by The Travel Sisters | Sep 4, 2014 | Free Points/Miles
This is the third post in our How to Travel for (Almost) Free, Introduction to Points and Miles series. Index: Introduction Which Frequent Flyer Programs Should I Sign Up For Which Hotel Loyalty Programs Should I Sign Up For?...
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by The Travel Sisters | Sep 3, 2014 | Giveaways
We are giving away a $25 American Express gift card to thank our readers. This is what you need to do in order to enter: 1) Follow @travel_sisters on twitter. 2) Use the hashtag #TravelSistersGiveaway 3) Copy this tweet: Giveaway: $25 American Express Gift Card ...
by The Travel Sisters | Aug 25, 2014 | Trip Reports
Earlier this year we visited 4 cities in Asia as part of our annual “sister trip”. Our itinerary was as follows: Tokyo- 2 days Chengdu- 2 days Taipei-6 days Shanghai-2 days We booked our first class long haul flights a few months prior to the trip but...
by Patti | Aug 13, 2014 | Ultimate Rewards
If you have a credit card that earns Ultimate Rewards and are looking to book a paid hotel stay, a great option to maximize points earned is to book on hotels.com using the Ultimate Rewards portal. There are a few reasons why I often pay for hotels rather than...
by Patti | Jun 12, 2014 | United
Many of you have probably already heard the news earlier this week, but in case you have not, I wanted to briefly summarize United’s changes to its MileagePlus program. United Airlines announced on Tuesday that they will be changing their MileagePlus program as...
by Patti | Jun 5, 2014 | Credit Cards
Did you know that Barclays offers free FICO Credit Scores to its credit card holders? Barclays began offering free FICO scores to holders of some of its credit cards back in November, 2013 and has since expanded this offer to more of its cards. I was reminded of this...
by The Travel Sisters | May 19, 2014 | Marriott
Marriott Rewards® recently introduced the Plus Points program. Marriott Rewards® members who register and perform certain actions through their online social profiles until November 8, 2014 are eligible to earn bonus Marriott Rewards points– up to a maximum of 2,000...
by Matilda | Apr 29, 2014 | Hotel Reviews, Pet Travel
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin is a year-round resort town located less than 2 hours away from Chicago. Although at one point a playground for wealthy Chicagoans (mansions still line Geneva Lake), it is now an affordable getaway for anyone looking to get out of the city for...
by The Travel Sisters | Apr 16, 2014 | Trip Reports
The panda keeper experience program at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding caught our attention while researching the opportunity to hug a panda. While hugging a panda was a dream come true and still puts a smile on our face, the panda keeper for a day...
by The Travel Sisters | Apr 14, 2014 | Free Points/Miles
This is the second post in our How to Travel for (Almost) Free, Introduction to Points and Miles series. Hopefully if you have read our Introduction, you have decided that it is worthwhile to start collecting frequent flyer miles and/or hotel loyalty points to use...
