Originally Posted by
ATekk
Hi Cubswin...would you mind elaborating as I was planning a similar trip. I am HH Diamond member with ~300k points so far. My wife and I both got in on the AA deal but only 1 card each so total 150k AA (seems stupid now that we didn't both do both cards to begin with but its in the past and cant dwell). The extra $1000-2000 you speak of, is that because points alone couldnt get you to Bora Bora or is there something else I am missing?
Well, it's far from scientific, but here is my logic (which can easily be disputed by someone with more ACTUAL first hand knowledge):
1. I just quoted a round-trip from Papeete to Bora Bora for random dates and it was right at $950
2. My understanding is that it costs more money to upgrade to the Panoramic Overwater Bungalow at Bora Bora than I paid at Moorea (Lets pretend it is $30 extra per night for 7 nights) = $210
3. My understanding is that everything on a daily basis costs more money (Lets pretend it $50 a day for 7 days) = $350
All that adds up to about $1,500 and all of it (except for the flight) is partially made up
