Originally Posted by
Bohemiana
I'm having trouble evaluating the best way to take advantage of my points and miles for a particular route...
I want to book one way from SCQ (Santiago de Compostela) to DBV (Dubrovnik) on August 25
Cost on Iberia is $200 or 13,250 +$27.53. I calculated a value of 1.3 cents per point but not sure I did that right and I'm not sure if that's a good value.
I would have to transfer the points from Ultimate Rewards to my Iberia account. I have 198,000 UR points. I have the Sapphire Reserve.
OR use UR travel center to book the flight for $199 or 13,275 points
OR use Capital One points to cover the cost of the ticket. I have 120,000 Capital One points
Which would give me the highest value? Or any other ideas?
It's pretty clear that if you're going to use points, paying 13,275 + $0 is a better deal than paying 13,250 points + $27.53. Basically, 25 UR points would save you $27.53.
As to whether you should use UR points at all in such a trip depends on whether you anticipate being able to get better value from your points on future redemptions.
Unless you plan to transfer Capital One points to one of Capital One's new airline partners some day, you could just use your Capital One points to pay for this trip.