Tokyo → Sydney → Fiji
Multi-continent itinerary already locked in — JAL Business, Singapore First A380, Fiji Business home.
Asia + Oceania · Booked, traveling 2026
This is the trip we're currently sitting on, all booked, not yet taken. It's a worked example of multi-program optimization — every long-haul leg uses a different partner, each transfer routed for maximum value.
The headline: Singapore Airlines First Class on the A380 SIN → SYD for 149k KrisFlyer miles + $80pp. That's a redemption that single-handedly justifies a year of accumulating Capital One miles and transferring to Singapore. The cash equivalent for that flight is $5,000+ per seat.
Around it: JAL Business to Tokyo (booked on JAL miles for one passenger, Cathay Asia Miles for the other — same flight, two different programs because of award space), Park Hyatt Tokyo for the final two nights on points, ANA economy onwards, Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts credit at the Langham Hong Kong, JW Marriott Singapore on a free-night cert. The return is Fiji Airways Business booked on Qatar Avios.
How it was booked.
| Route / Stay | Carrier / Program | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| SEA-NRT | Japan Airlines (Business) | 80k JAL miles (pax 1) + 63k Cathay Asia Miles (pax 2) + ~$150pp + $300 lap infant |
| Park Hyatt Tokyo · 2 nights | World of Hyatt | 35k points/night (last 2 nights of Tokyo stay) |
| HND-HKG | ANA (Economy) | 18k ANA miles (2 adults + 1 infant) |
| Langham Hong Kong | Cash via Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts credits | FHR credit absorption |
| HKG-SIN | Economy | ~15k miles + $60pp |
| JW Marriott Singapore | Marriott Bonvoy | Free-night cert + 70k points/night top-off |
| SIN-SYD | Singapore Airlines First (A380) | 149k KrisFlyer miles + $80pp |
| Hyatt Regency Sydney | World of Hyatt | Hyatt free-night awards |
| Intercontinental Fiji | Chase travel credit | Cash absorbed by annual travel credit |
| NAN-SFO | Fiji Airways (Business) | 2 × 77k Qatar Avios + $200pp · 7k Avios + $100 for infant |