by The Travel Sisters | Apr 14, 2014 | Free Points/Miles
This is the second post in our How to Travel for (Almost) Free, Introduction to Points and Miles series. Hopefully if you have read our Introduction, you have decided that it is worthwhile to start collecting frequent flyer miles and/or hotel loyalty points to use...
by The Travel Sisters | Apr 9, 2014 | Travel News
This morning Hilton HHonors announced on flyertalk some minor category adjustments which will become effective April 15, 2014. Their announcement is copied below: Effective 15 April 2014, 25 of our hotels and resorts (0.6% of our properties) will be increasing hotel...
by The Travel Sisters | Apr 1, 2014 | Credit Cards, Flexible Rewards, Membership Rewards
American Express recently launched two new credits cards – the Amex EveryDay Credit Card and the Amex EveryDay Preferred Credit Card. These credit cards are a great addition for anyone that collects (or plans to start collecting) Membership Rewards® points. Both...
by The Travel Sisters | Mar 25, 2014 | Trip Reports
One of our favorite recent travel experiences was hugging a young panda at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, China. We were not aware that holding a giant panda was even allowed until we read about it while planning a trip earlier this...
by The Travel Sisters | Mar 24, 2014 | Travel News
Last week, Marriott Rewards announced their hotel reward category adjustments which will take effect for stays booked on or after April 8, 2014. These changes do not impact the number of points required per free night at a certain category of hotels, but many hotels...