Registration Codes By Country: Interactive Chart and Answers.
While traveling, you might have noticed a white oval sticker adhered to the back of a vehicle with one black letter, two black letters, or even three black letters — especially when renting a car — which are the vehicle registration codes by country and are also usually found on...
ATX Jetsetter
KLM Cancels 600 Flights Wednesday as Weather Crisis Moves Into Sixth Day
KLM has cancelled more than 600 flights for Wednesday as weather and de-icing delays grind operations to a halt. The post KLM Cancels 600 Flights Wednesday as Weather Crisis Moves Into Sixth Day appeared first on ATX Jetsetter.
Frequent Miler
Plastiq Guide: Pay Bills via Credit Card
Plastiq is an online bill payment service that lets you pay almost all of your bills by credit card. This can be a good way to reach spend targets for new credit card welcome offers. Unlike a few similar services, Plastiq is not limited to billers in their database, but...
Live and Let’s Fly
Hilton Dumps Hampton Inn After ICE Booking Controversy Turns Into PR Disaster
Hilton did what big brands pragmatically do when a franchise turns into a political firestorm: it cut ties. Hilton Cuts Ties With Hampton Inn After ICE Booking Controversy Spirals Earlier today, I shared that a Hampton Inn in Lakeville, Minnesota, is no longer part of Hilton’s system after a messy...
View from the Wing
McDonald’s Isn’t Much Of A Food Strategy — But It’s The Most Reliable Restroom Stop When You’re Abroad
Most travelers don’t seek out McDonald’s abroad for the food. The real value is that it’s a predictable place to stop, walk in unnoticed, and use a clean restroom—something you can’t always count on in parts of Asia, Africa, or even busy tourist districts. Menus change country to country, but...
Your Mileage May Vary
Delta Quietly Banned These Popular In-Flight Comfort Items
Every so often, airlines “update” their rules. If the change can be spun as a win for passengers—even marginally—they’ll trumpet it like it’s the invention of flight itself. Southwest provided…
Travel Points Playbook
Looking Back: My Top Posts of 2025
Now that the calendar has flipped to 2026, and as I approach my 1-year anniversary on BoardingArea, I… The post Looking Back: My Top Posts of 2025 appeared first on Travel Points Playbook.
Miles To Memories
Capital One Offers $1,500 Bonus and 3.40% APY for Savings Account
Capital One is offering a bonus of up to $1,500 for its 360 Performance Savings account. This account now earns a 3.40% APY. The post Capital One Offers $1,500 Bonus and 3.40% APY for Savings Account appeared first on Miles to Memories.
Frequent Miler
Join Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards & get $25 or $50 off your next flight
Alaska Airlines is offering an incentive for people to join its Atmos Rewards loyalty program. If you join before the end of the year, you’ll receive a discount code giving $25 or $50 (depending on which state you live in) off your next flight provided you book within 28 days...
Travel Codex
Alaska Adds Seven Routes From Anchorage And Portland
Alaska’s global push is real, but it’s still feeding the home hubs. Seven new routes from Anchorage and Portland launch March and June 2026.  Alaska Airlines has spent the last year talking like a carrier with bigger ambitions. International flying is coming. The Hawaiian acquisition is reshaping the map. The...
Miles To Memories
Save $75 on AT&T Fiber Bill with New Chase Offer
Chase and several other banks such as US Bank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Regions Bank and more, have a new offer that can save you $50 on AT&T Fiber payments. The post Save $75 on AT&T Fiber Bill with New Chase Offer appeared first on Miles to Memories.
Frequent Miler
Ask Us Anything Live: Wednesday, January 7 at 9pm ET
Every month, the Frequent Miler team takes your questions live on YouTube. View on YouTube here We normally hold Ask Us Anything at 9pm on the first Wednesday of the month. That means that our next Ask Us Anything session will therefore be live at 9pm Eastern Time on Wednesday,...
You Are Travel
My 2026 Elite Status Plans: To Chase Loyalty or Just Chill?
tl;dr – Where I plan to chase status in 2026. It’s the official ‘back to it’ week of… The post My 2026 Elite Status Plans: To Chase Loyalty or Just Chill? appeared first on You Are Travel.
Points With a Crew
I Edited a Hotel Location on Google Maps – It’s Been Viewed 3,000,000 Times
I made an edit to a hotel location a few years ago which has now been viewed 3,000,000 times. Here's the hilarious story as to how Google led me astray
Live and Let’s Fly
United Global Services Member Throws Fit After Family Boards Before Him
Flying in first class does not guarantee class, and holding elite airline status often seems to confer a sense of self-importance rather than actual importance. A recent United Airlines boarding incident illustrates that point perfectly. United Global Services Member Demands To Board Before Family, Causes Scene At Gate A wild...
One Mile at a Time
Hilton Cuts Ties With Hampton Inn That Refused To House ICE Agents
Yesterday, I wrote about how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) put Hilton on blast, after at least one Hampton Inn in Minneapolis refused to house Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The hotel reached out to ICE agents with bookings and told them they weren’t welcome at the hotel.