Planning an overseas holiday should be fun.
But the truth is, nothing causes more chaos and havoc then trying to nail down dates, flights and accommodation when you’re trying to book an overseas trip.
Luckily, Jetstar has launched a sale that’s going to make travelling a whole lot easier this year.
If you’ve had your eye on Japan, now is the perfect time to book your flights.
Not only does Jetstar’s sale offer ridiculously cheap prices on flights, it also includes your return flight for free.
Uh, yes please.
Flights start from just $299 to two destinations – Tokyo or Osaka.
While the cheapest flights take off from Cairns at $299, flights from the Gold Coast are $329 and flights from Brisbane are $411.
For states outside of Queensland, it’s $414 from Sydney, $448 from Melbourne and $498 from Adelaide.
As always, the sale is only available for selected travel dates between May and November 2019, so get ready to get those annual leave requests in ASAP.
Checked baggage is also not included in the sale, so keep that in mind if you’re planning a longer trip.
Japan is quickly becoming one of Australia’s favourite overseas destinations.
According to Escape, a record 552,400 Australians visited the country in 2018.
Jetstar’s return-for-free sale runs from now until February 5th unless sold out earlier. You can find out more details here.
Top Comments
Nothing causes more havoc and chaos to a holiday than last minute flight cancellations, which Jetstar does at the drop of a hat. Not even free flights could induce me to ever fly with them again. And I know many other regulars on the Japan-Australia route think the same.
I agree with Alison's comment above. Last December alone my sister flying to visit me in Japan had her Cairns-Osaka flight cancelled and right before Christmas my Tokyo-Cairns was cancelled, both day of. Beware - the rescheduling/rerouting Jetstar offers will often be ridiculous (Tokyo-GoldCoast-Melbourne-Cairns anyone?), and they will not be flexible. You may end up paying extra if you need to be at your destination less than 24 hours late. They are are a Low Cost Carrier but don't use them if you're on a tight schedule. Build extra days into your schedule just in case. Or better still use another airline.