Savvy shopper reveals little-known loyalty rewards trick he used to get five free international flights
- Flybuys user earns points for trips abroad
- The smart shopper takes lots of surveys.
- Accumulated quite a bit through Flybuys
A savvy shopper won big after his massive number of rewards card points landed him in five overseas destinations without paying a dime.
Dale learned the little trick a couple of years ago when he discovered that he could earn points on his Flybuys card by taking surveys through the popular rewards program.
He converted the points accumulated through Flybuys into Velocity Frequent Flyer points which he used to finance his trips around the world.
He fills out surveys while traveling to and from work and hasn’t had to pay a dime for his recent foreign flights.
It only took a year to accumulate enough points for the flights.
“In January, I went to London, Edinburgh and Paris, Muscat in Oman and Abu Dhabi,” said the savvy shopper. a current affair.
You can get free flights by collecting points in loyalty rewards programs like Flybuys and Everyday Rewards
“I get off the bus at the other end and there are another 450 points,” he said.
‘Trust me, I haven’t nailed the costs of living and I’m affected like everyone else.’
“But completing surveys regularly is a way to rack up a lot of reward points without spending any money.”
The savvy shopper also topped up his points by shopping at Coles, earning him enough in just one year to travel internationally.
She already has enough points for another flight back to Europe and plans to attend the 2024 Paris Olympics next year.
Velocity Frequent Flyer boss Nick Rohrlach said collecting points was a good way to get rewarded for making the purchases that need to be made.
“There are a lot of great ways to earn points, so with a little bit of effort and research, it will happen,” he said.
You can turn your trip to Coles or Bunnings into a free vacation.
Dale (pictured in London) converted points collected through Flybuys into Velocity Frequent Flyer points which he used to finance his trips around the world.
For Woolworths shoppers, Everyday Rewards also has a loyalty programme, where every time your balance reaches 2,000 points, 1,000 Qantas Points will automatically land in your Qantas frequent flyer account.
All shoppers need to do is switch their choice of Rewards to Qantas Points to shop and scan their way to their next holiday.
Daniel Sciberras, editor-in-chief of consumer website Point Hacks, said customers should use a variety of loyalty cards as long as they don’t pay to sign up.
“The best way is to sign up with a credit card because they offer the biggest advantage in terms of bonus points, you can earn up to 100,000 Velocity points at one time,” Mr. Sciberras said.
“If you’re more loyal to a particular program, you’ll be able to earn those points faster.”
He also warned buyers to read the terms and conditions in the fine print.
More than 17 million people in Australia collect supermarket points, but only 13 per cent convert them into speed points.
Australians urged to make the most of shopping rewards cards (file image)
