Reviews & Japan Travel Advice (Patreon)

It's a new month. WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior: Volume 22 released not long ago, and it seems a lot of people grabed a copy. Thank you so much! It means the world to me to have your support.

 Just as a friendly reminder, if you read this volume and enjoyed it, please leave a review. You can write reviews using the following links:

 Amazon Reviews

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 Reviews are important for authors. They provide social proof that a book is worth reading. Many people will look at the reviews before dropping money on a book. I would be grateful to anyone who could take a minute to just tell others that this is a good story they should invest their money in. Please tell them to shut up and give me their money... in other words.

 And with that out of the way, I'd like to talk a bit about the meat and potatoes of this Patreon newsletter.

 A few people replied to my last Patreon newsletter, expressing an interest in knowing how they can travel to Japan for cheap, and I'm going to deliver. If any of you ever wanted to visit Japan but thought it was out of your reach due to finances, this is for you. Please pay attention class. Sit down and be quiet, or I'll have Ms. Viz scold you harshly.

 What I plan to talk about this time is plane tickets and how to get them cheap.

 I'll start by telling you all that my plane tickets to Japan are always free. Technically, I pay in flier miles, so it's a slight misnomer, but it is true that I don't pay for the plane tickets themselves.

 I have a CITI Bank credit card, which gets me 4x the flier miles when I pay for travel, such as buying plane tickets, or booking hotels. I am also an AAdvantage member with American Airlines, and I net even more flier miles when I pay for tickets and hotels through them since CITI Bank is partnered with American. I also get 2x flier miles for gas and 1x for everything else.

 I use this card for EVERYTHING. My mortgage, electric bill, water bill, food expenses, the art and editing on my books... I pay for it all with this card, which means I rack up a TON of flier miles.

 It costs between 80,000 and 98,000 flier miles for round trip tickets to Japan, and I normally rack up around 180,000 flier miles per year, which means all my expenses are paying for my plane tickets.

 HOWEVER, not everyone has a credit card that gives them flier miles. Some people have credit cards that give them specific bonuses to help them pay for necessities because life is a struggle. That's why I'm going to talk about another way to get tickets for around $500 or less.

 Zipair.

 Zipair is an airlines partnered with Japanese Airlines, and as you can see from the image, they are super freaking cheap. Depending on when you go, you can buy round trip tickets to Japan and back for $380.

 Of course, this doesn't include the tickets you'd need to travel to an international airport like Los Angeles LAX, but you're probably looking at something like $200 for that, so you're paying roughly $580 for a round trip to Japan.

 Zipair also has special deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, so if you can save up and buy tickets on those days, you can get even better prices.

 The last way to get cheaper tickets is to buy red eye flights.

 Red-eye flights are cheap because nobody wants them. You depart late at night and arrive early the next morning. If you've ever tried to sleep on a plane, you'll know how hard that is. Now imagine getting red-eye flights on a 16 hour plane ride. Can you say yikes? However, if you can sleep on an airplane, then these are a great way to travel because they are much cheaper than normal plane tickets. Red-eye flights to Japan can go as cheap as $600.

 Tickets and hotel fees are often the most expensive part of traveling, so if you can save on those, then it's a good idea. Speaking of, I will discuss how to find cheap places to stay in my next newsletter.

 Now, before I go, I have two more things to say.

 The first is a reminder to please leave a review of WIEDERGEBURT Volume 22. Amazon is the best place to review it, but I appreciate reviews on other platforms too.

 The second is to reminder you that I'm hosting a "Favorite Character Pole". It's aviailable to all people, including non-members. If you'd like to cast your vote, then click on the link below and it'll take you there. This pole WILL be featured in the next volume of my book, so I hope you'll all cast a vote.

 Favorite Character Pole - WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior

 That's all I have right now. Thank you for being a part of my Patreon. Your support means the world to me.

 Until next time!