Case study · Longer tripWith proof
Valletta, September 2025
7 nights in 1 hotel, 8 days.
Malta
Malta
Short answerValletta in September 2025: 7 hotel nights for $100 paid, against a documented comparison value of $2,776. We used 50,000 points and miles, 5.4¢ 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, $2,776 documented comparison value. The 96% difference came from 50,000 points and miles.
Paid
$100
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$2,776
documented cash value
Difference
96%
$2,676 documented
Points and miles
50,000
5.4¢ per point
At a glance
- Hotels
- Hyatt Centric, Valletta (7 nights)
Day by day
7 September 2025
Hyatt Centric
- Paid
- $100
- Value
- $2,776
- points
- 50,000
- per point
- 5.4¢
The whole trip
| Category | Paid | Comparison value | Difference | Points and miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels (1 stay, 7 nights) | $100 | $2,776 | $2,676 96% | 50,000 |
| Total (1 booking) | $100 | $2,776 | $2,676 96% | 50,000 |
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.
- 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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