Wellington to Tokyo, Japan from $708 Return on Fiji Airways [Oct to Dec] @ Beat That Flight

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  kiwijunglist on 13/04/2023 - 17:56

  can you turn it into a 5 night stop over or something like that in tokyo?

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    Associatedbeatthatflight @ Beat That Flight on 13/04/2023 - 18:54

    Do you mean Tokyo? or Nadi? If Nadi best I've seen is 23 hour 50, so you could at least get a night in a resort or something

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      kiwijunglist on 13/04/2023 - 19:10

      I did some digging can actually do a good deal.

      Wgtn - Nadi direct
      4 night stop
      Nadi - Tokyo direct
      11 nights
      Tokyo - Nadi direct
      6 nights
      Nadi - Wgtn direct

      $4600 incl taxes for 2 adults and 2 children (>2yrs). All with fiji airways.

      $1344 for just 1x adult. And no horrible flights.

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        Associatedbeatthatflight @ Beat That Flight on 13/04/2023 - 19:51

        +1

        That does sound like a great trip!

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        Jaxson on 14/04/2023 - 03:48

        Awesome if you can break the trip like that.

        Most main airline company online booking sites fail to do that very well and don’t really give the option to extend stopovers.

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        kjah on 14/04/2023 - 11:30

        What dates are these for? Sounds like a great family holiday!

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  EthanY on 13/04/2023 - 20:12

  Why is it more expensive to book the same flight via Fiji Airway website/app? I thought it would be cheaper to book directly from the airline than via an agent.

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    Associatedbeatthatflight @ Beat That Flight on 13/04/2023 - 20:16

    +2

    The OTAs often lower the price of just the ticket, and make their money back (on average) with extras:
    - insurance
    - pay to receive text updates
    - rental car deals
    etc

    Some also have some 'dark patterns' like pre-selecting some of these optional extras.

    However, they are indeed optional, and as long as you keep an eye on the price as you go through the booking, you can score a bargain.

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  Cheapguy12 on 14/04/2023 - 12:09

  +1

  Good deal, OP.
  For those who wouldn't mind spending a bit more, I came across business class on Fiji Airways for ~$1.7k o/w and ~$3k r/t a month or two ago, which is equal or less than what other 'established' airlines charge for PE. I am not sure if it is still available, but I managed to book an o/w that will work with one of my upcoming trips.
  Note that the flight between Nadi and Tokyo will be in their A330, which has their older generation of business class (from what I can see, the bed will not be fully flat and in a 2-2-2 configuration), so best to expect the flight as a PE+ with lounge access than a typical business class experience that you would typically get on the likes of Air NZ, Singapore Airlines, etc.

  I also just came back from a week in Tokyo, and would definitely recommend Japan as a top holiday destination before it gets back to its pre-covid tourism level.
  It is also worth noting that visitors can shop tax-free, which takes 8%-10% off most non-perishable items (only for purchases >5,500 Yen; assuming you sign up for the tax-free program when you fill in your arrival information and brings your passport with you everywhere). One notably cheaper item is PS5, with the disc version being widely available at 60,940 Yen (54,940 Yen with tax-free; which is ~NZ$660). The digital-only version is even cheaper at around $50k Yen, but I did not see any in stock out of the 20+ tech stores I visited.
  I bought the PS5 disc version and carried it back in a backpack without any issue. The PS5 is working well so far (need an adaptor for NZ plug), fully compatible with games I bought here, and can be changed to English during installation.

  Klook also has an online Bic Camera coupon for those visiting Japan before the end of this year, which takes another 3-7% off for certain items on top of the 10% tax-free. https://www.klook.com/activity/73336-bic-camera-tourist-priv…

  The only hiccup I had in Japan is not being aware that I needed to complete a whole bunch of arrival and COVID vaccination information online prior to arrival, which ended up costing me an extra hour to get out of the airport.

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    mpc on 14/04/2023 - 13:58

    Thanks for the advice, will be useful when we go in Sept.

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    Associatedbeatthatflight @ Beat That Flight on 14/04/2023 - 15:04

    Indeed, I gave an example of it in the other post from $2877 return.