World Traveller 73 About
An executive based in Vancouver, Canada, he enjoys maximizing the use of airline and hotel award points in order to “Upgrade Your Travels”. His travels have led him to over 75 countries and over 1,000,000 miles flown. When he’s not on the road, he can often be found in his second adopted home in Whistler, Canada. He chronicles his personal and business travel adventures, advice, upgrade tips, tricks and secrets here…
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The country of French Polynesia is a remote destination in the South Pacific. It’s primarily serviced by flag carrier Air Tahiti Nui. Unlike Fiji Airways, which has attempted to establish itself as a carrier with connecting traffic, Air Tahiti Nui seems to operate primarily on a destination model. Despite the destination model, their Air Tahiti Nui Salon Manuhiri Business Lounge wasn’t all to exotic or appealing for an upscale luxury travel destination…. Read More
The worlds greatest lagoon is situated at Bora Bora, French Polynesia. It is located a fifty minute flight way from the main international airport of Papeete. French Polynesia’s main domestic air carrier is Air Tahiti, which is not to be confused with Air Tahiti Nui- the international carrier. We would take Air Tahiti on our domestic leg from Bora Bora to Papeete after our three day Bora Bora stay. Review: Air Tahiti… Read More
There are limited hotel accommodations situated on the lagoon of Bora Bora. With the potential of having views of the extinct volcano Mount Otemanu, views of the surrounding blue lagoon, and a price point that usually reflects limited supply, picking a hotel is ever more important than ever. We ended up at the Le Meridien Tahiti after our research, and experienced a well located full featured resort that was straight forward, if… Read More
French Polynesia is spread out across over one hundred islands stretching two thousand kilometers. With distance to cover like that, the transportation network around the country needs to include air travel. French Polynesia’s main domestic air carrier is Air Tahiti, which is not to be confused with Air Tahiti Nui- the international carrier. We would take Air Tahiti on our domestic leg from Moorea to Bora Bora. Review: Air Tahiti ATR72, Moorea… Read More
During our time on Moorea, French Polynesia, we spent some time doing some great out door activities on this terrific Polynesian island. In this wonderful island climate, we were able to explore the Air Moorea viewpoint and monument, take in a little stand up paddle board, experience snorkelling on an excellent mature house reef, and get in some flat road cycling to the market. Cycling in Teavaro and Snorkelling in Moorea, French… Read More
For our stay on the beautiful island of Moorea, French Polynesia we opted for the exotic Sofitel Kia Ora Beach Resort in a private villa beach front bungalow. The Sofitel Kia Ora Moorea was a unique beach resort in French Polynesia that surprisingly placed towards the luxury end of the spectrum. We would spend several days exploring the resort and the area, along with some time underwater at the unique house reef… Read More
The islands of French Polynesia are set out like an array of dots across an expansive area in the South Pacific. While the most common transit way between the islands is by aircraft, there are certain islands that are accessible by ferry. Today’s travel would have us travelling between Papeete and Moorea by ferry. By using this land route, we were able to take in some great views, along with a souvenir… Read More
Our time in french Polynesia was longer than anticipated as a result of patchy business class award availability. To mitigate the expense of staying at a very expensive resort for our nine day stay, we broke up our time in French Polynesia at three different resorts. Our first resort was the Le Meridien Tahiti on the main island of Tahiti Nui. Unfortunately, it was not the best resort of the trip, with… Read More
French Polynesia is one of the more challenging destinations to get to using miles. While we had a ticket home from French Polynesia on Air Tahiti Nui courtesy of American Airlines AAdvantage frequent flier program, we had to position ourselves to get to French Polynesia. In order to do so, we had finished our Alaska Mileage Plan redemption in Auckland. We purchased ourselves a one way from New Zealand to French Polynesia… Read More
New Zealand is a country that’s remotely located off the continent of Australia. As a result of its location, it has relied on a substantial airline network supplied through Air New Zealand to keep it connected to the rest of the world. With the long distances travelled, we get the opportunity to try out their flagship Air New Zealand international departures lounge prior to our international fight to French Polynesia. Review: Air… Read More
The travel plans today had us travelling from Blenheim, New Zealand to Papeete, French Polynesia with a connection in Auckland. We had purchased a one way ticket to Papeete, in order to connect up to an American Airlines AAdvantage Award ticket from Papeete – Los Angeles – Seattle – Vancouver. Our first flight of the day would have us on a smaller Q300, before our international segment to French Polynesia. Review: Air… Read More
Our last day on the South Island of New Zealand had us taking a break from the wineries and taking in a circular drive route from Blenheim to the coastal city of Nelson, followed by a mountainous route over to the port city of Picton. We would get an opportunity to sample some of New Zealand’s spectacular scenery, in a very untravelled region by tourists. Activity: Overland Travel – A Circular Driving… Read More
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