by The Travel Sisters | Jan 9, 2015 | Lounge Reviews, Trip Reports
After checking in for our flight at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and going through security, we headed for the Air China and Star Alliance partner First Class Lounge. We entered a small room packed with people and began looking around for the rest of the...
by Matilda | Jan 8, 2015 | Travel News
Niki, a subsidiary of Air Berlin, is launching what is billed as the world’s shortest international flight on April 1st. The Vienna to Bratislava flight is scheduled to last a mere 10 to 20 minutes (depending on the source) between take-off and landing....
by The Travel Sisters | Jan 8, 2015 | Trip Reports
Chengdu, China was not on our radar when we started planning our trip. That definitely changed once we read about the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, China. Although many travelers visit Chengdu just to see the giant pandas, the city has a...
by Patti | Jan 7, 2015 | Updates/Musings
Health issues make long plane trips in cramped economy seats not only uncomfortable but also risky for our mom. This is especially unfortunate since most of her family is located a 12 hour plane trip away. As determined as our mom was to tough out an economy flight...
by Matilda | Jan 6, 2015 | Hotel Reviews
My significant other wanted to spend his significant birthday at “Disneyland for golfers” Pebble Beach. With me. As he had pulled the birthday card, I gamely agreed to a three-day trip even though we don’t normally stay at $$$ (or even $$) resorts....
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by The Travel Sisters | Jan 6, 2015 | Giveaways
To celebrate the first anniversary of The Travel Sisters, we are giving away a few different prizes this week to thank our readers. Today, we are giving away two $20 Staples gift cards. (And while you are at Staples, you might want to take advantage of...
by Matilda | Jan 5, 2015 | Tips
I love street food as much as the next traveler but nothing beats an invite for a home-cooked meal from a local. Sometimes the invite happens organically. Sometimes it is a friend of a friend of a friend. Sometimes, it is an introduction from your awesome...
by The Travel Sisters | Jan 4, 2015 | Hotel Reviews
Fraser Suites Chengdu was a no-brainer: great location, excellent reviews, plentiful amenities and reasonable price. Since accommodations in Chengdu were fairly affordable in general, we did not use hotel points for our stay. Location Fraser Suites is in a central...
by The Travel Sisters | Jan 3, 2015 | Flight Reviews
Asiana Airlines OZ323 Seoul Incheon (ICN) –Chengdu, China (CTU) Aircraft: A-321 Business Class We booked this flight on United.com (prior to the devaluation) using 20,000 United miles plus $33.70 fees per person. There is not much to say about this...
by The Travel Sisters | Jan 2, 2015 | Lounge Reviews
We could not find a non-stop flight from Tokyo to Chengdu using our United miles so we booked a flight with a layover in Seoul. We flew economy from Tokyo Narita to Seoul (there were no business class flights available) but since we had a business class flight...
