Case study · City break
Warsaw, September 2023
1 night in 1 hotel, 2 days.
Poland
Poland
Short answerWarsaw in September 2023: 1 hotel night for $70 paid, against a documented comparison value of $90. We used 1,000 points and miles, 2.0¢ per point on average. Anything paid in cash appears without a comparison value. The comparison value is not money paid out.
Key figures
$70 paid, $90 documented comparison value. The 22% difference came from 1,000 points and miles.
Paid
$70
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$90
documented cash value
Difference
22%
$20 documented
Points and miles
1,000
2.0¢ per point
At a glance
- Hotels
- Mercure Airport, Warsaw (1 night)
Day by day
30 September 2023
Mercure Airport
- Paid
- $70
- Value
- $90
- points
- 1,000
- per point
- 2.0¢
The whole trip
| Category | Paid | Comparison value | Difference | Points and miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels (1 stay, 1 night) | $70 | $90 | $20 22% | 1,000 |
| Total (1 booking) | $70 | $90 | $20 22% | 1,000 |
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
- 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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