Case study · Business class
Dubai and Rome, October 2023
3 flights, 2 of them in business class, 13 days.
United Arab EmiratesTürkiyeItaly
United Arab Emirates
Türkiye
Italy
Short answerDubai and Rome in October 2023: 3 flights for $338 paid, against a documented comparison value of $8,730. We used 95,000 points and miles, 8.8¢ per point on average. Anything paid in cash appears without a comparison value. The comparison value is not money paid out.
Key figures
$338 paid, $8,730 documented comparison value. The 96% difference came from 95,000 points and miles.
Paid
$338
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$8,730
documented cash value
Difference
96%
$8,392 documented
Points and miles
95,000
8.8¢ per point
At a glance
- Airlines
- Turkish Airlines, Etihad Airways
- Booking classes
- Economy (1), Business class (2)
- Flight numbers
- TK764 IST → DXB
- EY097 AUH → IST
- TK1361 IST → FCO
- Airports
- Istanbul (IST)
- Dubai (DXB)
- Abu Dhabi (AUH)
- Rome (FCO)
Day by day
31 October 2023
Istanbul ISTDubai DXBEconomy
- Paid
- $109
- Value
- $1,235
- points
- 25,000
- per point
- 4.5¢
12 November 2023
Abu Dhabi AUHIstanbul ISTBusiness
- Paid
- $123
- Value
- $4,699
- points
- 40,000
- per point
- 11.4¢
Istanbul ISTRome FCOBusiness
- Paid
- $106
- Value
- $2,796
- points
- 30,000
- per point
- 9.0¢
The whole trip
| Category | Paid | Comparison value | Difference | Points and miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flights (3) | $338 | $8,730 | $8,392 96% | 95,000 |
| Total (3 bookings) | $338 | $8,730 | $8,392 96% | 95,000 |
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
- 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.
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