New Zealand had a well known array of luxury lodges and had been plumbing the upscale market for years linking visitors lodge to lodge.

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Points can be redeemed for a dizzying array of luxury items, and at the very highest echelon, the customer gets to decide where she or he wants the points to be spent.

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