Case study · Business classWith proof
Rome, March 2025
2 flights, 1 of them in business class, 2 days.
Italy
Italy
Short answerRome in March 2025: 2 flights for $188 paid, against a documented comparison value of $722. We used 16,500 points and miles, 3.2¢ per point on average. Anything paid in cash appears without a comparison value. The comparison value is not money paid out.
Key figures
$188 paid, $722 documented comparison value. The 74% difference came from 16,500 points and miles.
Paid
$188
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$722
documented cash value
Difference
74%
$534 documented
Points and miles
16,500
3.2¢ per point
At a glance
- Booking classes
- Business class (1), Economy (1)
- Flight numbers
- Outbound flight Airport → Rome
- Return flight Rome → Airport
- Airports
- Rome (FCO)
Day by day
6 March 2025
AirportRome FCOBusiness
- Paid
- $128
- Value
- $602
- points
- 9,000
- per point
- 5.3¢
7 March 2025
Rome FCOAirportEconomy
- Paid
- $60
- Value
- $120
- points
- 7,500
- per point
- 0.8¢
The whole trip
| Category | Paid | Comparison value | Difference | Points and miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flights (2) | $188 | $722 | $534 74% | 16,500 |
| Total (2 bookings) | $188 | $722 | $534 74% | 16,500 |
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.
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