Jan 12, 2017, 2:31 pm
Last edit by: fbruno
Wiki Updated 2017-09-13 to include #610
QR fare rules for this one can be found here.
I have created a travel trips thread in the Japan forum. A good place to discuss hotels, trips, restaurants and maybe even arrange meet ups: The QR week(end) HND/NRT travel thread (2017)
Sorted by departure month:
November
Outbound
CPH-HND : 03/11/17 : denkigroove
LHR-HND : 03/11/17 : Cymro +1
BRU-NRT : 08/11/17 : mad_rich
AMS-NRT : 08.11.17 : jordie
AMS-HND : 13.11.17 UAPremierGuy
BRU-NRT : 15/11/17 : xtommox
AMS-HND : 15/11/17 : phoneticduck +1
AMS-NRT : 17/11/17 : polochick
BRU-NRT : 17/11/17 : Asserti+1 (DOH-NRT 18/11)
LHR-HND : 18/11/17 : justatourist
AMS-HND : 19/11/17 : Tennislover9
AMS-HND : 20.11.17 : travellingjake +2
LHR-NRT : 23/11/17 : Pilot37
LHR-HND : 23/11/17 : Carofos
AMS-NRT : 24/11/17 : island82
Inbound
HND-AMS : 05/11/17 : toastedcafe
HND-AMS : 11/11/17 : Cymro +1
NRT-AMS : 12.11.17 : jordie
HND-AMS : 19.11.17 : UAPremierGuy
HND-AMS : 21/11/17 : phoneticduck +1
NRT-BRU : 22/11/17 : mad_rich
NRT-BRU : 23/11/17 : Asserti+1 (DOH-BRU 25/11)
HND-AMS : 25/11/17 : denkigroove
HND-AMS : 26/11/17 : Tennislover9
HND-AMS : 26/11/17 : polochick
NRT-BRU : 26/11/17 : fbruno
HND-LHR : 27/11/17 : Pilot37
NRT-AMS : 28/11/17 : island82
NRT-BRU : 28/11/17 : xtommox
HND-LHR : 29/11/17 : Carofos
NRT-MAN : 30.11.17 : travellingjake +2
December
Outbound
BRU-HND : 04/12/17 : jlisi984 +2
AMS-NRT : 10/12/17 : NikaK +1
Inbound
NRT-AMS : 04/12/17 : justatourist
HND-AMS : 12/12/17 : jlisi984 +2
NRT-AMS : 14/12/17 : NikaK +1
QR fare rules for this one can be found here.
I have created a travel trips thread in the Japan forum. A good place to discuss hotels, trips, restaurants and maybe even arrange meet ups: The QR week(end) HND/NRT travel thread (2017)
Sorted by departure month:
November
Outbound
CPH-HND : 03/11/17 : denkigroove
LHR-HND : 03/11/17 : Cymro +1
BRU-NRT : 08/11/17 : mad_rich
AMS-NRT : 08.11.17 : jordie
AMS-HND : 13.11.17 UAPremierGuy
BRU-NRT : 15/11/17 : xtommox
AMS-HND : 15/11/17 : phoneticduck +1
AMS-NRT : 17/11/17 : polochick
BRU-NRT : 17/11/17 : Asserti+1 (DOH-NRT 18/11)
LHR-HND : 18/11/17 : justatourist
AMS-HND : 19/11/17 : Tennislover9
AMS-HND : 20.11.17 : travellingjake +2
LHR-NRT : 23/11/17 : Pilot37
LHR-HND : 23/11/17 : Carofos
AMS-NRT : 24/11/17 : island82
Inbound
HND-AMS : 05/11/17 : toastedcafe
HND-AMS : 11/11/17 : Cymro +1
NRT-AMS : 12.11.17 : jordie
HND-AMS : 19.11.17 : UAPremierGuy
HND-AMS : 21/11/17 : phoneticduck +1
NRT-BRU : 22/11/17 : mad_rich
NRT-BRU : 23/11/17 : Asserti+1 (DOH-BRU 25/11)
HND-AMS : 25/11/17 : denkigroove
HND-AMS : 26/11/17 : Tennislover9
HND-AMS : 26/11/17 : polochick
NRT-BRU : 26/11/17 : fbruno
HND-LHR : 27/11/17 : Pilot37
NRT-AMS : 28/11/17 : island82
NRT-BRU : 28/11/17 : xtommox
HND-LHR : 29/11/17 : Carofos
NRT-MAN : 30.11.17 : travellingjake +2
December
Outbound
BRU-HND : 04/12/17 : jlisi984 +2
AMS-NRT : 10/12/17 : NikaK +1
Inbound
NRT-AMS : 04/12/17 : justatourist
HND-AMS : 12/12/17 : jlisi984 +2
NRT-AMS : 14/12/17 : NikaK +1
The 'Sake Fare' Meet-Up Thread: AMS/BRU-DOH-TYO
Nov 16, 2017, 1:31 pm
#811
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 834
it really depends on where one is going tbh. I always have no problem taking the JR to wherever I want to go. I've only taken the metro a handful of times, only more when I was living there and the closest station to me was a metro 
But yes, I agree, only if you're making a RT Tokyo/Osaka then I would suggest to get the pass as it's worth it when you're making multiple trips.
But yes, I agree, only if you're making a RT Tokyo/Osaka then I would suggest to get the pass as it's worth it when you're making multiple trips.
Nov 16, 2017, 4:27 pm
#812
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: LH SEN; BA Gold
Posts: 8,405
Osaka, Matusmoto, Kumamoto, Mt. Fuji, Kanazawa, etc. There are hundreds of places in Japan worth a visit.
