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re: Can I turn one dollar into a family trip of four to Japan? Update 10/6 some great buys

Posted on 6/9/24 at 4:17 pm to
Posted by lakeviewtiger
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 4:17 pm to
Which resort?
Posted by Hangit
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 4:22 pm to
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An international flight is easily $1,500 to $2,000 a person.


Cheap flight deals from New Orleans to Narita (MSY-NRT)

KAYAK
LINK › ... › Asia › Japan › Tokyo
flight from msy to narita japan from www.kayak.com
In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New Orleans to Tokyo Narita Airport was $455 for a one-way ticket and $911 for a round-trip.
Starting from $455.00

Antique Tiger has done some homework. You have not. MSY to Narita is way cheaper than BTR to Narita.
Posted by Hangit
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 4:28 pm to
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I took my fam of 4 back in 2019 for 10 days. I spent north of $20k,


The yen is now worth 50% less than when you were there.
Posted by touchdownjeebus
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 4:32 pm to
You are one of the more entertaining mother frickers on here.

Thanks. 100% following.
Posted by theantiquetiger
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 5:57 pm to
Ok, I grossed $14+ on the golf flag. Subtract the $2 I spent on the yo-yo and topper.

I have $12 to spend next.
This post was edited on 6/9/24 at 6:04 pm
Posted by theantiquetiger
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 6:01 pm to
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Antique Tiger has done some homework. You have not. MSY to Narita is way cheaper than BTR to Narita.


Who the Hell flies out of BR to anywhere?

New Orleans airport is only about 15 mins further from me than BTR.
Posted by DaBeerz
Member since Sep 2004
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 6:34 pm to
You can actually go a lot cheaper than that if you start doing credit card spends. You and your wife could get Hyatt cards for 2 free nights plus up to 120k points and chase sapphire preferred sign up bonus for 150k total. You can transfer chase points to Hyatt, could easily pay for all your hotels.

You could go further and probably get a few flights paid for too with points

Set your eBay/garage sale stuff as an LLC, get business cards with signup bonuses…the possibilities are endless for you to do this all on points with some work and research. Reddit groups, Facebook group travel on points, paid services too that will help you
This post was edited on 6/9/24 at 9:57 pm
Posted by fr33manator
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Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 6:40 pm to
A man, a plan, a trip to Japan,
We're gonna see what a dollar can,
Do in the hands of an antique man,
Making deals and trading hands,

A buck, some luck and a pickup truck,
Some hauls sell, sometimes they suck,
But he's got moxie and some pluck,
Hope he don't get banned by Mr. Cluck
Posted by Hangit
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Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 7:39 pm to


quote:

Who the Hell flies out of BR to anywhere?


I spent 8 months in Japan. Every flight began at BTR. The company was paying though.

quote:

New Orleans airport is only about 15 mins further from me than BTR.


Oh. You're not in Scotland anymore?
This post was edited on 6/9/24 at 7:45 pm
Posted by cubsfan5150
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 8:50 pm to
Meadow Lake
Posted by thelawnwranglers
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 9:17 pm to
quote:

yen is now worth 50% less than when you were there.


I stupidly keep some yen from my 2018-19 trips
Posted by zippyputt
Member since Jul 2005
6795 posts
Posted on 6/9/24 at 10:29 pm to
You’re gonna need a bigger budget. That’s not enough for 4 people for 5 to 6 days, flights and hotel. It’s beautiful though so I hope you swing it.
Posted by bamabenny
Member since Nov 2009
15380 posts
Posted on 6/9/24 at 10:34 pm to
This is one of the cooler premises of a topic on the O-T in a while. Hopefully OP keeps it up and starts making some big jumps soon and this will take off.
Posted by TN Tygah
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 10:55 pm to
Is it against the rules to buy like 500 golf flags and sell them all for 20
Posted by WestBay
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 11:03 pm to
Subscribed.
Posted by One72
Member since Jul 2022
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 11:08 pm to
Also

Beware!

Tokyo has two airports, 50 kilometers apart.

Tokyo NRT
Tokyo HND

Pay close attention to your Tokyo airport designations.

ADD:
The aforementioned caused me to lose $1800 like this:


This post was edited on 6/9/24 at 11:15 pm
Posted by Basura Blanco
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 6/9/24 at 11:44 pm to
This has turned into a fricking Expedia thread.
Posted by St. Pete Tiger
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Posted on 6/10/24 at 2:59 am to
Literally sitting on train in Kyoto enjoying the AC and some downtime.

Good luck!
Posted by theantiquetiger
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Posted on 6/12/24 at 4:20 pm to
Update in OP
Posted by SUTiger73
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Posted on 6/15/24 at 8:34 am to
Paging antique tiger - I’ll let you get first pick on my garage before I sell stuff on fb marketplace. FIL passed a few years ago and was into woodworking.
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