Originally Posted by yoonny

After looking at the map and flight choices, we decided to go to Seychelles. We thought about going back to Conrad Maldives but a new destination sounds good. Plus we can put the ~$1,500 seaplane costs (3 of us) towards island hopping or other fun activities in Seychelles. Sounds good to me.

For miles redemptions:

NYC to SEZ via EK (40K JAL miles or 47.5K Alaska miles in Y) with a 2 day stopover for my son to see Burj Khalifa (he doesn't remember our trip when he was almost 2).

SEZ to CMB via Sri Lankan (10K Avios + ~$170). I need to call Etihad Guest to see if I can redeem their miles for this route. This route is missing on their chart but possibly redeemable.

CMB to MLE on EK ($175 cash or some UR points)

MLE to JFK (super cheap ow fare)

Hotels are limited with 3 Hiltons and 1 SPG properties. Looks like we will split time between the Le Meridien and an independent property is Praslin.