Case study · Longer trip

Tbilisi, August 2023

9 nights in 3 hotels, 11 days.

Georgia
Florian HartlFounder of Benefit SystemsData as of 6 September 2023
View along a historic lane in Tbilisi featuring ornate wooden balconies and a hillside fortress.
Illustrative image, AI-generated
Short answerTbilisi in August 2023: 9 hotel nights for $0 paid, against a documented comparison value of $843. We used 45,500 points and miles, 1.9¢ per point on average. Anything paid in cash appears without a comparison value. The comparison value is not money paid out.

Key figures

$0 paid, $843 documented comparison value. The 100% difference came from 45,500 points and miles.

Paid
$0
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$843
documented cash value
Difference
100%
$843 documented
Points and miles
45,500
1.9¢ per point

At a glance

Hotels
  • Ramada by Wyndham Old City, Tbilisi (7 nights)
  • City Center, Tbilisi (2 nights)

Day by day

27 August 2023
Ramada by Wyndham Old City
Tbilisi · 6 nights to Sat 2 Sept
Paid
$0
Value
$455
points
6,000
per point
7.6¢
3 September 2023
City Center
Tbilisi · 2 nights to Tue 5 Sept
Paid
$0
Value
$301
points
32,000
per point
0.9¢
5 September 2023
Ramada by Wyndham Old City
Tbilisi · 1 night to Wed 6 Sept
Paid
$0
Value
$87
points
7,500
per point
1.2¢

The whole trip

The whole trip: paid, comparison value, difference and points used.
CategoryPaidComparison valueDifferencePoints and miles
Hotels (3 stays, 9 nights)$0$843$843 100%45,500
Total (3 bookings)$0$843$843 100%45,500
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.

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Terms in this trip

  • 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.
  • Fifth night free: Fifth night free is an elite benefit under which an award stay of five or more consecutive nights is charged for four nights of points.

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