Is it worth using my points?
First time using award travel. Wife and I have an upcoming vacation to Europe in August, and I’m trying to determine on which thing is it worth it to use our points. Below is the trip and the award opportunities:
Trip: DFW -> Mallorca -> Amalfi Coast-> South of France -> DFW
DFW → Palma (Mallorca)
$463/person (+ checked bag) or (28,000 points + $155)/person
Nice → DFW (Aug 17) $496/person or (21k points + $107 per person)
5 night hotel stay in Mallorca at Marriott’s Hacienda Son Antem Golf Resort: 247,000 points or $1715
Bonus transfer: 55% Chase -> Bonvoy
Since there is a bonus transfer I would be using 133k Chase points and 42k existing Bonvoy points I already have sitting.
4 nights at a hotel in Nice, France: 300k points
I’m leaning towards booking the flights with cash, since they are not extremely expensive, and saving the points for another trip where we can book expensive routes with point redemption. But I am also thinking about using the points for the hotel stay since I’d like to free up some cash for spending/fun in Europe. I would appreciate any feedback.
Posted Jun 25, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC