Bora Bora Flights on Points
Great, we found 5 nights in Bora Bora…
BUT how are we getting there?!
We wouldn’t be doing our jobs if we didn’t include some flights!
Right now, there’s a 20% transfer bonus from UR Points to Flying Blue and C1 Miles to Qantas.
Both airlines can be used to book flights to Tahiti.
Tahiti and Bora Bora are located in the islands of French Polynesia - so once you land in Tahiti, you would just need to take a quick flight over to Bora Bora.
Let’s say you already have the Marriott points to book your hotel using one of the three methods we gave earlier...
So now, let's use your UR Points or C1 Miles for some flights.
Here’s a flight from Los Angeles to Tahiti for 30,000 Miles per person with Flying Blue Air France:
With a 20% transfer bonus, that’s only 25,000 points + $139 in taxes and fees.
Here’s an Air Tahiti flight for the same cities bookable with Qantas:
With a 20% transfer bonus, that’s 25,000 points and slightly better taxes and fees at only $59.
We used a tool like Seats.Aero to help us search for flights - so here’s the sample search we did:
You may also find premium economy starting at 60,000 points and business class at around 90,000 points if you want to splurge a little for the 8-hour flight.
So you could be getting:
5 nights in Bora Bora
A $7,000 overwater bungalow
$2,500 in roundtrip flights (two people)
All potentially for:
260,000 (or less) Marriott Points
100,000 UR Points or C1 Miles
Less than $1,000 in taxes & fees
Our recommendation to make this trip happen?
Find your flights first to get an idea of dates, confirm availability with the airline, and then go to Marriott to check hotel availability.
Bora Bora is a really unique dream destination for many people - and this could be the most effective way of pulling off this trip using points and miles!