"Of course, Tahiti and Bora Bora are entirely separate islands in French Polynesia, meaning we had to travel between them. Air Tahiti operates several daily flights, but we arrived from San Francisco too late at night to take any of them. We chose to stay overnight at the Hilton Tahiti and take an early morning flight to Bora Bora the following day. Points would have been a great option here, but since I had other plans for the rest of my Hilton Honors points (specifically a Round 2 of the dog-friendly road trip through the American Southwest I took the year prior), I opted instead to pay about $400 out of pocket for one night."
