Case study · City break
Athens, September 2026
2 flights, 2 days.
Greece
Greece
Short answerAthens in September 2026: 2 flights for $56 paid, against a documented comparison value of $316. We used 16,000 points and miles, 1.6¢ per point on average. Anything paid in cash appears without a comparison value. The comparison value is not money paid out.
Key figures
$56 paid, $316 documented comparison value. The 82% difference came from 16,000 points and miles.
Paid
$56
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$316
documented cash value
Difference
82%
$260 documented
Points and miles
16,000
1.6¢ per point
At a glance
- Booking classes
- Economy (2)
- Flight numbers
- Outbound flight Airport → Athens
- Return flight Athens → Airport
- Airports
- Athens (ATH)
Day by day
8 September 2026
AirportAthens ATHEconomy
- Paid
- $32
- Value
- $174
- points
- 8,000
- per point
- 1.8¢
9 September 2026
Athens ATHAirportEconomy
- Paid
- $24
- Value
- $142
- points
- 8,000
- per point
- 1.5¢
The whole trip
| Category | Paid | Comparison value | Difference | Points and miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flights (2) | $56 | $316 | $260 82% | 16,000 |
| Total (2 bookings) | $56 | $316 | $260 82% | 16,000 |
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.
- 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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