Originally Posted by
danilo2535
need a bit of advice. i am trying to get to have a 3 night stay at hilton moorea and a 4 night stay at hilton bora bora for me and my wife for our honeymoon vacation. i already have booked nov 17-21 in bora-bora and a nov14-15 moorea + a future appOrama with citi hilton reserve by june to get nov 15-17 stay to complete it. my only problem is getting there. points i have are:
AA miles = 100k
Delta miles = 50k
Amex points = 105k
UR = 200k
US airways = 40k
United = 77k
i just did an appOrama this first week of april and she cant apply for any credit cards coz she is unemployed and new here in the states. all points accounted for on my list above. so any suggestions on how i may be able to book our flight. i would really appreciate all the help i could get! thanks in advance
Make sure you check availability for your dates and place your res on a hold before transferring any points anywhere. Delta will charge you a $400+ fuel surcharge per person on each "free" Air Tahiti Nui ticket; I'm not sure if that's the case with Air France awards, so make sure you ask.
Don't forget to budget for your interisland flights:
www.airtahiti.com. The flights to Bora Bora are pretty expensive, $400+ per person, and there are no mileage awards available. You can ferry to Moorea for about $15 each way, or include a flight to Moorea as a multi-island ticket to Bora Bora, and fly PPT-MOZ-BOB-PPT.
Also, you will have to spend one night in Papeete, either coming or going, because of the airline schedules. If you are flying TN or HA, you will arriving too late to get to another island, and will have to spend your first night in Papeete. If you are flying AF, the departure flight leaves too early in the morning to get there from another island, so you will need to spend your last night in Papeete. To take full advantage of the hotel reservations you've already made, add a day to each end of your trip for the international flights.