Jolly Jetstar Sale (MEL-DSP $400 Return and More) (Jan-Mar & May-June)

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Freighter on 13/12/2012 - 13:29 jetstar.com (1474 clicks)
Last edited 31/12/2012 - 01:29 by 1 other user

Seems quite cheap for Melbourne to Bali especially being direct! Dates are below.

Domestic Travel Dates:
Launceston - Melbourne (Tullamarine): 15 Jan – 20 Mar 2013
Brisbane – Hamilton Island: 5 Feb – 20 Mar 2013
Melbourne – Gold Coast: 1 Mar – 20 Mar 2013
Adelaide - Melbourne (Tullamarine): 5 Feb – 20 Mar 2013
Cairns – Gold Coast: 27 Feb – 20 Mar 2013
Brisbane - Melbourne: 5 Feb – 20 Mar 2013
Hobart - Gold Coast: 15 Jan – 20 Mar 2013
Sydney - Cairns: 20 Feb – 20 Mar 2013

International Travel Dates:
Darwin – Manila: 5 Feb – 20 Mar and 1 May – 19 Jun 2013
Perth - Singapore: 15 Jan – 20 Mar and 1 May – 19 Jun 2013
Sydney – Fiji: 30 Jan – 20 Mar and 1 May – 19 Jun 2013
Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Singapore: 30 Jan – 20 Mar and 1 May – 19 Jun 2013
Melbourne (Tullamarine) – Bali: 30 Jan – 20 Mar and 1 May – 19 Jun 2013
Cairns - Tokyo: 3 Apr - 24 Apr and 9 May - 26 Jun 2013
Sydney - Phuket: 6 Feb – 20 Mar and 1 May – 19 Jun 2013

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  Freighter on 13/12/2012 - 13:32

  Sorry I suck at posting deals, I just thought people would be interested.

  Other cheap ones are:

  Melbourne - Launceston $39
  Brisbane - Newcastle $45
  Melbourne - Sydney $45
  Perth - Melbourne $129
  Perth - Bali $129
  Sydney - Christchurch $129
  Darwin - Bali $119

  (the above are both ways)

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  Lucky Luke on 13/12/2012 - 13:50

  +4

  I love this community, and I used to work for Jetstar in thier PR/CR division. I was a policy specialist.

  Be careful buying these sale fares, they're very very restricted, non-refundable, non-transferable. Avoid taking check-in luggage, Jetstar make no garuntee your luggage will travel with you, and if its lost you won't get reimbursed unless you have receipts for EVERYTHING, including the bag.

  There is also a clause in thier sale contract saying "we make no garuntee that we'll get you to your destination on the time or date specified".

  I recommend not flying with them, or at the very least, upgrade your fare to a Starter Plus I think it was called. That allows you to make some changes to the ticket without any ridiculous fees.

  All in all, if you lose something, if you are delayed, if you miss your flight, if you can't travel on the date, if you go over your baggage allowance … you're screwed on a sale fare, you will be charged a significant fee.

  And for the love of all things holy, get travel insurance!

  http://www.jetstar.com/au/en/planning-and-booking/fares/fare… refer to this link to see the difference/flexibility in thier fare types.

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    chris449 on 13/12/2012 - 14:23

    I think the one about not getting you to your destination is standard amongst airlines, and a point of contention when dealing with travel insurance.

    Your luggage not travelling with you isn't one I've heard before. Is this specific to Jetstar? Do you know if it's ever occurred?

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      Lucky Luke on 13/12/2012 - 17:56

      I dealt with many customers who lost thier luggage. Because Jetstar has severe weight limitations with thier ageing fleet, logistics demand that more often that not your checked-in luggage will travel on a different flight to you.

      It was not uncommon for customers - usually arriving in international airports - to lose ALL thier luggage. Some of the worst cases involved lost luggage containing essential medication.

      Without recipts (for the bag and its contents) its common practice to throw $100.00 travel vouchers at the customer until they stop complaining.

