FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Nashville to Bora Bora
View Single Post
Old Aug 25, 2010 | 12:18 pm
  #1  
Cubswin
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 131
Nashville to Bora Bora

I am trying to travel from Nashville to Bora Bora in the summer of 2011 using mostly rewards points (I am open to paying some as needed) for about 7 days and I have so many combinations of points and transfer options that I am banging my head against the wall.

This is my first post (I was not sure where to post this) and I have spent hours researching on FlyerTalk in the multiple forums for all of my points accounts but I have not been able to come to a conclusion and have become overwhelmed and would be greatly appreciative of any help.

Here is my situation as far as awards points are concerned (Numbers are approximate):

SPG points Available = Approximately 83,000
American Express Rewards Points = Approximately 100,000 Total (50,000 in my account and 50,000 in my wife's)
American Airlines AAdvantage Miles = 128,000 Total (52,000 in my accound and 76,000 in my wife's)
United Miles = 110,000 Total (60,000 in my accound and 50,000 in my wife's)

Assumptions and/or things I am considering or have found during research and other random facts or ideas:

1. At this point (Also open to changing) I am assuming that I am going to use my AAdvantage points to transfer into HHonors points a 2:1 in order to cover 4 night at the Hilton Bora Bora (Will probably pay for one or two more or use some other transfer option to cover any other nights) but this is a variable because it depends what miles I need to use to get there.

2. It looks like my travel will be from Nashville to Los Angeles to Papeete to Bora Bora but between the Star Alliance, my AAdvantage miles, my United miles, and my American Express points I cannot figure out the best way to get there. Hawaiian Airlines to Honolulu to Papeete or Air Tahiti Nui from Los Angeles to Papeete (If this is even a real possibility)........etc, etc

3. I am not certain how many nights to say that I am staying because it depends on how long it takes to get us there. We are planning to be gone for 7 total days but that could give or take a day or two as needed.

4. My available travel dates would be about June 10th - July 20th (Wife is a teacher)

5. I am not certain how well I will be able to combine my wife and use my points for United and/or AAdvantage or American Express considering our points are in different accounts (Hers and mine).

Please correct ANY assumptions that I have made. They are based on what I have found in the different forums in my research but they are just assumptions and I am new to ALL of this.

I apologize in advance if this is the wrong forum but my question has so many rewards categories involved I did not know where to go with it.

Last of all, THANKS!
Cubswin is offline