by Patti | Jul 12, 2015 | Deals
Staples is offering a rebate on MasterCard gift card purchases this week: Buy $300 or more of MasterCard gift cards at Staples stores from July 12 through July 18 to receive a $15 Staples gift card after easy rebate. There is only one rebate per household. If you...
by The Travel Sisters | Jul 5, 2015 | Lounge Reviews, Trip Reports
The Japan Airlines (JAL) First Class Lounge was the second oneworld first class lounge we visited on our “tour of lounges” at Narita International Airport. This is JAL’s flagship lounge located on the 3rd floor in the main building (another JAL...
by Patti | Jul 1, 2015 | Credit Cards
Today is the first day of a new quarter and a new set of 5 percent bonus categories for the Chase Freedom card (one of my favorite credit cards). This quarter (July 1, 2015- September 30, 2015), the Chase Freedom 5% categories are gas stations and Kohl’s. The 5%...
by Patti | Jun 28, 2015 | Travel News
Hilton HHonors posted some minor category adjustments which will become effective July 8, 2015. The category changes are minor since they affect only 20 properties – 2 are decreasing and 18 are increasing. Another reason why these category changes are not a big...
by Patti | Jun 21, 2015 | Deals
Staples is offering a rebate on Visa gift card purchases this week. If you buy $300 or more of Visa gift cards at Staples stores this week you will receive a $20 Visa prepaid gift card after easy rebate. $20 is more than the fees you would incur for purchasing $300 of...
by Matilda | Jun 18, 2015 | Travel News
United seems to be in the midst of a lost luggage epidemic. A few passengers with missing luggage is bad enough but it seems a larger number than usual have been affected recently. Earlier this week, my brother-in-law flew United from EWR-TXL for a business trip. He...
by Patti | Jun 10, 2015 | Credit Cards
If you have a Chase Freedom card, you are probably already familiar with the quarterly 5% categories. Don’t Forget to Register If you have not yet activated the 5% for this quarter, just a reminder that the registration period for this quarter ends Sunday, June...
by The Travel Sisters | Jun 7, 2015 | Updates
Here is a quick summary of posts you may have missed on The Travel Sisters this week: Do you like free stuff? We do. Check out our list of airports offering free city tours during long layovers. We began our trip reports from our annual sister trip to Brunei,...
by The Travel Sisters | Jun 7, 2015 | Updates
We’ve both enjoyed our time as featured bloggers on the main BoardingArea page. Thank you to everyone who took the time to read and comment! After today, you can find The Travel Sisters back at our usual spot on prior2boarding, an affiliate site of...
by The Travel Sisters | Jun 7, 2015 | Lounge Reviews, Trip Reports
Our American Airlines first class flight out of Narita International Airport was scheduled to leave in the evening. Evening was still several hours away so we decided to tour three oneworld first class lounges for entertainment. Cathay Pacific First and Business Class...