Japan Airlines is offering free domestic flights for international visitors. Here's how you can get them

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Want to save some money on your next Japan trip? 

Japan Airlines (JAL) is currently offering free domestic flights for international tourists at the Land of the Rising Sun.

In a release on their website, the air carrier detailed that their offer is reserved for international travelers only as part of a tourism campaign to encourage visitors to "explore more of Japan."

Through this, you can enjoy a "seamless travel experience" where you can plan your journey with ease and be able to travel to another location within Japan without extra charges.

Filipinos can avail of the offer on Sept. 25.

Since the free domestic flights are complimentary, you can only secure them by booking a JAL international flight and a corresponding domestic flight in the same reservation via its website.

Once you've arrived in the country's capital Tokyo, you can fly to other cities such as Sapporo, Kyoto, Nagoya, and more without any charge.

Take note, however, that separate bookings for domestic flights are not eligible.

Keep in mind that you will need to acquire a Japan visa before you can explore all the wonderful places the country has to offer.

There are two common tourist visas: the single-entry allowing holders to enter Japan once and stay for as long as 90 days, and the multiple entry visa which lets the holder enter the country many times within a specified period for at least 15 to 30 days each stay.

Japan Airlines is offering free domestic flights for international visitors. Here's how you can get them (msn.com)

 

 

Schedule for Complimentary Domestic Flight Offer for International Passenger

[JJReyes]

During their economic downturn, Japan built roads to nowhere and regional airports that were not needed believing the construction activity would help boost the economy.  The regional airports were eventually used for cheap flights from China who's young, first-time travelers didn't mind the 4- or 5-hours bus ride to a major visitor destination.  I had looked into the above offer since we are planning a trip to Sapporo to visit a close friend who started the first vineyard in Hokkaido, Japan (they only have 600 vineyards in the entire country).  But the restriction creates scheduling difficulties.

Airline ticket prices can be weird.  I checked one-way business class ticket from Sydney to Manila in late October.  The price is nearly $1,950 per person, direct flight on Philippine Airlines.  Instead, we booked Cathay Pacific to Hong Kong from Sydney, a stay of 3 nights in Hong Kong, and a continuing ticket to Manila for less than $1,500 each.  Out of curiosity I went back to Philippine Airlines and this carrier priced a Sydney to Hong Kong via Manila, then Hong Kong to Manila for less than $1,450.  Luckily, we selected Cathay Pacific because PAL, I found out, has a wet lease with Wamos Air, a Spanish charter service for their Manila-Sydney-Manila flights.  Their aircrafts are old, and their in-flight crews are not service oriented.

Edited September 19 by JJReyes

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31 minutes ago, JJReyes said:

Airline ticket prices can be weird.  I

What flight search program do you use? I used to use ITA but it's getting unreliable.

[JJReyes]

38 minutes ago, Possum said:

What flight search program do you use? I used to use ITA but it's getting unreliable.

I check the different search engines for flights and hotels.  The price difference is usually a few dollars and the reason for this is the major ones are all owned by only two holding companies.  It's a monopoly so they could dictate the commissions (usually 30% from hotels).  For hotel bookings, I then check the property's website if the prices are lower.  Some are but others are higher because they fear retaliation from the search engines.  For Hong Kong, we wanted to stay at the Marco Polo Hotel next to the cruise terminal and across the street from the Star Ferry.  The price was the same, but by joining their club program, the hotel gave us an upgrade to a room with separate bath and shower areas.  As seniors, using a walk-in shower is less dangerous.  

Before this next trip, my preference was using Aran Grant.  Unfortunately, for our London tickets, they want me to tip their agent and harassed me with calls for travel protection and luggage insurance.  For Sydney to Manila via Hong Kong, we booked air travel through Expedia.com. 

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10 minutes ago, JJReyes said:

Before this next trip, my preference was using Aran Grant.  Unfortunately, for our London tickets, they want me to tip their agent and harassed me with calls for travel protection and luggage insurance. 

Arangrant is actually Travel Outlet of Virginia and has so many complaints BBB won't recognize them BBB got so many complaints they only publish about 15% of them