Bora Bora Trip Price Breakdown

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The video provides a tangible and aspirational cost-saving breakdown for a luxury travel destination, leveraging the popular "travel hacking" strategy of using credit card points. The creator's personal experience and clear explanation of how they achieved significant savings make the information relatable and actionable for viewers interested in similar travel.

Summary

The creator breaks down the cost of a trip to Bora Bora, highlighting how they saved over $16,000 by using credit card points for their stay at the Westin Bora Bora. They explain the flight costs, the resort's value, and the benefit of using loyalty points for accommodations.

Structure

1Introduction and savings claim
2Flight breakdown
3Resort cost and points redemption
4Explanation of points value and free night benefit
5Cost of flights and transfers
6Inclusions and exclusions (breakfast vs. lunch/dinner)
7Tips for finding deals and flexibility

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Saving $16,000 to travel to Bora Bora is @Mackenzie Galloway’s version of Girl Math 😭🌴 Just showing yall this because if you’re not using credit card points, you’re doing/traveling the wrong way 🫡 #Travel

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Bora Bora Trip Price Breakdown How we saved over $16,000 by traveling to Bora Bora 🌴 Flights: $9,300 (2x Business Class + Infant) 20: 25 minute boat ride Westin Bora Bora: $16,354 ❌ Westin Bora Bora: Free (Credit Card Points) ✅ Did we pay That. Fuck no we didn't. We paid nothing. And when you're staying at a Marriott when you stay five nights, you get the fifth night free. So you're really only paying for four nights in points. So you're already getting a free night that's worth probably somewhere between 27 and 28 dollars a night. Only thing we had to pay for was flights, obviously, because that's not included in the stay. You're transferred to and from the airport, but that's like a daily fee. Any food while you're here? Breakfast is included, and it's like a huge breakfast buffet. You can eat as much as you want. All that is included. Your lunches and your dinners are you have to pay for, which it is very expensive. And a lot of people ask like, how do you find the best deals? How do you find availability? You have to be flexible. I looked for probably. We actually were supposed to stay at the Saint Regis, but then we weren't able to swim with the whales during that time of the year because it was like early July. And that's what Mackenzie wanted to do here. Uh, so we had to move the dates around. So I was constantly looking. It probably took us like two to three weeks to like find dates to actually work. But this trip easily, easily could have costed 30 grand. And we Probably paid all in all, less than. We're here for 11 days. I say all that to say if you're not using credit card points, you're not doing it right.

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How we saved over $16,000 by traveling to Bora Bora 🌴 Flights: $9,300 (2x Business Class + Infant) 20: 25 minute boat ride Westin Bora Bora: $16,354 ❌ Westin Bora Bora: Free (Credit Card Points) ✅ Did we pay That. Fuck no we didn't. I used 429,000 Marriott points. We paid nothing. And when you're staying at a Marriott when you stay five nights, you get the fifth night free. So you're really only paying for four nights in points. So you're already getting a free night that's worth probably somewhere between 27 and 28 dollars a night. Only thing we had to pay for was flights, obviously, because that's not included in the stay. You're transferred to and from the airport, but that's like a daily fee. Any food while you're here? Breakfast is included, and it's like a huge breakfast buffet. You can eat as much as you want. All that is included. Your lunches and your dinners are you have to pay for, which it is very expensive. And a lot of people ask like, how do you find the best deals? How do you find availability? You have to be flexible. I looked for probably. We actually were supposed to stay at the Saint Regis, but then we weren't able to swim with the whales during that time of the year because it was like early July. And that's what Mackenzie wanted to do here. Uh, so we had to move the dates around. So I was constantly looking. It probably took us like two to three weeks to like find dates to actually work. But this trip easily, easily could have costed 30 grand. And we Probably paid all in all, less than. We're here for 11 days. I say all that to say if you're not using credit card points, you're not doing it right.