by The Travel Sisters | Aug 20, 2018 | Credit Cards
If you recently applied for a Citi credit card and received a message that your application is pending review, here is how to check your Citibank credit card application status. You can check your Citibank credit card application status both online and by telephone....
by The Travel Sisters | Aug 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
While credit card bonuses are the fastest way to earn a lot of miles without traveling, one of the easiest ways to earn miles is through online shopping since you can earn miles for purchases you would be making anyway. Right now, five (5) airlines are offering extra...
by The Travel Sisters | Aug 9, 2018 | Membership Rewards
The list of Amex Membership Rewards airline and hotel transfer partners can be hard to find from your American Express online account. Most of these transfer at a 1:1 ratio (meaning 1,000 Amex Membership Rewards points transfer to 1,000 miles/points) unless otherwise...
by The Travel Sisters | Aug 7, 2018 | Credit Cards, Ultimate Rewards
If you have more than one Chase credit card, there are a few reasons to combine or transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points between accounts. 1) You are closing one of your Chase credit card accounts. If you close a Chase credit card, you will lose your Ultimate...
by Patti | Aug 3, 2018 | Ultimate Rewards
Following is a guide on how to transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to the Chase travel partners. (For a list of all of the travel transfer partners see related post: List of Chase Ultimate Rewards Airline & Hotel Transfer Partners.) Not All Ultimate Rewards Can...
by Matilda | Jul 24, 2018 | Family Travel, Trip Reports
While there is no shortage of fun things to do in Chicago with kids, not all are appropriate for that tricky toddler stage. Since we live in downtown Chicago, many of our favorite activities are also perfect for visitors looking to entertain their energetic and...
by The Travel Sisters | Jul 23, 2018 | IHG, Travel Hacking
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 night (normally you would need more points to book these...
by The Travel Sisters | Jul 7, 2018 | Flexible Rewards
Unless I get a decent retention offer, I plan to close my Citi ThankYou Premier card soon, so I have been reviewing all the Citi ThankYou points transfer partners in order to decide where to transfer my Citi Thank You points. I don’t have an immediate...
by The Travel Sisters | Jul 1, 2018 | Credit Cards, Manufactured Spending, 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 | Jun 30, 2018 | Credit Cards
Many of you reading might be familiar with Chase’s new stricter rules for credit card approvals which started late May/early June, 2015. Basically, Chase is trying to avoid churning and has instituted a hard rule of denying certain Chase credit card applications for...
