[Okinawa Travel] Price Comparison of the Best Bargain Plans from Rakuten Travel and Jalan

September 2024.Rakuten Travel is currently holding its Super Sale。Jalan is currently holding its Special Week. The time has come to make the most meaningful comparisons, including those with other travel agencies.

Since we're here anyway,Using famous hotels in Okinawa Prefecture as examples, I’d like to compare the package rates and perks offered by each company.。

Basically, the package rates are low.

When traveling to Okinawa, most people book airline tickets and, in many cases, a rental car. It’s cheaper to book a package deal that includes a hotel, airline tickets, and a rental car all together rather than booking each item separately. Please check the article below for more details.

Comparison Criteria

It is said that the average time for booking a trip is three months before departure, and that the first day of a trip is most often a Friday or Saturday. Based on data from Okinawa Prefecture’s “Estimates of Travel Patterns and Tourism Revenue for Visitors from Outside the Prefecture” for Reiwa 5, which indicates that 2-night, 3-day itineraries are the most common, we will compare 2-night, 3-day packages for two people starting on a Friday in December 2024—three months after the current Rakuten Travel and Jalan sales (September).

We will evaluate the plan based on a package tour (set plan) that includes round-trip airfare, a hotel (with breakfast), and a rental car with collision damage waiver.

(Since package tours are generally cheaper than the total cost of individual bookings, we do not look into individual bookings.)

Hotel Nikko Alivila

Reservation Site	Exclusive Benefits	Total Cost for 2 People	Additional Information
Jalan	×: None	113,200 yen(After discount)	JAL. Sale discount already applied. 56,600 yen per person. Original price: 118,200 yen.
Rakuten Travel	×: None	116,000 yen (after discount)	JAL. Super Sale discount already applied. 58,000 yen per person. Original price: 124,000 yen.
Polar Bear Tour	◯: Yes	126,294 yen (after discount)	ANA. Discount already applied. 63,147 yen per person. Original price: 130,200 yen.
Needs Tour	×: None	131,600 yen	Peach. 65,800 yen per person.
JTB	◯: Yes	182,600 yen (after discount)	JAL. Discount already applied. 91,300 yen per person. Original price: 194,600 yen.

JTB's Exclusive Benefits

JTB's exclusive benefit, "How to Spend Your Trip"..." is included in the set. It offers free admission to several tourist attractions in Okinawa Prefecture, as well as discounts on activities. From May through October, the pass is valid at more than 60 locations. From October through the following May, it is valid at more than 30 locations.

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Since both Rakuten Travel and Jalan are currently running big sales, these two are the cheapest options if you're just looking at price! However,When you factor in the free admission to tourist attractions and other benefits offered by the Shirokuma Tour and JTB, the Shirokuma Tour or JTB might be a better deal for some people.。

Okinawa Grand Mer Resort

Reservation Site	Exclusive Benefits	Total Cost for 2 People	Additional Information
Rakuten Travel	×: None	76,800 yen	JAL. 38,400 yen per person.
Polar Bear Tour	◯: Yes	81,092 yen (after discount)	ANA. Discount already applied. 40,546 yen per person. 83,600 yen before the discount.
Jalan	×: None	89,400 yen (after discount)	JAL. Sale discount already applied. 44,700 yen per person. Original price: 94,400 yen.
JTB	◯: Yes	118,600 yen (after discount)	JAL. Discount already applied. 59,300 yen per person. Original price: 130,600 yen.

JTB's Exclusive Benefits

JTB's exclusive benefit, "How to Spend Your Trip"..." is included in the set. It offers free admission to several tourist attractions in Okinawa Prefecture, as well as discounts on activities. From May through October, the pass is valid at more than 60 locations. From October through the following May, it is valid at more than 30 locations.

Click here to see how to spend your trip

Since both Rakuten Travel and Jalan are currently running big sales, these two are the cheapest options if you're just looking at price! However,When you factor in the free admission to tourist attractions and other benefits offered by the Shirokuma Tour and JTB, the Shirokuma Tour or JTB might be a better deal for some people.。

The Busena Terrace

Reservation Site	Exclusive Benefits	Total Cost for 2 People	Additional Information
Jalan	×: None	119,400 yen(After discount)	ANA. Sale discount already applied. 59,700 yen per person. Original price: 129,400 yen.
Needs Tour	×: None	141,200 yen	Peach. 70,600 yen per person.
Rakuten Travel	×: None	143,800 yen	ANA. 71,900 yen per person.
Polar Bear Tour	◯: Yes	155,006 yen (after discount)	ANA. Discount already applied. 77,503 yen per person. Original price: 159,800 yen.
JTB	◯: Yes	189,800 yen (after discount)	ANA. Discount already applied. 94,900 yen per person. Original price: 201,800 yen.

JTB's Exclusive Benefits

JTB's exclusive benefit, "How to Spend Your Trip"..." is included in the set. It offers free admission to several tourist attractions in Okinawa Prefecture, as well as discounts on activities. From May through October, the pass is valid at more than 60 locations. From October through the following May, it is valid at more than 30 locations.
・For stays of 2 nights or more, each guest receives 5,000 yen in hotel credit (once per stay)
・One step up from the Deluxe Natural: the Deluxe Natural Oceanfront.

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Summary

So, I decided to compare the rates for each hotel.

Airfare and hotel rates change from day to day. At the time of this research, there were the price differences listed above. However, depending on the traveler, if you consider not just the price but also the exclusive perks offered by Shirokuma Tour and JTB, you may actually find better deals than those available on Rakuten Travel or Jalan. Please keep this in mind when making your own reservations!

Well then!