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How about a trip to both Hong Kong and Tokyo for about $700?

Here are some practical travel tips to Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Sample Travel Date:

• Los Angeles to Tokyo January 22nd, 2018
• Tokyo to Hong Kong: January 29th, 2018
• Hong Kong to Los Angeles: February 6th, 2018

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel on the outbound from January 2018 – February 2018. Must purchase at least 3 days in advance of departure.

• Please note that while this fare is valid at time of posting, if this post is more than two days old, the fare is likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

• This is just to search for availability. To buy your tickets, scroll down to “How to Buy” section of this post

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: LAX
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
    • Textbox 1: nrt
    • Textbox 2: minconnect 2880
      • The 2880 after minconnect is telling ITA to search for a connection of at least 2,880 minutes or  67 hours. ITA will start to error out once that number is greater than 4,020 or so, however, longer stopovers are still possible. Using the result as a guideline, play with the stopover length see if it price on Google Flights. It is trial and error.
  • Destination:  HKG
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: 
    • Textbox 1: aa
    • Textbox 2:
  • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Length of stay “3-10” (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 7-14 etc)
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

• The ITA search page should be like below when all values are inputted

 

• You cannot buy tickets using ITA. To buy, follow our instructions in the “How to Buy” section below.

Fare Class:

• O

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• $441

Routing:

• LAX – NRT (Tokyo – Narita) – HKG (Hong Kong) – LAX

Stopover:

• Two permitted at $100 each.
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

• Miles Flown: 14,520 miles or 3.9 cents per mile
• Elite Qualifying Miles: 12,678 miles
• Redeemable Miles: 2,205 miles

How to Book:

• Book on Google Flights with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. We have  pre-populated Google Flights with the sample value.

 

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Background Information:

Hong Kong:

• Visa: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) – $1USD = 7.8 HKD

Japan:

• Visa: US Citizens – not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Japanese Yen (JPY) – $1USD = 113 JPY

Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:

• No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Cards to save on international purchases
• Don’t get hit with Dynamic Currency Conversion
• Get your taxes refunded when shopping
• How to Avoid International Data Roaming Charges

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