Japan Travel Looking Better For Consumers

Japan Travel Looking Better For Consumers

by Armand Vaquer

It appears that international travel (or travel in general) is looking more consumer-friendly these days.

I was perusing last Sunday's Los Angeles Times Travel section and noted that the average airfares they found (via computer) are around $580.00 for a round-trip ticket from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tokyo (Narita). The airlines the Times checked included All Nippon, American, Continental, Delta, JAL, Northwest, Singapore and United.

This is certainly good news for those travelers who are on a tight budget.

Also, the currency exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen is looking a little more favorable.

I checked XE.com's Universal Currency Converter just minutes ago and this is the rate it came up with:

1.00 USD = 98.2650 JPY

1 USD = 98.2650 JPY 1 JPY = 0.0101766 USD

While this exchange rate is still not as good as it was a couple of years ago, it does indicate that the foreign exchange rates are at least headed in the right direction. Keep in mind that these rates are available to high-roller travelers. Your rate would be a bit lower.

Still, this is welcome news!