For most travellers, Business Class feels like something reserved for executives, celebrities, or people who casually drop five figures on flights without flinching.
That belief is understandable and retail prices back up this theory, but it’s wildly inaccurate.
Many premium cabin seats are not paid for with cash at all. They’re booked using Frequent Flyer points, often by travellers who simply have a deep understanding how the system works.
At Points Advisor, we see this each day. Travellers who once assumed Business Class was “not for people like me” suddenly find themselves flying flat-bed seats to Europe, Asia, or the US, paying little more than taxes.
The gap between those two outcomes is not wealth. It’s knowledge.
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Why most people struggle with points (and think they don’t work)
Frequent flyer programs aren’t designed to be intuitive. They’re complex by design, full of fine print, moving parts, and incentives that reward the airlines shareholders far more than the average member.
As a result, majority of people redeem points poorly or just give up, common mistake we see regularly are points being cashed out for gift cards or use to by treadmills or even worse point balances sit unused for years and expire.
People conclude that points “aren’t worth it”.
When points are earned strategically and redeemed deliberately, the value difference is dramatic. The same points that buy a $500 gift card can often unlock a $4,000 to $8,000 Business Class seat.
The hidden power of everyday spending
One of the biggest misconceptions about points is that you need to be a frequent flyer to earn meaningful balances. You don’t.
Everyday expenses do the heavy lifting. Think groceries, utilities & insurance bills , school fees, council rates, online purchases, even business expenses and tax payments for some.
With the right pairing of cards, partners, and timing, these household expense quietly generate points in the background. There are several ways to stack points and optimise your point earning on every purchase, this is the key to building up your point balances fast.
This is where most travellers leave enormous value on the table. Not because they aren’t spending enough. Because no one ever showed them the foundations to structure their points earning properly.
Earning points is just the start
Once your have optimised point earning strategy in place, using your points for high-value redemptions require a deep understanding to extract the most value from:-
- Which programs offer the best value for long-haul Business and First Class?
- How airline partner networks actually work with points?
- When award seats are released (and when they’re not)?
- Why flexibility matters more than people realise
- How to avoid common redemption traps that waste points
This is also where frustration usually sets in. People have points, but can’t find flights. Or they find flights that require absurd amounts of points. Or they discover availability after they’ve already booked cash tickets.
None of this is random. It’s systemic.
Once you understand the logic behind award availability and airline behaviours, the chaos starts to look… more predictable.
What we teach at Points Advisor
Points Advisor remove guesswork from points travel.
We’ve spent years helping real clients turn points into premium travel. Our training courses funnels our vast experience into practical, Australian-focused, educational courses designed for all travellers, no matter what stage your at in your points journey we have you covered.
Whether you’re starting from zero or already earning points but unsure how to use them properly, the goal is the same: turn everyday spending into premium travel, without paying retail prices.
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Start 2026 off strong with our new range of courses and learn how to turn everyday household expenses into Business and First Class redemption flights. To celebrate our launch, take 50% off all our online courses until 28 February. Use code POINTS50
All our Points Advisor courses include
✅ No ongoing commitments — Purchase all three courses together or buy them individually, just a one time payment.
✅ Complimentary Expert Support — our team has completed hundreds of successful points redemptions and is available to answer your questions via email. Points Booster and Points Mastery courses include a complimentary call with our team.
✅ Australian-focused strategies — tailored earning and redemption strategies for Business and First Class long-haul flights to and from Australia.