      I don't mean to sound so jaded and negative … but this is how it works.

      But for short-haul domestic flights with carrry-on luggage and no extras … you can't go wrong with Jetstar.

      And always check Tiger Airways prices if your travelling a route they cover as well. They're recognised as the cheapest on the Asian-Pacific routes they cover, and Jetstar has a price BEAT garuntee. It can be a bit of a hassel sometimes because you have to make the booking over the phone, but you can save a lot of money.

      http://www.jetstar.com/au/en/what-we-offer/our-guarantees/pr…

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  peeweekathi on 13/12/2012 - 14:58

  I knew the fares would come down soon! Was just looking the other day, for next year's trip, so snapped up my bargain. Thanks for spotting it so soon:)

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  INFIDEL on 13/12/2012 - 16:38

  +2

  Japan RETURN fares $369 (from Cairns) & $470 (from Gold Coast) (April-May):
  Early April in Japan is best time to see the Cherry & other blossoms.

  $199 Cairns to Osaka eg 7th April direct (3Apr-26Jun)
  $170 Osaka to Cairns eg 13th May direct (8April-13May)

  $249 Gold Coast to Osaka eg 10th April direct (3Apr-26Jun)
  $221 Osaka to Gold Coast eg 9th May direct (3April-9May)[Cheapest is AirAsia $339 after May]

  I get these sent by adioso.com (5 hrs before Jetstar sales email arrived & 6 hours before this post) and also get the return flight costs - much easier! Just enter your destinations, click Watch Price box, & price you are willing to pay - everyday there is a deal, you get an email in the morning.

  Check adioso.com for deals from other cities - easier than using Jetstar & includes other airlines.

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  tone212 on 13/12/2012 - 17:18

  For those interested in Japan and who do not live in Cairns or Gold Coast, I'd check out your local travel agent and ask about prices for full-service airlines.

  Eg. Melbourne - Tokyo is advertised in these Jetstar sales as $427 one way for a starter fare (not including luggage, credit card fee, food etc.).

  I flew Singapore Airlines to Tokyo (with a stopover in Signapore) this year for just over $1000 return. This included luggage, food, entertainment and comfort. Signapore Airlines are one of the best in the world as well.

  So don't be fooled into think these Japan fares are insanely cheap when compared to full service airlines. The only advantage Jetstar have is that they fly direct from Australia to Japan, while most other asian airlines stop over in their base country (but you might as well add another country to your holiday anyway!).

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    INFIDEL on 13/12/2012 - 17:52

    These prices are pretty standard for direct flights (Gold Coast & Cairns) when on special.
    Melbourne involves a connecting flight to Gold Coast etc.
    Cairns to Osaka was $139 a few months back.

    I just take my own food (7 hr flight from GC), pay by bank deposit etc to avoid CC fees, and often travel only with carry on luggage (hols for several months). So the listed price is it.
    I use these ~$400 return flights most years for many years, without any issues. I'd rather spend my money on my holiday in Japan, than on the public transport to get there.

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      movieman on 13/12/2012 - 18:03

      Hi Bruce,

      Love your previous posts - thanks for contributing.

      Just a question… How do you travel for SO LONG with only carry on?

      I'm planning a one month trip to Vietnam next year, on a motorbike, and a list of 'travel essentials' that you usually carry on would definately help!

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        INFIDEL on 13/12/2012 - 18:22

        +6

        Pleased to help. I love travelling.
        Have been travelling 9 months a year overseas most years since 2005.

        The answer: SEASONS - if you travel in 1 season, only need 1 type of clothes. (eg Vietnam)
        Eg April in Central Honshu starts warming, flowers blossom. You can follow the Cherry Blossoms (pink areas) on the weather map as areas warm up - see Japan News on SBS! But Hokkaido & the Alps (2500+m) still has snow. Okinawa is warm all year. Choose an area, a season, & choose the clothes, etc. If you see a smaller area, it saves on travel costs & you can base yourself / leave your bags in 1 place.

