Case study · City breakWith proof
Cologne, September 2025
2 nights in 1 hotel, 3 days.
Germany
Germany
Short answerCologne in September 2025: 2 hotel nights for $100 paid, against a documented comparison value of $2,142. We used 30,000 points and miles, 6.8¢ per point on average. Anything paid in cash appears without a comparison value. The comparison value is not money paid out.
Key figures
$100 paid, $2,142 documented comparison value. The 95% difference came from 30,000 points and miles.
Paid
$100
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$2,142
documented cash value
Difference
95%
$2,042 documented
Points and miles
30,000
6.8¢ per point
At a glance
- Hotels
- Hyatt Regency Köln, Cologne (2 nights)
Day by day
3 September 2025
Hyatt Regency Köln
- Paid
- $100
- Value
- $2,142
- points
- 30,000
- per point
- 6.8¢
The whole trip
| Category | Paid | Comparison value | Difference | Points and miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels (1 stay, 2 nights) | $100 | $2,142 | $2,042 95% | 30,000 |
| Total (1 booking) | $100 | $2,142 | $2,042 95% | 30,000 |
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
- 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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