{"id":253058,"date":"2018-10-30T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/news\/leaving-in-french-polynesia-with-points-miles\/"},"modified":"2024-08-31T04:45:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T08:45:06","slug":"leaving-in-french-polynesia-with-points-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/destination\/leaving-in-french-polynesia-with-points-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel to French Polynesia with points & miles"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Find out in this article how to travel to French Polynesia with your miles and how to stay there with your points to save a lot of money on your trip!<\/p>\n

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French Polynesia with points & miles<\/h2>\n

French Polynesia is a region of the world that makes you dream just like the Maldives, the Seychelles, Mauritius or Bali. But unlike these 4 other terrestrial paradises, it was, until recently, still difficult and expensive to get to French Polynesia from Canada.<\/p>\n

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The new flight between San Francisco and Papeete with United<\/h3>\n

This was without counting the new flight that United has just opened between San Francisco (SFO) and Papeete (PPT).<\/p>\n

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And since this American airline is a member of Star Alliance, that means you can book flights with your Aeroplan miles!<\/p>\n

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Here are the flight times:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Flight<\/strong><\/td>\nOrigin<\/strong><\/td>\nDestination<\/strong><\/td>\nDeparture<\/strong><\/td>\nArrival<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UA115<\/td>\nSan Francisco SFO<\/td>\nTahiti \/ Papetee PPT<\/td>\n14h45<\/td>\n21h25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UA114<\/td>\nTahiti \/ Papetee PPT<\/td>\n San Francisco SFO<\/td>\n23h45<\/td>\n09h50 (+1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

This will be operated year-round<\/strong> by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner:<\/p>\n

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The cost in Aeroplan Miles<\/h2>\n

The cost in Aeroplan Miles for this flight in the South Pacific region, departing from Canada \/ USA, is :<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Cabin<\/strong><\/td>\nOne way<\/strong><\/td>\nRound trip<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Economy<\/td>\n45,000 miles<\/td>\n90,000 miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Business<\/td>\n80,000 miles<\/td>\n160,000 miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Let me warn you right away: there is very little chance of seeing business class tickets for this flight. However, at the time of writing this article, there are a plethora of economy class tickets available with Aeroplan miles.<\/p>\n

Round trip from Canada to Papeete with Aeroplan Miles<\/h3>\n

Here is an example for a March 2019 round trip from San Francisco – 90,000 miles + $74.40 tax<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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[vc_message color=”info”]Why look for the flight from San Francisco in the first place? In order to find the availability: rarer on the SFO-PPT flight than YUL-SFO for example. [\/vc_message]<\/p>\n

Here is an example of a fare from Montreal – 90,000 miles and $220 in taxes<\/strong> (plus carrier surcharge on Air Canada):<\/p>\n

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Multi-destination flight with a stop in San Francisco and\/or Vancouver<\/h3>\n

Due to the length of the trip, we advise you to try to make a multi-destination flight by stopping en route. On this international flight, you are entitled to 2 stops in addition to your destination<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here is an example with only 1 stop of a few days in San<\/strong> Francisco on the way there – 90,000 Aeroplan miles and $268<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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You could also add a stop on the way back, such as Vancouver. At that point, you will need to find availability for each segment and then call Aeroplan to set up this type of trip:<\/p>\n

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A new option for a mini-tour of the world!<\/h3>\n

And as<\/a> Jean-Francois P. mentions<\/a> in the facebook group “Travel for free (or almost…!) with your points & miles – milesopedia”<\/a>, this new route opens up a whole new opportunity<\/strong> for a mini world tour<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

This type of trip would also cost 90,000 miles in economy and 160,000 miles in business class<\/strong> (with a stop in Papeete, a destination in Sydney and another stop in Singapore for example):<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[vc_message color=”success” message_box_color=”success” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-check”]Don’t forget that you can also use other programs as part of your stops like British Airways Executive Club and Avios miles between Sydney and Auckland on Qantas or Latam<\/a>![\/vc_message]<\/p>\n

Aeroplan Mileage earning cards<\/h3>\n

The cards that make it easy to earn Aeroplan Miles in large numbers are the American Express Membership Rewards cards:<\/p>\n