If using hotel points is part of the picture, Malmo may make more sense than Copenhagen.
Nowadays, more tourists who come to Malmo also go to Lund (15 minutes from Malmo by train) and Ystad (about 50 minutes from Malmo by train) and Helsingborg than used to be the case.
During the summer June 15-August 15 period, intra-Sweden travel using public transport is far cheaper than intra-Denmark travel, and the costs on the Swedish side of the bridge are lower for most everything but alcohol (although nowhere near as much as used to be the case a couple of years ago) than is the case on the Danish side of the bridge.
I don't know if the "Copenhagen Card" is now cheaper to buy in Sweden than in Denmark, but it is now rather prominently advertised at the Malmo Central train station.
If more extensive outdoor activities are part of the tourist picture beyond just urban exploration, the Swedish side is a better overall value than the Danish side of the region.
Originally Posted by
tsastor
My relatives in Malmö haven't been too happy about the reputation that Malmö currently has got. Maybe the next ESC will help the city gain some new momentum.
I disregard the reputation about everything but the weather.
Like NYC, Copenhagen must have an armpit with rather over-priced housing stock .... also just across the water in another jurisdiction but with akin weather.