Originally Posted by VegasGambler

I will admit to having had no idea where or what Rarotonga was before it popped up on Google flights.

I'm not sure how good of a deal this actually is (mods, feel free to delete if it's no good), but it's about $1-2k cheaper than the cheapest business class flights to nearby islands (on a good product, no less) and about $1200 cheaper than UA J to the same island. Maybe more of a (reasonably) cheap tropical vacation than a mileage run. Tempting...'

Edit: Argh, I meant J, of course (not Y). I'll flag and ask mods to change title