The best "point for the dollar" deals were in New York (360.000 points for 6000 Dollar and 205.000 points for 4100 Dollar) - this alone secures 20 nights in a Cat. 6 hotel. This cannot be a sound development: 20 nights in a top European place with a rate of 320 Euro cost about the same I paid for my original stays in New York. Spend 10.000 Dollar in New York, get 10.000 Dollar of European travel for free