Yes, I just spent 1.2 million AMEX MR points to redeem a week long stay for Necker Island. You remember my FU points post? Yes, 1.2M is an insane amount of points. And yes, I could have flown ANA F a dozen times or so with that many points, but you know what, it won’t be the same as spending a week on Necker. As you get older, you realize that experiences are more important than points [and money.] I’m sitting on about nearly 2M AMEX points that I really didn’t know what to do with, so I figure this was as good a use as any. I mean, I’m getting about 3c of value here, so it’s not a terrible redemption. Plus, I’ve been to the Maldives, Bora Bora, and the Seychelles, so I’ll add this island to the bucket list. Hopefully, I’ll enjoy the trip more than FM did.
I have a feeling that Virgin Atlantic is going to change the requirements in being able to book Necker in the next year or so, so this was my small window of being able to book it. I’m just hoping they have an endless supply of passion fruit on the island. YOLO!