Mile Up Credit Card & Miles Consultant
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Travel & business trip cost reduction consulting

Business travel is not
an “unavoidable expense.”

No cutting corners, no penny-pinching — just the smart use of airline miles and credit cards.
Keep the comfort. Lower only the cost.

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CASE

Airfare Savings Examples

LUXURY

Business trip to Vietnam (Business Class)

Regular airfare ¥250,000
¥8,000
Saved ¥242,000
FAMILY

Family trip to Canada (3 people, round trip)

Regular airfare ¥650,000
¥120,000
Saved ¥530,000
DOMESTIC

Round trip to Okinawa

Regular airfare ¥30,000
¥0
Saved ¥30,000

* These are examples of airfare paid with miles and points (not consulting fees). Actual savings vary depending on your miles balance, route and travel dates.

PROBLEM

Does any of this sound familiar?

Airfare and hotel costs for international and domestic business trips are high and squeezing your budget
You use corporate cards and miles without a clear strategy and aren't getting the most out of them
You still pay business expenses by bank transfer and are missing out on points
You worry about problems abroad (delays, cancellations, baggage), and every trip feels like a burden

A miles and credit card specialist can solve these problems for you.

SERVICE

Mile Up Services

ONE-TIME · 100% SUCCESS-BASED FEE

Award Ticket Cost Reduction Support

International: 30% of savingsDomestic: 20% of savings

We use the miles and points you already have to bring down airfare, which can easily get expensive. Available for both personal travel and corporate business trips.

  • Proposals for cutting airfare with miles, compared with regular fares
  • Guidance on seat selection, baggage rules and check-in
  • Basic guidance on handling delays, cancellations and baggage problems
ONE-TIME

Card & Miles Setup Support

¥10,000

Basic support for choosing credit cards, setting up mileage memberships and switching your payments. The ideal first step if you're not sure where to begin.

  • Guidance on choosing cards and joining mileage programs
  • Prioritizing which payments to switch first
  • Setting up a basic system for earning miles
OPTION

Travel Documents & Trouble Support

From ¥4,000

Support with e-visa and electronic travel authorization applications (from ¥4,000 per person) and help when problems arise during your trip (from ¥5,000), so you can travel with peace of mind.

OPTION

Overseas Accompaniment

From ¥50,000 / day + expenses

We travel with you on overseas business trips, site visits and meetings, handling airport transfers, local transportation and hotel check-in so you can focus on your work.

💡 Success fee example (international flight)

Regular airfare ¥200,000 → Actual cost with miles ¥9,000 → Savings ¥191,000

Even after our 30% fee of ¥57,300, you still save ¥133,700. If we can't reduce your costs, you pay nothing.

PLAN

Annual Support Plans for Companies

Ongoing support that keeps reviewing your business trip costs, hotel spending and use of cards and miles to optimize corporate travel expenses.

Light

¥12,500 / month
  • 60-minute initial consultation
  • Quick review of business trip and hotel costs
  • Online consultations: 2 per year
  • LINE / email consultations: 1 per month
MOST POPULAR

Standard

¥25,000 / month
  • 90-minute initial consultation + summary report
  • Review of travel routes and accommodation areas
  • Online consultations: 4 per year
  • LINE / email consultations: 2 per month
  • Priority handling of add-on services

Premium

¥50,000 / month
  • 120-minute initial consultation + detailed review
  • Improvement reports: 2 per year
  • Online consultations: once a month
  • LINE / email consultations: 4 per month
  • Support with creating travel and expense policies

* One-time award ticket support, e-visa support, emergency trouble support and overseas accompaniment are not included in the annual plans and are charged separately.

BEYOND SAVINGS

Beyond Travel Savings.

Cut your mobile data costs even further. Stay safely connected abroad. And turn your business trips into the ability to sell overseas. Here are three services we recommend alongside travel cost reduction.

DATA COSTS

Overseas eSIM Navi

Roaming: about ¥3,000 / day
→ eSIM from a few hundred yen

International roaming with major Japanese carriers can cost around ¥3,000 a day. With an eSIM, you can choose the best plan for each destination from just a few hundred yen. Country-by-country comparisons and setup guides are available (in Japanese).

Compare eSIMs by country →
SECURITY

VPN Life

Risk of snooping on public Wi-Fi abroad
→ Stay safe with a VPN

Protect your data on public Wi-Fi overseas. A VPN also solves the problem of Japanese streaming services and online banking being hard to access from abroad.

How to choose a VPN →
SALES GROWTH

Overseas Market Expansion

Beyond the business trip:
help to “sell overseas”

New Connections Inc. helps companies develop sales channels overseas, bridging Japan and the world with hands-on support.

See how we can help →
PROFILE

About Our Representative

Shunji Chigami, Representative Director of Mile Up
Representative Director, Mile Up / Credit Card & Miles Consultant

Shunji Chigami

千上 俊直

A consultant who helps individuals and companies reduce their travel and business trip costs, drawing on expert knowledge of airline miles, credit cards, airfares and hotel rates. From domestic trips to international business travel, he does more than just make travel cheaper — he supports clients so they can travel with peace of mind, from departure until they return home.

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