Influencers and online communities share tips about how to maximise points to travel the world in style. But can consumers really use their credit cards to get something for nothing?
When you hear the word “hacker”, you probably don’t picture someone like Brandon Loo. But if you ask Loo, a mild-mannered 30-year-old from Perth who originally trained in allied health, if he’d describe himself as a hacker, he’ll say: “Definitely.”
Loo is one of a few people in Australia who have made careers out of teaching people how to “hack” credit cards to accrue as many reward points as possible. He spends four days a week working for the guide website Points Hacks, waking up early because its office operates on Melbourne time. You can get a “really good experience”, Loo says, such as a first class Emirates flight from Sydney to Christchurch with à la carte dining and an onboard shower “for only 64,000 points”.
