Case study · Business class and hotelsWith proof
Bali and Singapore, February 2023
6 flights, 2 of them in business class, 2 nights in 1 hotel, 84 days.
QatarSingaporeIndonesiaVietnam
Qatar
Singapore
Indonesia
Vietnam
Short answerBali and Singapore in February 2023: 6 flights and 2 hotel nights for $2,292 paid, against a documented comparison value of $4,789. We used 88,600 points and miles, 2.8¢ per point on average. Anything paid in cash appears without a comparison value. The comparison value is not money paid out.
Key figures
$2,292 paid, $4,789 documented comparison value. The 52% difference came from 88,600 points and miles.
Paid
$2,292
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$4,789
documented cash value
Difference
52%
$2,497 documented
Points and miles
88,600
2.8¢ per point
At a glance
- Airlines
- Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways
- Booking classes
- Economy (4), Business class (2)
- Flight numbers
- Outbound flight Airport → Doha
- SQ707 BKK → SIN
- SQ946 SIN → DPS
- SQ937 DPS → SIN
- SQ186 SIN → SGN
- QR983 HAN → DOH
- Airports
- Doha (DOH)
- Bangkok (BKK)
- Singapore (SIN)
- Bali (DPS)
- Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)
- Hanoi (HAN)
- Hotels
- Mercure On Stevens, Singapore (2 nights)
Day by day
26 February 2023
AirportDoha DOHEconomy
- Paid
- $1,038
- Value
- $1,081
- points
- 4,800
- per point
- 0.9¢
8 April 2023
Bangkok BKKSingapore SINEconomy
- Paid
- $97
- Value
- $466
- points
- 17,500
- per point
- 2.1¢
Mercure On Stevens
- Paid
- $0
- Value
- $380
- points
- 20,000
- per point
- 1.9¢
10 April 2023
Singapore SINBali DPSEconomy
- Paid
- $97
- Value
- $466
- points
- 17,500
- per point
- 2.1¢
9 May 2023
Bali DPSSingapore SINBusiness
- Paid
- $11
- Value
- $612
- points
- 12,000
- per point
- 5.0¢
Singapore SINHo Chi Minh City SGNBusiness
- Paid
- $11
- Value
- $703
- points
- 12,000
- per point
- 5.8¢
20 May 2023
Hanoi HANDoha DOHEconomy
- Paid
- $1,038
- Value
- $1,081
- points
- 4,800
- per point
- 0.9¢
The whole trip
| Category | Paid | Comparison value | Difference | Points and miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flights (6) | $2,292 | $4,409 | $2,117 48% | 68,600 |
| Hotels (1 stay, 2 nights) | $0 | $380 | $380 100% | 20,000 |
| Total (7 bookings) | $2,292 | $4,789 | $2,497 52% | 88,600 |
Proof
Excerpts from the booking confirmations, personal data and booking codes made unreadable.
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Editorial noteThis case study is our own trip analysis and not tax, legal or financial advice. Award prices, availability and cash prices change all the time.
Terms in this trip
- Award ticket: An award ticket is a flight paid for with miles or points instead of cash; taxes, fees and surcharges almost always still have to be paid in money.
- Award availability: Award availability is the number of seats an airline releases on a given flight for redemption with miles, which is usually far smaller than the number of seats still on sale.
- Cabin class: Cabin class is the physical section of an aircraft, economy, premium economy, business or first, each with its own seating and service.
- Cents per point: Cents per point is the measure of a redemption's value: the cash price avoided, minus any co-payment, divided by the number of points spent.
- Hotel award category: A hotel award category is the price tier a loyalty programme assigns to a property, from which the points price per night follows.
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