by The Travel Sisters | Jun 3, 2015 | Lounge Reviews, Trip Reports
After checking in for our Singapore Airlines business class flight to Singapore and going though security, we proceeded to the Sky Lounge, Royal Brunei Airlines’ lounge at Brunei International Airport. Access Royal Brunei Airlines allows access to the Sky Lounge (the...
by The Travel Sisters | Jun 2, 2015 | Hotel Reviews, Trip Reports
If you would like to use hotel points for a free stay in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, the Radisson Hotel Brunei Darussalam is your only option. Fortunately, it is a good option. The Radisson Hotel Brunei Darussalam offers a central location, great service and plenty...
by The Travel Sisters | Jun 2, 2015 | Flight Reviews, Trip Reports
Singapore Airlines SQ 182 Singapore (SIN) – Bandar Seri Begawan (BWN) Aircraft: 777-300 Economy Class Although we don’t normally review our economy flights, we thought this one would be interesting (to us anyway) since it’s a foreign airline and since...
by The Travel Sisters | Jun 1, 2015 | Flight Reviews, Trip Reports
United 803 Tokyo Narita (NRT) – Singapore (SIN) Boeing 777-200 Seats 1A and 2A (First Class) This flight was the second of three flights on our way from Chicago to Brunei. We booked this flight as a one way saver award on united.com for 80,000 United...
by The Travel Sisters | Jun 1, 2015 | Lounge Reviews, Trip Reports
We stopped by the United Global First Lounge, United’s international first class lounge at Tokyo Narita, during our short layover. We did not spend much time at this lounge as we had a short just over an hour connection made even shorter by having to go through...
by The Travel Sisters | Jun 1, 2015 | Flight Reviews, Trip Reports
United 881 Chicago O’Hare (ORD) – Tokyo Narita (NRT) Boeing 747-400 First Class This was the first of three flights on our way from Chicago to Brunei. We booked this flight as a one way saver award on united.com for 80,000 United MileagePlus miles and...
by The Travel Sisters | Jun 1, 2015 | Lounge Reviews, Trip Reports
The United Global First lounge, United Airline’s international first class lounge at Chicago O’Hare airport, is easy to miss if you’re not paying attention. It is somewhat hidden in Terminal 1, Concourse C, near Gate C18. The United Global First lounge was not...
by The Travel Sisters | Jun 1, 2015 | Trip Reports
This year’s annual “sister trip” was a two-week trip to Asia. Our itinerary was as follows: Brunei – 2 days Singapore – 6 days Japan -2 days As usual, we booked our first class long haul flights only a few weeks prior to departure. The...
by Patti | May 25, 2015 | Hotel Loyalty Programs
Update: This post has the most current IHG Point 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 can be booked at only 5,000 IHG Rewards points a night...
by Patti | May 24, 2015 | Deals
Staples is offering a rebate on Visa gift card purchases this week and it could not have come at a better time for me as I need to meet my minimum spend on a few new credit cards. The rebate is valid for in-store Visa gift card purchases from May 24 through May 30. If...
