(New York to Bora Bora - NYC to BOB)

I haven't booked any award reservations just yet and would greatly appreciate your guys's help!

Need to get to Bora Bora in April/May of next year. What I have:

myself - AA Gold status, 100K AA miles, 4 upgrades
hubby - no status, 30K AA miles

What is the most efficient way to do it?


As this topic comes up with some regularity, threads have been merged. Also note:

TN / Air Tahiti Nui, allows AAdvantage miles to be used; TN flies to PPT / Paeete, island of Tahiti, French Polynesia (from LAX, AKL, NRT, CDG via LAX and SYD). HI / Hawaiian Airlines is also an AA partner, and serves PPT on Saturdays at this update.

VT / Air Tahiti, the domestic airline serving Tahiti and her islands, flies to BOB and other PF destinations; it is not an AAdvantage partner nor is it connected to Air Tahiti Nui; separate tickets must be purchased additionally to award tickets to PPT - see VT's website here. Be sure to check the Air Tahiti Pass here if you are thinking of mutliple islands visits.

Tahiti is a single island; Papeete is the capital, and the main international airport serving the area is Faaa / Papeete International Airport / PPT, actually a just few miles south at Faa'a. Tahiti is part of the Society Islands, as are neighboring Moorea, and Bora Bora, Maupiti and Raiatea.

Motu-mote (Bora Bora) Airport /BOB is on a small motu (island) near Bora Bora, 260 km / 162 mi from PPT. Bora Bora is properly pronounced "PO-rah PO-rah". Transport to / from Bora Bora and resorts is by boat.

If the idea of Bora Bora is too expensive, check nearby Moorea, served by Moorea Temae Airport (MOZ), but better arrived at in most instances by high speed catamaran Aremiti ferry (1/2 hour) from the downtown Papeete ferry dock.

Check respective fora for further information, including your favorite hotel property fora, and the Australia, New Zealand & the South Pacific Forum.