Thread: Possible vacation to Tahiti or Oceania region

If you do NRT overnight, I suggest crew hotel, Radisson. Email them for rates. They have shuttle and excellent pub fare. Tell them you're DL, of course. CNX are so efficient, not much reason; if you got BE BKK/NRT and have time, you can access SkyClub (save BP stub) briefly to ck flights and grab a beverage/snack (they have good stuff there--not just junk)
If you choose HND, keep in mind times are really weird as opposed to NRT and you have to get there. My BPs used airbnb or housetrip, maybe--I'll find out, but they had to do it OW.
Novotel is Accor but the discount isn't stellar. They give 25% off rack on their website using DL codes. Just stay in city and get car @ 3:00. Do the dinner cruise last night (Loy Nava pciks up most hotels) and catch a quick snooze before you call taxi. BKK never sleeps! They won't let you access airside unless they give you seat.That was 2 yrs ago. They gave me a seat but my BP had to wait and meet me at the gate. Doubt it has changed. Maybe ISP knows.
PS--I know what you mean about BE--we'll be early retired in a few years and the idea of losing S2's is killing me! It's ok to be spoiled.

Didn't nonrev out of BKK so not sure what the procedure is. Had some leftover UA/CO miles and was able to redeem miles for a o/w first class ticket on TG to NRT then non-revved in First on AA back to the US. It was quite an unforgettable experience. One final Thai massage in the TG FC lounge anyone? Decided to spend 2 nights in NRT at the last minute as it was cherry blossom season. If you've never been to Tokyo, you should spend at least a night or two to check it out. This was our second trip to NRT so we stayed at one of the NRT hotels. The AA hotel didn't have any rooms available so we stayed at the Crowne Plaza. They offered a reasonable airline discount. The train from NRT to Tokyo took about an hour.