Trying to book a little vacation trip to ring in 2001. I was able to get a week at the Hilton Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu, and am waitlisted for the Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island...tentative dates are 1/01-1/07.

Now my BIGGER problem...how to get there! I have about 200k NW miles and 50k AA miles. There are three of us going...me, the wife, and two-year-old daughter.

My questions are...try and use some sort of "rule buster" mileage award, or pay our way there? We would be flying from here in Dubuque (via MSP), our could go out of ORD if necessary. Does anyone know of any "deals" out there to HNL? The best I could do was around $850-$900 per person, and that is just not going to cut it.

HELP!!! We are dying to make this trip!!!

[This message has been edited by E (edited 10-25-2000).]