        10Kg carry on, wear on a few layers of clothes (long sleeved shirt over Tshirt(s)) plus fill your pockets with small heavier items like camera, phone, food for flight, etc. The more restricted your baggage weight, the more inventive you become. I used to lug around 25-30kg - NEVER again. Travelling should not be a chore, and 10-12 kg is a pleasure. The more you take, the higher the chance you will lose it. If you really need something, buy it & suppport the local economy. Those purchases make memorable souvenirs, or give them away before returning.

        Of course Winter requires more, but have fine tuned that with a $99 down jacket that stuffs to the size of my fist & weighs almost nothing, but is toasty warm in sub-zero climate. Add to that thermal underwear bought on special at outdoors shops - again weighs little.

        I take 1 pair of thermals in hot countries as many bus rides are so cold, you freeze.

        All seasons - zip off trousers that convert to shorts (handy in hot climates when visiting religious places).

        But Summer is easiest - all light clothes. Thats Vietnam!

        But I am a 'heavy weight' in travel compared to some. A blog about Myanmar (Burma) - next month for me, listed 4.5kg was all that was necessary for 28 days. I have my own list, but can't find the file. Take a phone & use local SIM, & forget the alarm clock. Umbrella is more comfortable & usefull than rain coat & cooler in humid countries. Would equally apply to Vietnam http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=9…

        You can wash overnight & its dry by morning if select quick dry clothes.

        Laundry services are available in counties like Vietnam. 2 months back, to wash all but 1 set of clothes (I was wearing them) in Malaysia cost less than $2 - folded & bagged up. Not even my Mother did such a service for me!!

        The more often you wash - the less clothes you need!
        Usual for me: 2-3 zip off trousers, 3-4 jocks, 1-2 socks (more in Winter), 3-4 shirts/Tshirts ($10 OzBargain Colarado ones!), all in a light small pack.

        (Eg restocked my superfine Merino boxers 66% off from Macpac a month back - love them. So light, almost naughty to wear, dry fast, and great in hot & humid or icy conditions.)

        Sometimes take a sleeping bag & down filled mat to sleep out in parks, beaches, beside rivers, or peoples homes. That saves a fortune in (rural) Japan! Used to take a light tent but found locals didn't mind me sleeping in shelter sheds etc. But that adds to my weight, but if I pay for baggage I save on accommodation.

        Buy toothpaste, body wash etc when you arrive - they are heavy, liquid, & cheaper there.
        DO bring medication (Malaria tablets etc).

        A light weight towel is handy. I also take a small bacterial treated microfible towel (about 150x150mm, ~$3.50 on sale at Kathmandu) to wipe away the sweat in hot places. Can soak in water to keep you cool. An umbrella is a good idea - used to shade you from intense heat or rain. You can buy cheap there, but I have had bad experiences of them collapsing in a few days.

        So my suggestion is to Google Vietnam & travel essentials - plenty of helpful people on LP etc.

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        INFIDEL on 13/12/2012 - 20:05

        +4

        Found my cryptic list of items packed for Malaysia July-Aug 2012…

        I always email myself (or leave as draft) important docs like passport, prescriptions, important info, contacts, and what I am packing from this last trip. I aso email a photograph of the luggage contants & luggage. Handy if anything goes wrong. (And I tend to forget.)

        First collumn is luggage weight (in Kg) going to Singapore, second to Gold Coast
        (wear past check-in 2 heaviest pants, 2 shirts/ Tshirt, shoes, socks = 1.91kg both ways, with phone, camera, chargers, some food in pockets)
        Can remove heavier clothes after check-in & weighing!
        Transfer food, etc to daypack/fabric bag on board & stow main luggage in locker.

