by Patti | Apr 16, 2015 | Sweepstakes
Update: The link no longer seems to be working. The Grand Wailea in Maui is giving one grand prize winner a dream trip for many – a trip to Maui. The winner of the Grand Wailea “Grand Refresh” sweepstakes gets a free trip to Maui for four people,...
by The Travel Sisters | Apr 2, 2015 | Flight Reviews, Trip Reports
Our flight home was the same type of plane (777-200) that we flew on the Chicago to Tokyo leg of our trip. We booked this flight using 67,500 American AAdvantage miles plus $32.30 in fees per person (but received miles back for having an American Airlines credit...
by The Travel Sisters | Apr 1, 2015 | Flexible Rewards
April 1 is the first day of a new quarter and a new set of 5% bonus categories for the Chase Freedom card. This quarter (April 1, 2015- June 30, 2015), the Chase Freedom 5% categories are restaurants, Bed Bath and Beyond, H&M and overstock.com. The 5% only applies...
by Matilda | Mar 30, 2015 | Trip Reports
What do you do when there’s a bunny and hedgehog cafe near your hotel? You hop on over! And that’s exactly what we did while in Tokyo. Although Japan has cat cafes, dog cafes, reptile cafes, owl cafes, goat cafes and even regular ol’ coffee cafes,...
by The Travel Sisters | Mar 29, 2015 | Lounge Reviews
After checking into our American Airlines first class flight from Shanghai Pudong to Chicago O’Hare, we were given access to the Dragonair/Cathay Pacific Lounge. Our first impression was that the lounge was pretty spacious. Free wi-fi was available, however, accessing...
by The Travel Sisters | Mar 28, 2015 | Hotel Reviews
We had such a great experience with serviced apartments in Chengdu, we decided to stay at a serviced apartment in Shanghai as well. The Tomorrow Square, Shanghai – Marriott Executive Apartments are in the same building as the JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Tomorrow...
by The Travel Sisters | Mar 28, 2015 | Flight Reviews, Trip Reports
Eva Airlines BR 722 Boeing 747-400 Business Class Taipei to Shanghai Pudong We booked this flight prior to United’s devaluation for 20,000 United miles (22,500 United miles would be needed today) plus fees of $9.90 USD per person. The flight has the standard reclining...
by Patti | Mar 27, 2015 | Credit Cards, Ultimate Rewards
If I had to pick only one points or miles program to earn points for free travel it would be Chase Ultimate Rewards points. Why I Love Chase Ultimate Rewards There are a few reasons I love Chase Ultimate Rewards points so much: 1) Chase Ultimate Rewards points can be...
by The Travel Sisters | Mar 26, 2015 | Lounge Reviews
The Eva Air Lounge in Taipei was by far our favorite lounge this trip. It was spacious, had the largest variety of food and was a comfortable place to relax before our flight…almost too comfortable. There are two sides to the lounge. We randomly chose to go...
by Patti | Mar 26, 2015 | Hilton
Hilton HHonors posted some minor category adjustments which will become effective April 8, 2015. The category changes are minor since they affect only 24 properties – 10 are decreasing and 14 are increasing. Another reason why these category changes are not a...
