Award availability isn't good from the US to PPT, especially for 2 in business. Still feasible though.
IPC-PPT Is once a week if I recall correctly, chances of getting that with miles, especially for 2 won't be easy.
The transfer fee from MLE seems to be similar.
Is there a hotel transfer fee in BOB
Personally, would probably fly CX JFK-HKG-CMB and pay $200 to fly EK J CMB-MLE.
Or JFK-ICN-SIN-MLE or similar which has decent availability. I know SQ SIN-MLE only release one seat at a time (usually, I have seen 2 at a time) but you can get one J and one Y and hope for the other to open.
Or book the other with SQ miles which usually has better availability.
Additionally, going to MLE gives you the option of so many other countries to see if you want to stopover.
Forgot about the hotel transfer fee to MLE. That tips more towards BOB then.
Plus BOB isn't a muslim country...
CX-EK sounds great on paper, but not when you get down to the nitty-gritty.
Might work if you want to stop somewhere, but if you just want a relaxing vacation you might not survive the flight to/from MLE that way!
LAX-BOB:Air Tahiti Nui 7 Dep LAX: 11:40PM Arr PPT: 5:00AM Duration 8h 20m
Layover in PPT 2h 30m
Air Tahiti 479 7:30 am Depart (PPT) Arrive (BOB) 8:20 am Duration: 0hr 50m
Total travel: 11h 40m
LAX-MLE:Cathay Pacific 881 Dep LAX: 1:35AM Arr HKG: 7:15AM 14h 40m
Layover in HKG 12h 50m
Cathay Pacific 703 Dep HKG: 8:05PM Arr BKK: 9:45PM 2h 40m
Stop in BKK 1h 10m
Cathay Pacific 703 Dep BKK: 10:55PM Arr CMB: 12:40AM 3h 15m
Stop in CMB 20h 55m
Emirates 653 Dep: 9:35PM Arr: 10:35PM 1h 30m
MLE shuttle flight: 4 hours with layover and flight.
Total travel: 61h