        SIN / GC
        1.06 Clothes (listed in previous post - less those wearing)
        0.96 0.00 Medical, first aid, etc
        0.35 fabric bag for shopping / beach
        0.31 0.07 Fluids (empty on return) Body wash, shampoo, etc
        0.18 Small Microfible Towel
        0.60 Additional food for flight, empty waterbottle to fill in departure area, etc
        0.65 Blue bag - general items & medium towel for beach
        0.19 Pack Cover (rain protection)
        0.40 Mesh bag - to store clothes on travel
        0.30 Umbrella
        1.50 Sandles (2pr)
        0.17 etc
        1.38 Pack (sized to fit as carry-on luggage, from Kathmando at baout $80 6 years ago)
        8.05/6.85 Total Kg

        That was with Scoot - 7Kg luggage + up to 3kg small bag.
        I checked luggage weight on a free check-in scale. As I was underweight, I shed clothes etc & repacked bags to weigh under 10Kg.

        Next time won't take -
        day pack (0.63Kg removed from list) to hot humid places again (too sweaty), preferring a fabic shoulder bag.
        0.9Kg shoes (unless hiking) in hot climate. Took 2 sandles - more practical. Only used shoes once for formal dinner. But handy when dealing with officials.

        Favourite travel items - personalised T-shirts printed (by Vistaprint) with 'Bruce' in local language - see my Avatar for name in Kanji; superfine Merino boxers; umbrella & sweat towel in hot places.

        But if you are going to be on a motorbike, consider taking/buying there panniers that can be lashed together as luggage, unless you can rent those there. And wear boots on the flight to avoid that weight, & take them off on the flight.

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        INFIDEL on 14/12/2012 - 21:18

        Just weighed my zip-off pants
        (I am a fun person! So what are you doing? Weighing my pants. Right!)
        3 pants weighed just 1KG!

        Have 7, from 300-600g. They are like work clothes for a traveller. Heaviest is (thicker, warmer) hard wearing material with 3 sections. Lightest are fast drying Nylon but comfy in the heat.
        Bought most on special in London (Millets online sale 2010) for about $16-25. Even looking for bargains while on hols! Cost at least $75-90++ on sale here.
        Choose ones with hidden zippered & deep pockets - to make things harder to steal/ loose.

        Wear heaviest 1 (or 2) onto plane.
        Double layers of pants can keep you warm in the snow country, teamed with 2 layers of thermals. Wash inner layer of thermals (along with superfine wool underwear) & use outer thermal as next day's inner layer. NEVER wear cotton or jeans as can freeze to skin. (I take 3 thermals to cold places.)

        [Used that trick on a 12 day walk in high country of Tasmania carrying everything including all food on my back. You learn to travel light! Dried thermals hanging from pack when walking. It was extremely cold - rescued a woman on day 1 (who probably would have died without being medivaced by helicopter). Knowledge needed to diagnose potential life threatening hyperthermia is rare when you come from Brissie. It is good to be prepared when you go beyond your usual bounds. Was embarrassed a few years earlier to find a rescue party being orgaised to find me in an area of Tas called the Labyrinth, during a blizzard. Other parties gave up hiking there as the approach was too dangerous (got blown over). I was having a great time by myself, but many have got lost & died there. Very disorienting when the track & all markers are covered in snow.]

        Well, about time I shifted this advice to Travel Forum (probably titled 'How to travel light to save money, your back, and enjoy more') but need to fight off my regular fever I first got in China 2009 - very bad, body blowing up, Drs baffled, & this is 3rd time!!! Illness is definitely the worst thing about travel!

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        spiderpig on 21/12/2012 - 23:03

        Great tips Bruce!
        Just wondering how you can travel so long in a year?
        Wish I had a job which let me travel for 3/4 of the year.

        Also do you take runners/sneakers as they would weigh a few kilos?

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  HereYeeHereYee on 13/12/2012 - 18:23

  Would Jetstar have this deal again with their Japan flights or this is the only deal on offer that should take? Looking at a May/June period flight.

