There is an enormous community around earning and redeeming points. You’ll find most people are more than happy to lend a hand or offer advice to budding point-hackers. Welcome to the Point Hacks Community!
This community is a great place to start if you are new to loyalty programs. Our Community offers heaps of advice and a friendly forum where anyone can ask anything, and they’ll get a speedy answer. Readers who register can access our FAQ page – full of insider info about the fascinating world of frequent flyer points.
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How do I join the Point Hacks Community?
Access to the Point Hacks Community can be found towards the bottom of the Point Hacks webpage.
In order to register as a member, click on the VIEW ALL button to enter the main Point Hacks Community page.
At the top-right hand of the page, click on Log In. If you are new to the Point Hacks Community, you will be met with a Sign-up page.
This will create a Point Hacks login, which you can then use to log into the Point Hacks Community.
Starting a new thread
Once you’ve created a login, and logged into the Point Hacks Community, a new button appears on your menu towards the right of your screen called + NEW TOPIC. Click on this button to start a new thread if you have a burning question that needs to be answered!
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Here are a few extra tips to propel you along your point-earning journey:
- Make sure you’re on the email lists of all your rewards programs – as well as any relevant partners.
- Keep an eye on any deals that may interest you. Frequent flyer credit cards are the fastest way to amass a healthy stash of frequent flyer points.
- Are you in the market to change providers on your household utilities? Find out if any of them work with a points program.
Earning points can be tremendous fun, especially if you know your goal and how close you are to achieving it. Emirates First Class on your bucket list? Trust us, with some savvy point-earning it’s well within reach.
Finally, let us leave you with this crucial nugget of advice: don’t buy a toaster with your hard-earned frequent flyer points! Travelling up the pointy end is so much better value – and infinitely sweeter than a breakfast of burnt sourdough toast.
Earning Points: First Principles
- Getting Started with Frequent Flyer programs
- Earning by Flying
- Buying points and miles
- Earning from Credit Cards
- Earning from Offers & Partners
- Ask Questions & Keep in the Loop
- Earning and Using Points – First Principles
Using Points: First Principles
- Who, What, When, Where and How?
- Planning
- Flexibility
- Tools
- Flexible Points Programs
- Maximising Points value
- Qantas and Virgin Australia Key Partners
- Searching for points seats
As for which partner makes seats available… there’s also no general rule for this. Totally depends on route, travel dates, and timing of your booking… which is why flexible points programs are so powerful. No need to make a decision about where to put your points earned by credit card programs, like Amex, until you have found the award seats that work for you.