Wuhoo Group - Poor Redemption Value Beach Trip

Author: Matthew October 8, 2025

Points & miles influencers love to brag about how they got 10x cpp value from their points for an amazing international trip. Some might even scoff at poor redemptions of points. My perspective is this: while cent per point provides context for the value of your points, don't let it stop you from going on that trip you're planning.

I just went to Tampa with the family, where Noah had his first experience at a pool and the beach. It was NOT a great redemption value fo my points, but I did it anyways. Here's the breakdown.

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Travel Costs

Travel includes our flights, hotels, and car - usually people biggest expenses.

Item

IAD -> TPA for two people in economy

TPA -> IAD for two people in economy

4 nights at Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego

Rental car

Hotel parking

Total

What I Paid

21,000 points + $11.20

$0 (used United Travel Bank from Amex Biz Hack)

100,000

$0 (used Capital One Venture X travel credit)

$0 (Globalist status)

121,000 points + $11.20

Value

$329 (1.5 cpp)

$466.92

$1,200 (1.2 cpp)

$106

$148

$2,249.92

Food Costs

We saved some money eating at the lounge for lunch and for breakfast we got $100 daily credit, which helped us get plenty of food. It was enough to fee 3 adults each morning. We were also able to takeout so when Sarah was working I could order her an entree to go.

Plus the food was delicious .

Final Thoughts

As you can see, we use a lot of points to save only ~$300 (because if we redeemed the points for cash, we would have gotten $1,210). And yes, those points could have gotten us business class flights instead worth thousands of dollars more.

But we have the points from signing up for credit cards and those points will just lose value if we don't use them. But more importantly, we wanted to create memories with Noah and take a relaxing vacation. Points helped us fuel that - they shouldn't hold us back.

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