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Yup, it's not just the 'peak' seasons now. Even the quieter periods like deep winter and peak summer are double or more on a year ago. 1739160774 Even Yokohama is way up on last year as we stayed there last year too. EVERYWHERE is double or more the same period as last year in the popular...

26/3/25-1/4/25, then it's off to Kyushu. We go there 1-2 times a year for holiday and I also do some business while I'm there.

Yeah, the numbers are going wild but they're confined to the 4 main metro areas. Over 95% of foreign tourism is staying in those specific areas. There's nothing we could find under $140 a night that was suitable for two people. Even my friends over there tried finding us some stuff with the...

We've been prepping our trip for March/April again this year and while I knew that hotel prices in Japan had gone up, the amount honestly shocked me. A property we booked for 3 nights in Tokyo last year for $547, is now $480 PER NIGHT. The dates are almost identical, the dollar is at the same...

I still get nightmares thinking about the hell we went through this year with the reticketing nightmare. I really hope they get their stuff sorted. I had to do another change for our flights in March and was dreading it again. Thankfully it got dealt with in a relatively timely manner but I...

Both Avis and Budget had good offers through the QBR portal.

I’m booking our trip for next year and surprisingly, booking through the QBR site is the best value for a little over a week of car hire in Japan. However the terms and conditions have me a little stumped as I’m not sure whether I’d be eligible for points. It’s says on the site To me that...

Oooooh dear. Get on them now and don't get off the phone until they reticket you. I went through this same thing earlier this year with some CI CR seats and I had to go up through the ranks to get a resolution. The most stressful thing I've gone through this year outside of one major event that...

Welcome and good choice for your first trip. The flight to Tokyo is that nice duration to properly enjoy a business class seat and going JAL is a real treat.

Accessline was Amex's in house payment provider for paying business invoices and such and previously for paying overseas accounts. They closed down the full version of it and launched a new Australian only version but it won't be around forever. It's cheaper than Sniip and others and the...

Aww man, that sucks! Yeah walking in the snow is a bit of a challenge, especially as an Aussie who never saw snow before that moment. 😅 When the snow went wild, we went and explored the izakayas and bars as we were staying in Hachinohe when it picked up like mad. Driving down a mountain...

I used Airwallex for years and thought it was great but they recently brought in monthly fees for the account and I don't put enough through it per month to have the fees waived. Even then, they added fees to stuff that used to be included. Qantas launched a rebadged version of it but I never...

The booting of Seoul to JQ is a kick in the guts. Easiest way to get to Japan on CR when I last looked. We were gonna go via ICN as there was availability for next year direct from SYD, then we had to change plans and went via MNL. No way in hell I'd be going that far on JQ personally.

Our trip to Japan this year was a marked difference to the last one pre covid. The acceptance of cards was WAY higher than it was and I could even use my Amex in a bunch of places. Travelling out into rural nowhere like Niigata and Yamagata, it was still more old school and cash based but once...

I’m surprised too. Normally they kick you off the plan like 12 months after the contract ends. This is my business phone though so maybe there’s something there which means the legacy plans stay available longer? Good tip about the Amaysim thing. I rarely use more than 20% of my monthly data as...

I've been with Optus for like, 12 years, and 5 years ago I got my usual iPhone on a decent plan in 2019. Went up in price twice since I got it, but for $63 a month I get all the standard call and text inclusions, plus 160GB of data AND unlimited roaming in the band 1 countries PLUS 2GB of mobile...

It's like the worst block sliding puzzle ever made.

Then how would they filter people toward those seats? Seriously, I hate doing the search with class selected, the calendar shows dates available, then you select that date and go to the selector page and it’s only Classic plus. The search function is such a pain to deal with.

Honestly, Fukushima and Aomori are great for snow. Aomori has the highest snowfall of anywhere in the world. It’s crazy fun. There’s also a cool winter festival called the Towada Winters Tale held near Lake Towada. Worth checking out.

Seems like a nice place, but I’m talking grabbing a car, pointing to a spot on the map and heading there. That’s what I love about Tohoku, so few tourists and such wonderful places to visit. Fukushima is a beautiful prefecture. I’m a Sydney boy, so I’d prefer a little warmer weather, but then...