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    INFIDEL on 13/12/2012 - 18:31

    This is the May-June sale TO Japan.
    Return flights are promoted for Japanese travellers - fly to Japan, then home on special. They make up the majority buying these flights.

    Here's my research of past Jetstar sale - posted in http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/85773
    (Only handy if you are in Qld, and can fly with little notice like me. Often only 1 way on sale!)
    The patterns tend to repeat most years, so gives an idea when to expect sales & flights.

    12October: Cairns-Tokyo/Osaka: $179/139 (16Oct–8Nov 2012)
    & Gold Coast-Tokyo/Osaka: $229/229 (16Oct–13Dec 2012)
    August: Cairns-Osaka $199 (Selected travel dates in 2012)
    July: Cairns-Osaka $149 (15Jul-8Aug 2012)
    June: Cairns-Osaka $199 (3Sep-17Dec 2012)
    June: Cairns-Osaka: $169 (9Apr-22June 2013(?))
    June: Cairns-Tokyo/Osaka: $149 (9May-27Jun 2012)
    & Gold Coast-Tokyo/Osaka $199 (30Jun-1Aug 2012) $299/311 from Sydney/Melb
    March: Cairns-Tokyo/Osaka: $199/179 (8April-2May 2012, 9 May-18Jul 2012)
    Jan: Cairns-Tokyo: $199 (17Jan-28Mar 2012)
    & Gold Coast-Osaka: $219 (14Jan-28Mar 2012)
    Nov11: Cairns-Osaka: $229 (22Nov-23Dec 2011, 13Jan-21Mar 2012)

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      INFIDEL on 13/12/2012 - 20:53

      Oops, (I have a fever)…
      Return flights are promoted for Japanese travellers - fly FROM Japan, then home on special.
      So flight on special are from Japan first, so makes it more difficult for us.
      So April to Japan, & back from Japan early May is best deal.

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      HereYeeHereYee on 13/12/2012 - 22:17

      Interesting, thanks for the tip mate. If I don't book now, I can wait till March (hopefully)

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  rmk on 14/12/2012 - 13:19

  Bali trip booked, woo

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    INFIDEL on 14/12/2012 - 21:40

    Enjoy!

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  azz on 20/12/2012 - 21:13

  For anyone looking to go to Japan from Gold Coast in Jan/Feb like I am, there aren't any sales TO Japan at the moment but there is a special coming back from Japan on the Jetstar Japan website for 23,000 yen.

  Might just book my return flight and hope Jetstar Australia comes up with something before then.

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    INFIDEL on 20/12/2012 - 22:18

    Umm… fares in Japan are usually advertised cheap (eg $5) - you must read the conditions:
    * exclude fuel surcharge (14,000 Yen to Australia), insurance, taxes and airport facility fees
    Thats a whole lot of fees (19,750Yen) you left out! That fare is not a bargain!
    Full fare shown on Australian site is from 42,750Yen ($486) plus bags, food, etc!

    As said so many times, Australian fares INCLUDE fees & charges, overseas sites usually don't!!!

    Check www.adioso.com as I suggested above (prices are usually dearer to Narita)
    You could save $100 with Jetstar: Osaka to GC via Singapore $371, but it will mean a stop over.

    Flights to Japan are cheaper… eg $262 GC-Osaka
    www.scoot.com GC to Singapore for $149 (21Jan-30May) (I paid $99 a month back for travel on 21Jan)
    & Tiger SIN to Japan $113 (eg 25, 27Jan) Making it $262 GC-Osaka
    or airasia GC-Osaka $309 (eg 20 or 27 jan) with stop over in KL.
    Peak travel is around 10 Feb for Chinese New Year, so expensive time to fly!

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  INFIDEL on 21/12/2012 - 23:16

  Thanks to kimba88 for noticing
  Sydney to Honolulu $710.89 Return
  Happy Holidays!

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  INFIDEL on 30/12/2012 - 23:59

  Not expired - sale ends 03 Jan 2013 23:59 (AEDT)