Case study · Business class and hotelsWith proof
Dubai, June 2023
5 flights, 3 of them in business class, 15 nights in 3 hotels, 27 days.
TürkiyeUnited Arab EmiratesFrance
Türkiye
United Arab Emirates
France
Short answerDubai in June 2023: 5 flights and 15 hotel nights for $666 paid, against a documented comparison value of $7,734. We used 45,000 points and miles, 15.7¢ per point on average. Anything paid in cash appears without a comparison value. The comparison value is not money paid out.
Key figures
$666 paid, $7,734 documented comparison value. The 91% difference came from 45,000 points and miles.
Paid
$666
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$7,734
documented cash value
Difference
91%
$7,068 documented
Points and miles
45,000
15.7¢ per point
At a glance
- Airlines
- Turkish Airlines
- Booking classes
- Economy (2), Business class (3)
- Flight numbers
- Outbound flight Airport → Istanbul
- TK764 IST → DXB
- TK867 AUH → IST
- TK1827 IST → CDG
- Return flight Paris → Airport
- Airports
- Istanbul (IST)
- Dubai (DXB)
- Abu Dhabi (AUH)
- Paris (CDG)
- Hotels
- Hyatt Place Al Rigga, Dubai (4 nights)
- Hyatt Place Baniyas Square, Dubai (4 nights)
- Hyatt Place Jumeirah, Dubai (7 nights)
Day by day
25 June 2023
AirportIstanbul ISTEconomy
- Paid
- $93
- Value
- $264
- points
- 4,500
- per point
- 3.8¢
26 June 2023
Istanbul ISTDubai DXBBusiness
- Paid
- $169
- Value
- $2,473
- points
- 12,000
- per point
- 19.2¢
Hyatt Place Al Rigga
- Paid
- $0
- Value
- $252
- points
- cash
- per point
- ·
30 June 2023
Hyatt Place Baniyas Square
- Paid
- $0
- Value
- $252
- points
- cash
- per point
- ·
4 July 2023
Hyatt Place Jumeirah
- Paid
- $0
- Value
- $441
- points
- cash
- per point
- ·
16 July 2023
Abu Dhabi AUHIstanbul ISTBusiness
- Paid
- $296
- Value
- $2,383
- points
- 19,000
- per point
- 11.0¢
Istanbul ISTParis CDGBusiness
- Paid
- $0
- Value
- $1,342
- points
- 5,000
- per point
- 26.8¢
21 July 2023
Paris CDGAirportEconomy
- Paid
- $108
- Value
- $327
- points
- 4,500
- per point
- 4.9¢
The whole trip
| Category | Paid | Comparison value | Difference | Points and miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flights (5) | $666 | $6,789 | $6,123 90% | 45,000 |
| Hotels (3 stays, 15 nights) | $0 | $945 | $945 100% | none |
| Total (8 bookings) | $666 | $7,734 | $7,068 91% | 45,000 |
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.
- Free night certificate: A free night certificate is a voucher for one hotel night up to a fixed points ceiling, usually granted once a year as a credit card benefit.
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