A trip to Fiji with miles & points has been on my list for a while now, but I was discouraged by the availability of nonstop flights only from the US west-coast airports. Since Fiji Airways started the Dallas route earlier this year, I am looking forward to making a trip to explore South Pacific.
Finding premium cabin award space to Fiji
I used Seats.aero to look for award space from DFW to NAN; I searched on 10/29/24 and the DFW-NAN results only show calendar availability until 10/07/25. However, LAX-NAN route was appearing with availability until 10/14/25 (see image below).
Qantas Frequent Flyer opens up partner award space 353 days ahead
I recommend going to the Qantas award booking page and looking for available Fiji Airways flights DFW-NAN and you can find them for 10 extra days compared to looking (or creating alerts) on Seats.aero program.
See the image below of the search results for 10/16/25 for 2-persons in business class (Search done on 10/29/24):
If you are only seeing economy flights in the Qantas results, please make sure you click next to “Cabin” and select “Business” from the drop down menu (see image below).
Can you book Fiji Airways using Asia Miles?
Asia Miles opens up award space earlier (360 days) compared to Qantas (353 days), but you must call their customer service (833-933-2244) to book the Fiji Airways flights. I called Asia Miles and found out that they charge 100,000 miles, but they could not tell me the exact taxes (?4000 HKD or $514 USD) due to some Fiji Airways irregularities (warnings appearing on their screen) precluding them to process the booking. Qantas appears to be the a better option to book Fiji Airways 353 days ahead of time with the least amount of taxes.
Qantas Frequent Flyer Award Change & Cancellation Fees
Qantas Frequent Flyer only charges 5,000 points for changes and 6,000 points for cancellations, which is very reasonable.
Nadi Hotels
There are no native Hyatt hotels in Nadi (except for Mr & Mrs Smith, but Hilton & IHG have some properties that can be booked with points (see images below).
Where else can you go from Nadi?
Fiji Airways flies from Nadi to Auckland, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong, which can be easily booked with Alaska or AA miles (see images below).
Nadi to Port Vila
Nadi has daily Fiji flights (link) to Port Vila (VLI), allowing you to explore the beautiful Mount Yasur volcano (review).
Nadi to Tahiti
Aircalin has nonstop flights (Tuesdays) from Nadi to Papeete and Noumea (see image below), allowing one to extend a Fiji trip to explore Tahiti, Bora Bora and Noumea.
Aircalin flights can be booked with points from partners like Qantas and Flying Blue (see image below), but it is rare to find award space for the NAN-PPT route.
Hilton Tahiti
You can explore Tahiti while staying at the Hilton and enjoy whale watching between July and November (link).
Tahiti to Bora Bora
These flights are typically cash-only (link) and award redemption is not possible. Expect to pay around $500 for a round trip per person (see image below).
Tahiti to Auckland, Sydney or Tokyo
You can easily find several flights to book with points between Tahiti and Auckland, Australia or Tokyo. AA Miles has the lowest redemption price for these routes (see images below).
Conclusion
Qantas Frequent Flyer program is the best way to book Fiji Airways flights from the US to Nadi 353 days ahead of time. I am looking forward to booking a one-way outbound trip to Nadi with Qantas and then extend it to further explore other South Pacific islands. I may use Asia Miles to book JAL inbound flights from Tokyo to the US 360 days ahead of time (review).