₹49,345.45. 🤯 That was our TOTAL spend for an 18-day Japan trip for a family of 4 (2 Adults, 2 Kids)! This includes hotels, international flights, AND domestic flights in Japan.
👉Day 1 of our Japan Breakdown is now live! Watch the full video here:
youtu.be/vxMKd-1QpVM
🧵 Here is exactly how we booked it:
✈️ International Flights Strategy
We paid our flight taxes using the Axis Olympus card to pay 2.36% Forex Charges and get 8 Miles per ₹100 spend. However, Equitas Powermiles card is a worthy replacement with better rewards as well.
Apply here
professorcardz.com/Selfe (Choose Powermiles Card)
🇮🇳 India to 🇯🇵 Japan (Amex-Marriott-ANA via Singapore Airlines): 78,000 ANA miles (₹3079.46 x 4) = ₹12,317.84
🇯🇵 Japan to 🇮🇳 India (Amex-Marriott-ANA via Singapore Airlines): 78,000 ANA miles (₹2590.43 x 2) (₹3313.20 x 2) = ₹11,807.26
🛫 Domestic Japan FlightsTo bounce between cities, we utilized the Scapia Flying Perk alongside the Scapia Card. Apply for Scapia Card here
apply.scapia.cards/landing_p…
Tokyo ➡️ Hiroshima: ₹35,000 (Perk) just ₹2,622 out of pocket!
Osaka ➡️ Tokyo: ₹30,000 (Perk) just ₹2,301 out of pocket!
🏨 18 Days of Hotel Stays! (Note: 1¥ = ₹0.60)
We leaned heavily into Accor points for some massive redemptions:
📍 Grand Mercure Minamiboso Resort & Spa, Chiba 2 Nights (¥87,386 value) ➡️ 23,000 Accor Points ¥2,502
📍 Grand Mercure Yatsugatake Resort & Spa, Yamanashi 2 Nights (¥30,640 value) ➡️ 8,000 Accor Points ¥1,115
📍 IBIS Styles Tokyo Bay, Urayasu 3 Nights / 1 Stay Plus (¥23,550 value) ➡️ 5,000 Accor Points ¥2,141
🏨 For Tokyo, we switched up the strategy to maximize HDFC DCBM:
📍 Hotel East 21, Tokyo 2 Nights (₹43,194 value) ➡️ 30,235 HDFC DCBM Points ₹12,959 (Hit an amazing 33.3% return on this SmartBuy!) 🤑
📍 Mercure Tokyu Stay Hiroshima 2 Nights (¥68,875 value) ➡️ 18,000 Accor Points ¥2,113
📍 Mercure Tokyu Stay Kyoto Station 2 Nights (¥55,202 value) ➡️ 14,000 Accor Points ¥3,097
📍 Mercure Tokyu Stay Osaka Namba, Osaka 3 Nights (¥91,154 value) ➡️ 24,000 Accor Points ₹623.75
📍 Mercure Tokyo Haneda Airport 1 Night / 2 Rooms (¥27,274 value) ➡️ 7,000 Accor Points ¥1,223
Proper reward point optimization turns absolute dream vacations into reality. 🎯💳
We are breaking down every single day of this 18-day journey to give you all the tips, tricks, and insights.
Drop any questions about this redemption strategy below! 👇
Go check out Day 1 on the ProfessorCardz channel and let me know what you think:
youtu.be/vxMKd-1QpVM
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