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    4 business class to Japan

    Just as a data point, I was able to secure 6x J tickets from Tokyo to Perth via HKG, on CX, about 8 months out. However for the NRT-HKG flight, we had to split into a group of 4 and a group of 2 on two different flights (but they are frequent). We were all together on HKG-PER. You can read about...
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    Japan 2016 and New Zealand 2017 - First international J experiences

    Hi futaris, thanks for your comments. You need to buy proper Shinkansen tickets for those journeys - ICOCA won't work.
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    Japan 2016 and New Zealand 2017 - First international J experiences

    They were - I chose the online exclusive (Peking duck) but they loaded a smoked salmon for me instead. Unfortunately I am not a fan of smoked salmon :(
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    QF111, PER - AKL direct with a 330 any AFF PER based or any AFF members tried it?

    I just flew this flight in J, and have written about the experience below :) http://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/trip-reports-and-trip-photos/japan-2016-new-zealand-2017-a-80107-3.html#post1565490
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    Japan 2016 and New Zealand 2017 - First international J experiences

    Happy New Year AFFer's! While chilling at the Ibis Budget Auckland Airport Hotel, waiting for my parents to fly MEL-AKL in EK F tomorrow morning, I decided to write up on my flight from Perth to Auckland. <Click here to see all the photos in this post in high resolution> QF111 – Perth to...
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    Japan 2016 and New Zealand 2017 - First international J experiences

    And at last, part (5b) - the final stretch home! Day 12: Hong Kong (transit) → Perth I won't go into too much detail in our day-trip at HKG, but we had a relaxing day sampling the local foods and seeing some sights. Food highlights included roast goose, egg tarts, egg waffles and real mango...
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    Japan 2016 and New Zealand 2017 - First international J experiences

    I completely agree with you! This was a whirlwind trip, but there is still so much to do in the future. I can't wait to be back. Part (5a) - the start of our long journey home! Day 11: Tokyo → Taipei (transit) → Hong Kong (transit) Shunning the pricier Narita Express for a cheaper, local...
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    Japan 2016 and New Zealand 2017 - First international J experiences

    Thanks for sharing! If I go back to Nara, I'll be sure to visit the Isuien Gardens and seek out the local arts and crafts :) Now it's time for (4) - Tokyo. Day 7: Kyoto → Tokyo [*=1]After a chilled morning, we boarded the 11:18am Shinkansen to Tokyo (pictured), taking just over 2 hrs to...
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    Japan 2016 and New Zealand 2017 - First international J experiences

    We were going to, but unfortunately it was closed from Dec 12 for about a month. I can't remember the reason. We visited the neighbouring Yoshikien gardens instead. Yoshikien was free for oversea tourists. Here are some more snapshots I took:
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    Japan 2016 and New Zealand 2017 - First international J experiences

    Moving on to (3) - Kyoto. At this point, a few of us (me included) started getting sick with coughs and colds. With our ICOCA cards, it was a simple matter of tapping on at Osaka Station, and tapping off at Kyoto station, taking an express train (but not a limited express or bullet train...
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    Japan 2016 and New Zealand 2017 - First international J experiences

    Yup, the whole trip was booked on FF Points. PER-SYD-CNS-KIX cost 84,000 QFF points + $300pp NRT-TPE-HKG-PER cost 78,000 QFF points + $77pp. It's not the best value redemption, especially the outbound, but cash fares for Dec were already really pricey. We booked in March. Plenty of...
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    Japan 2016 and New Zealand 2017 - First international J experiences

    Here's (2) - Osaka. I'll try keep these brief but informative! Click on the hyperlinked names to see more info/location etc. Our luggage was literally the first two bags to come off the belt. We went to the airport JR station and bought the ICOCA Card + Haruka ticket. This is a special bundle...
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    Qantas Business Class meals & menus

    I have some actual pictures from that menu which I flew two weeks ago.
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    Japan 2016 and New Zealand 2017 - First international J experiences

    I'll break the Japan trip up into 5 sections: (1) Flying PER-KIX, (2) Exploring Osaka, (3) Exploring Kyoto, (4) Exploring Tokyo, (5) Flying NRT-PER Here's (1) - Perth to Osaka via Sydney and CairnsWe checked in at the 'international connections' counter although in retrospect, the premium...
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    Japan 2016 and New Zealand 2017 - First international J experiences

    Merry Christmas AFF'ers! After many years of lurking around these forums, I used the tips and tricks to book two trips to Japan and NZ in Business class, using QFF points (and a First class experience for my parents). I've just come back from the Japan trip and NZ is in 6 days, so they could...
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    FlyBuys Velocity Status Challenge - targeted

    Re: Shop to fly faster with Velocity and flybuys If someone has an unused link, I'd love to test it out!
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    FlyBuys Velocity Status Challenge - targeted

    Re: VA and flybuys 3mths Gold offer and challenge Would someone be able to PM me an unused link so I can give it a go please? :)
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    FlyBuys Velocity Status Challenge - targeted

    Re: VA and flybuys 3mths Gold offer and challenge I could actually make use of this, but haven't got the email :( Got flexi-economy tickets booked WLG-BNE-PER If only there was another way to register..
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    Free One Qantas Club pass - expires end of December 2016

    Hi! My parents are heading off from Perth to Bali on JQ this December. Unfortunately when I booked their ticket with them, I booked it in reverse (Bali to Perth), and they had to pay $300 each fare difference to correct it (thankfully JQ waived the change fees since we noticed it early). Their...
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    Amenity kits are back Coast to Coast

    Just out of interest, were they a simple VA branded kit, or one of the fancy ones from international J?
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