Cash-price comparison

Compare the cash side before you use points.

A strong redemption starts with a real cash alternative. Check current travel prices with Booking.com, Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo, then bring the price you would actually pay back to the Points & Status tools.

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Booking.com currently shows strong network performance in CJ and gives you another useful cash-price benchmark for stays, flights, cars and attractions.

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Hotels & stays

Check more than one cash price.

Stay prices can vary by provider, property type, dates, cancellation rules and member pricing. Compare Booking.com, Expedia and Hotels.com for hotels, and Vrbo for vacation rentals, before redeeming points.

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Compare current stays on Booking.com before deciding whether to redeem points.

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Expedia

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Compare current hotel and eligible stay prices on Expedia before committing points.

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Hotels.com

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Compare hotel cash rates on Hotels.com as a second pricing source before choosing a redemption.

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Vrbo
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Compare whole-home vacation rental pricing on Vrbo when a hotel is not the only lodging option.

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Vacation rental comparison

For family trips, group travel, kitchens, extra bedrooms, or longer stays, a vacation rental can be a useful cash-price alternative to a hotel.

Hotels.com Member Prices

Eligible One Key members may see Member Prices on qualifying stays. Compare the final rate and booking terms with your other cash and award options.

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Start with the part of the trip you need.

Use Booking.com for stays, flights, cars and attractions; Expedia for flights, packages, cars and activities; Hotels.com for a hotel-focused comparison; and Vrbo when a vacation rental could be a better fit.

Vacation packages

Compare bundled flight-and-hotel pricing when a package could change the cash alternative.

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Expedia

Prefer to search the entire trip from one place? Start from Expedia's main U.S. site.

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Hotels.com

Prefer a hotel-focused search? Open Hotels.com directly and compare the final stay price.

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Vrbo vacation rentals

Compare private homes, condos and vacation rentals when you want more space or a different kind of stay.

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Use the number, not the headline

Bring the cash price back to the calculator.

Once you have the price you would actually pay, compare it with the award cost, taxes and fees. That gives you a more realistic cents-per-point result.

Compare like with like

Check the same dates, room type, cancellation policy and taxes before deciding which cash price is the fair comparison for your redemption.

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