{"id":114081,"date":"2024-07-25T23:20:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T23:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/25\/jump-on-this-air-france-has-flights-to-japan-from-53000-points-round-trip-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T23:20:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T23:20:09","slug":"jump-on-this-air-france-has-flights-to-japan-from-53000-points-round-trip-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/25\/jump-on-this-air-france-has-flights-to-japan-from-53000-points-round-trip-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Jump on this: Air France has flights to Japan from 53,000 points round-trip &#8211; The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>There is excellent awards availability to Japan on <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/ultimate-guide-flying-blue\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Air France-KLM Flying Blue<\/a> right now, with round-trip economy travel available for as low as 53,000 points.<\/p>\n<p>There is availability from U.S. departure cities Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, and Seattle for flights to Haneda Airport (HND) in <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/destination\/asia\/japan\/tokyo\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tokyo<\/a> from now through June of next year. The widest range of available awards space is in January and February, but be sure to check the the entire travel window to see what works best for you. There are good options in April from several cities, which is right on time to enjoy the cherry blossoms in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/best-hotels-tokyo\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The 11 best hotels in Tokyo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once you determine your departure date, you can book it as a one-way ticket or you can complete your itinerary by pairing it with your preferred return flight.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that this award space is operated by Delta, but you&#8217;ll get a better return on your points by using Air France to book the flight. By using Citi&#8217;s 25% transfer bonus, you can reduce the cost of points needed for each flight to as low as 26,400 each way, plus fees. Air France&#8217;s points booking interface can be challenging, so if you need some help, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/quick-points-flying-blue-calendar-search\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this helpful trick<\/a> for navigating the Flying Blue calendar search tool.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"deal-basics\" class=\"jsx-2362441780 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">Deal basics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-1853040249 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:66.6875%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/02\/Cherry-BLossom-and-Sakura-with-Tokyo-Sky-Tree-in-Tokyo-Japan_Alvin-Huang.jpg?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/02\/Cherry-BLossom-and-Sakura-with-Tokyo-Sky-Tree-in-Tokyo-Japan_Alvin-Huang.jpg?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/02\/Cherry-BLossom-and-Sakura-with-Tokyo-Sky-Tree-in-Tokyo-Japan_Alvin-Huang.jpg?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/02\/Cherry-BLossom-and-Sakura-with-Tokyo-Sky-Tree-in-Tokyo-Japan_Alvin-Huang.jpg?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/02\/Cherry-BLossom-and-Sakura-with-Tokyo-Sky-Tree-in-Tokyo-Japan_Alvin-Huang.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/02\/Cherry-BLossom-and-Sakura-with-Tokyo-Sky-Tree-in-Tokyo-Japan_Alvin-Huang.jpg?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/02\/Cherry-BLossom-and-Sakura-with-Tokyo-Sky-Tree-in-Tokyo-Japan_Alvin-Huang.jpg?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/02\/Cherry-BLossom-and-Sakura-with-Tokyo-Sky-Tree-in-Tokyo-Japan_Alvin-Huang.jpg?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/02\/Cherry-BLossom-and-Sakura-with-Tokyo-Sky-Tree-in-Tokyo-Japan_Alvin-Huang.jpg?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-1853040249 figcaption\">PHOTO: ALVIN HUANG\/GETTY IMAGES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Airlines<\/strong>: Air France, Delta<\/p>\n<p><strong>Routes<\/strong>: From Atlanta (ATL), Detroit (DTW), Minneapolis (MSP), and Seattle (SEA) to Tokyo (HND)<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to book<\/strong>: Browse Air France-KLM Flying Blue for available dates and pricing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Travel dates<\/strong>: Now through June 2025; availability varies based on route, but mostly<\/p>\n<div class=\"&#10;        EmailSignUp_container__qYzYT&#10;        undefined&#10;        EmailSignUp_isLoading__i_qm0&#10;      \"><picture class=\"EmailSignUp_graphic__zgpFm\"><source media=\"screen and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-mob.svg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-dt.svg\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_form__C8FWb\">\n<p>Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Book by<\/strong>: As soon as possible<\/p>\n<p>This deal was originally sent out by the deal alert company Going. Sign up for Going to get up to 90% off select flights via its <a href=\"https:\/\/going.sjv.io\/c\/1137073\/1869077\/10802\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premium membership<\/a>, which users can try for free for 14 days and then $69 per year. You can also upgrade to the <a href=\"https:\/\/going.sjv.io\/c\/1137073\/1867539\/10802\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elite tier<\/a> for $199 per year to access all the Premium deals, plus premium economy, business-class and first-class alerts.<\/p>\n<p>You can also sign up for a <a href=\"https:\/\/going.sjv.io\/c\/1137073\/1575985\/10802\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">free trial through this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"sample-flights\" class=\"jsx-2362441780 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">Sample flights<\/h2>\n<p>We saw one-way flights from Hartsfield\u2013Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Haneda Airport available from 35,000 points and about $33 in fees. As we mentioned above, January is a great time to jump on this deal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-1853040249 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:55.67338282078473%\"\/><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-5.45.46-PM.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-5.45.46-PM.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-5.45.46-PM.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-5.45.46-PM.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-5.45.46-PM.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-5.45.46-PM.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-5.45.46-PM.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-5.45.46-PM.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-5.45.46-PM.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-1853040249 figcaption\">AIR FRANCE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are one-way flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Tokyo in January for just 35,000 points and $200.10 in taxes\/fees.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-1853040249 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:62.0215897939156%\"\/><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.10.06-PM.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.10.06-PM.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.10.06-PM.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.10.06-PM.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.10.06-PM.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.10.06-PM.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.10.06-PM.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.10.06-PM.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.10.06-PM.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-1853040249 figcaption\">AIR FRANCE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are one-way flights out of Detroit Wayne County Airport (DTW) to Tokyo in November for 35,000 miles and $190.10 in taxes and fees.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-1853040249 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:62.03522504892368%\"\/><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.16.00-PM.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.16.00-PM.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.16.00-PM.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.16.00-PM.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.16.00-PM.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.16.00-PM.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.16.00-PM.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.16.00-PM.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-6.16.00-PM.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-1853040249 figcaption\">AIR FRANCE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have enough Flying Blue miles, you can transfer points and miles from the following programs :<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"maximize-your-purchase\" class=\"jsx-2362441780 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">Maximize your purchase<\/h2>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to use a credit card that earns bonus points on airfare purchases to cover your taxes and fees, such as:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"bottom-line\" class=\"jsx-2362441780 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">Bottom line<\/h2>\n<p>We always say to be as flexible as possible with your travel dates to get maximum value, and it&#8217;s especially true for this deal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/deals\/japan-awards-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is excellent awards availability to Japan on Air France-KLM Flying Blue right now, with round-trip economy travel available for as low as 53,000 points. There is availability from U.S. departure cities Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, and Seattle for flights to Haneda Airport (HND) in Tokyo from now through June of next year. The widest range [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":114082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-114081","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}