by The Travel Sisters | Apr 30, 2018 | Deals, IHG
Update: Here is a link to the newest IHG Points Breaks list. If you are a beginner to points and miles, one of the best values in points are IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks. This is a list of IHG hotels that in the past could be booked at only 5,000 IHG Rewards points a...
by The Travel Sisters | Apr 1, 2018 | Credit Cards, Ultimate Rewards
Today is the first day of a new quarter and a new set of 5 percent categories for the Chase Freedom card (one of my favorite credit cards). Although the Chase Freedom is technically a cash back card, if you have a Chase Sapphire Preferred, Chase Sapphire Reserve, Ink...
by The Travel Sisters | Mar 22, 2018 | Credit Cards
If you are a long time reader you know that I love Chase Ultimate Rewards points and they are my favorite points to earn and redeem for free travel. Because of the Chase 5/24 rule, Chase cards that earn Ultimate Rewards points are usually the first cards that I...
by Patti | Mar 21, 2018 | Credit Cards, Hawaiian
I recently applied for the Hawaiian Airlines World Elite MasterCard and I wanted to make sure everyone knew how to find the higher bonus. The Hawaiian Airlines credit card usually offers a sign up bonus of 35,000 miles [OFFER EXPIRED] but there is a way to find a...
by The Travel Sisters | Mar 15, 2018 | Trip Reports
Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei has an undeserved reputation as a boring city. While researching our two day trip, we ran across several postings suggesting travelers skip it altogether. We chose to check it out for ourselves anyway and were pleasantly surprised by...
by The Travel Sisters | Mar 12, 2018 | Destinations
Did you know that St. Patrick’s Day is one of the most popular annual celebrations in the world? Although festivities in cities such as Dublin, New York City, Boston and Chicago are most known, there are a number of surprising destinations around the world that also...
by The Travel Sisters | Mar 7, 2018 | Flexible Rewards
UPDATE: SPG has merged with Marriott. See the new Marriott Airline Transfer Partners here. One great feature of the Starwood Preferred Guest program that I have taken advantage of many times is the ability to transfer Starpoints back and forth between SPG members....
by The Travel Sisters | Mar 2, 2018 | Destinations
We don’t usually repeat our travel destinations but Tokyo is an exception. Tokyo is one of our favorite cities if not our favorite city in the world. There are many great things to do in Tokyo so we narrowed down the best things to do if you only have 2 or 3 days in...
by The Travel Sisters | Feb 24, 2018 | Travel Inspiration
If you love travel quotes you already know the top travel quotes are inspirational, motivational, funny and maybe even a little cheesy (in a good way). There are hundreds of great quotes about travel, but we narrowed the list to 31 of the best travel and vacation...
by The Travel Sisters | Feb 13, 2018 | Credit Cards
If you recently applied for an American Express credit or charge card and received a message that your application is pending review, here is how to check your Amex card application status: How to Check American Express Card Application Status Online: The easiest and...