Nov 18, 2017, 12:16 pm
#816
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: PBI
Programs: AS MVP 75K, DL PM
Posts: 248
Flying Ams-Doh-Hnd tomorrow. First time in Qatar biz. I have high expectations.
Will be posting a trip report with photos after I get back.
This is part of a 30,000 mile journey to Hong Kong and Singapore for me.
Will be posting a trip report with photos after I get back.
This is part of a 30,000 mile journey to Hong Kong and Singapore for me.
Nov 18, 2017, 3:59 pm
#817
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: LON
Programs: BAEC Gold, QRPC Silver, Hilton Gold, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 265
Nov 18, 2017, 7:43 pm
#818
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: ASE
Programs: UA 1MM, AA1MM PLTPRO, Hertz PC, National EXC, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton/Marriott Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 3,357
I combined my Sake Fare with a cheap MH J ticket to Bali. Right now I'm sitting on the JAL F Class Lounge in HND awaiting my departure to Bail in 10 hours or so. I wonder what I'll do with my spare time here... 
Nov 20, 2017, 4:31 pm
#819
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Here
Programs: HHonors Diamond, AA EXP
Posts: 1,496
Nov 23, 2017, 4:07 am
#820
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: BHD
Programs: BAEC Gold, Radisson VIP, Hertz Gold, Accor Plat
Posts: 162
back yesterday from my Sake Fare adventure. Flawless from QR start to finish. Had to haggle a bit to get the Haneda checkin staff (are they JAL employees?) to check my bags through to BHD on a separate BA booking. In the end it came down to me asking if they knew how to do it on the system, to which they said yes, and I had to insist on them just doing it. The lady was convinced it would not work. So much so that 3hrs later, she appeared at my seat on the plane to quadruple check the baggage tags and BA flight numbers.
BA did annoy me however by not letting me collect mobile boarding passes for AMS-LHR-BHD, meaning I had to clear immigration to get to a BA desk for my pass.
Other than that, amazing trip, will definitely be back.
Anyone still to depart I recommend stopping in at Geronimo shot bar in Roppongi and our hotel in Minato (Hotel Risveglio) was superb
BA did annoy me however by not letting me collect mobile boarding passes for AMS-LHR-BHD, meaning I had to clear immigration to get to a BA desk for my pass.
Other than that, amazing trip, will definitely be back.
Anyone still to depart I recommend stopping in at Geronimo shot bar in Roppongi and our hotel in Minato (Hotel Risveglio) was superb
Nov 23, 2017, 4:15 am
#821
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,945
That's a bit odd, if you are on an EU passport there isn't usually an issue checking in on the app and getting a mobile bp. Also for anyone else in this situation and connecting on to a BA flight after arriving in BRU/AMS - when I checking in at the QR desk in HND the agent actually offered to check me in for the separate BRU-LHR-MAN flights and provided me with the boarding passes so that seems another way to get them if the BA app isn't playing ball,
Nov 23, 2017, 9:59 am
#822
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,500
back yesterday from my Sake Fare adventure. Flawless from QR start to finish. Had to haggle a bit to get the Haneda checkin staff (are they JAL employees?) to check my bags through to BHD on a separate BA booking. In the end it came down to me asking if they knew how to do it on the system, to which they said yes, and I had to insist on them just doing it. The lady was convinced it would not work. So much so that 3hrs later, she appeared at my seat on the plane to quadruple check the baggage tags and BA flight numbers.
BA did annoy me however by not letting me collect mobile boarding passes for AMS-LHR-BHD, meaning I had to clear immigration to get to a BA desk for my pass.
BA did annoy me however by not letting me collect mobile boarding passes for AMS-LHR-BHD, meaning I had to clear immigration to get to a BA desk for my pass.
Nov 23, 2017, 10:14 am
#823
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 1,578
That's odd. When I checked in for HND-DOH-BRU and asked to get my bag tagged for BRU-LHR as well I got all three boarding passes, including one for the BA flight. On top of that my original HND-DOH flight got delayed by 3h on departure, when I landed at DOH there was a QR employee waiting for me with a new boarding pass for direct DOH-LHR flight (including QSuites). To my surprise, my bag made it too.
Nov 24, 2017, 8:32 am
#824
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 24
Where you on the flight into NRT on saturday 18th november?
I'm in Doha now. Homebound flight in a few hours to Brussels
However plus Qatar provided me with a nice 23hours at the Westin. A 200QR upgrade to an executive room made it even better!
And I managed to get 2 hotels out of the deal. One on the outbound and one on the inbound leg, even when my outbound layover was less than 12 hours!
I'm in Doha now. Homebound flight in a few hours to Brussels
However plus Qatar provided me with a nice 23hours at the Westin. A 200QR upgrade to an executive room made it even better!
And I managed to get 2 hotels out of the deal. One on the outbound and one on the inbound leg, even when my outbound layover was less than 12 hours!
Nov 26, 2017, 12:32 am
#825
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: SIN/BRU
Programs: A3 Silver, BA BLUE, IHG Gold, Hertz President's circle, AY plat
Posts: 233
Flying NRT-DOH-BRU this evening. Seat next to me still empty, hope it remains like that. It makes the QR 77W J class one of the most spacious J products in the world. Especially a separate seat and bed are nice 
Till this morning was the seat next to me "blocked". Now it became suddenly available for selection.
Noted that getting an OLCI (mobile) boardingpass is only possible via the mobile app. The desktop OLCI interface isn't issuing a BP, only a confirmation to pick up the BP at the airport CI desk.
Till this morning was the seat next to me "blocked". Now it became suddenly available for selection.
Noted that getting an OLCI (mobile) boardingpass is only possible via the mobile app. The desktop OLCI interface isn't issuing a BP, only a confirmation to pick up the BP at the airport CI desk.