Point Hacks Community Case Studies

As lovers of rewards points and miles, members of the Point Hacks Community often share their amazing knowledge and experiences of how they have earned and used points.

Settle back and have a read through to learn how other readers have taken advantage of points to travel better.

Point Hacks Community Case Studies was last modified: April 5th, 2022 by Daniel Sciberras

Earning

Case Study: How I easily earned 10,000 bonus points with gift cards

Woolworths Rewards bonus Qantas Points — Case Study: How I easily earned 10,000 bonus points with gift cards

Not sure how to make the most of the recurring '20x bonus points' offers on gift cards? I took advantage of a deal to earn an easy 10,000 Qantas Points when upgrading my phone.

15/02/2023

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Learn from my (almost) mistake: remember to confirm you have met the minimum spend requirement on a new card

MasterCard, Visa, and American Express cards | Point Hacks — Learn from my (almost) mistake: remember to confirm you have met the minimum spend requirement on a new card

A big factor in people applying for credit cards is to earn large sign-up bonuses. In order to earn the bonus points, you usually have to meet a minimum spend requirement but how do you know if you have met that threshold?

21/09/2017

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Case Study: How my wife and I flew coast-to-coast in Business Class for $80 in taxes with Flybuys

Virgin A330 Business Cabin | Point Hacks — Case Study: How my wife and I flew coast-to-coast in Business Class for $80 in taxes with Flybuys

By focusing on earning flybuys through credit card spend and with bonus points offers, this is how I quickly built up my flybuys balance to fly from Perth to Melbourne return in Business Class - which usually costs over $3000 in cash.

09/02/2017

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Case Study for Beginners – How Peter earned his points to score return flights to Europe

A look at Peter's tactics for collecting enough frequent flyer points for a return trip to Europe in a year.

31/10/2016

6 Comments

Case study: double dipping for more points – using different payment methods and gift cards to maximise points earned from Netflix

Netflix Apple TV | Point Hacks — Case study: double dipping for more points – using different payment methods and gift cards to maximise points earned from Netflix

Using a multiple points-earning sources and different credit cards is a key part of increasing your points earning strategy. The hard part is knowing where to start. I thought I'd use Netflix as a fairly mainstream, low cost example to...

19/04/2016

10 Comments

Sam’s case study – how we earned enough points for a trip to Europe in Business and First Class, and were lazy about it

Emirates A380 | Point Hacks — Sam’s case study – how we earned enough points for a trip to Europe in Business and First Class, and were lazy about it

I’m about to head off on a European journey with my wife and son that’s been quite a few years in the making. Our original intent was to save enough points to get to Europe and back in Business Class. We had no timeframe, itinerary or airline...

12/04/2016

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Kellie’s case study – how she maximises her points earn from everyday expenses

Being an adult is a costly exercise! Money seems to evaporate from my wallet no matter how careful I am. Adding kids to the mix can double or even triple your household bills, so I try to take advantage of rewards programs to get something...

08/04/2016

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Using

How I booked two trips to Europe with Qantas & Velocity Points

Emirates A380 First Seat — How I booked two trips to Europe with Qantas & Velocity Points

I've now finalised two return bookings to Europe for two people – all in Business or First Class – travelling in September 2022 and Easter 2023. Here's how I got everything to line up.

13/05/2022

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