Originally Posted by
kalyx522
wow - bora bora, malawi, alaska, iceland - all places that have been on my mind recently for places to visit. can you guys elaborate a little bit on general prices, easiness of travel, etc.?
i've been to french polynesia before (moorea), and would looooove to go back and do bora bora. but that was before i worked for the airline. i assume you'd have to buy a zed fare on air france or air tahiti nui? how about for hotels? as far as i can remember, it was very pricey and im thinking it'd be even more so for bora bora.
Cheapest hotel on the island was 250/night. (not sure if it had airline discount) Food expensive, but there are small local retaurants that are reasonably priced, or just buy a bunch of peanut butter and jelly at the grocery store. Air NZ has zed fares to Tahiti, you have to take air tahiti from tahiti to Bora Bora. Not sure if they offer zed. We paid full fare from LAX-tahiti on Air Tahiti Nui, then flew Air Tahiti to Bora BOra. Flights were full didn't want to risk non rev. hotels give good airline discounts in Polynesia....1/2 off in tahiti for our one night layover, we got a $980/night overwater bungalow in Bora for 300/night, depending on which airline you work for. You will have to show your airline ID at the hotel.
pm if you want specifics...