Tokyo Travel Disasters and How To Fix Them

Above, when my luggage didn't arrive at Narita Airport in 2015, Singapore Airlines gave me
 ¥12000, even though they weren't at fault. My luggage showed up at my hotel the next day. 

Have you ever traveled somewhere and have a disaster occur?

The disasters I am referring to are more minor in nature and more of a major nuisance. It has happened to me.

Tokyo Cheapo has nine "Tokyo travel disasters" and what their recommendations are on fixing them.

I have experienced four of them while going to Japan: cancelled flight, getting sick, extreme weather conditions and missing luggage. The first happened in 2014 when my flight to L.A. was cancelled. I actually got on a better flight. The second happened when I caught a 24-hour flu bug in Tokyo in 2001. The third happened when I was stuck midway between Narita Airport and Tokyo in 2014 due to snow. The last happened at noted above.

Their article begins with:

You can plan most elements of your travels down to a tee, from tickets to hotels to activities, but there are some things you just cannot prep for. Whether you’re organizing a year in advance or more of a last-minute kind of person, you probably have the usual things covered: travel insurance, somewhere to sleep and a rough idea of what to do—but travel isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. Lost luggage, a mislaid passport and typhoons are just some of the things that can happen during your trip, and figuring out how to solve them in Japan can be a real nightmare. We’ve come up with some of the most common travel nightmares that we hope never happen to you, but if they do, this is how to minimize the damage and enjoy the rest of your trip!

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