Case study · City breakWith proof
Vienna, January 2026
2 flights, 1 night in 1 hotel, 6 days.
Austria
Austria
Short answerVienna in January 2026: 2 flights and 1 hotel night for $241 paid, against a documented comparison value of $282. We used 6,998 points and miles, 0.6¢ per point on average. Anything paid in cash appears without a comparison value. The comparison value is not money paid out.
Key figures
$241 paid, $282 documented comparison value. The 15% difference came from 6,998 points and miles.
Paid
$241
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$282
documented cash value
Difference
15%
$41 documented
Points and miles
6,998
0.6¢ per point
At a glance
- Booking classes
- Economy (2)
- Flight numbers
- Outbound flight Airport → Vienna
- Return flight Vienna → Airport
- Airports
- Vienna (VIE)
- Hotels
- Prize, Vienna (1 night)
Day by day
21 January 2026
AirportVienna VIEEconomy
- Paid
- $96
- Value
- $103
- points
- cash
- per point
- ·
Prize
- Paid
- $49
- Value
- $76
- points
- 6,998
- per point
- 0.4¢
26 January 2026
Vienna VIEAirportEconomy
- Paid
- $96
- Value
- $103
- points
- cash
- per point
- ·
The whole trip
| Category | Paid | Comparison value | Difference | Points and miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flights (2) | $192 | $206 | $14 7% | none |
| Hotels (1 stay, 1 night) | $49 | $76 | $27 36% | 6,998 |
| Total (3 bookings) | $241 | $282 | $41 15% | 6,998 |
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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