Peter gets all up in the fine print of most things and will be shining a light on terms and conditions and bringing you easy-to-understand guides to the best deals. Welcome Pete! Image above - Descending the peak of Mt Merababu, Java, in... READ ON →

A native of Sydney and now based in Austin, Texas, Matt has joined the Point Hacks team as a contributing editor. Welcome Matt! He will be bringing you cheap flight deals and inspiring your travel to well-known destinations, as well as hidden... READ ON →

Today we opened signups for Impulse Points (you can join here) - a new email service created by Point Hacks and iFLYflat. The concept is pretty simple - people with points might need some help with finding some of the better ways to use them - READ ON →

We're approaching the end of the year, which is always a good time to take stock before moving into the next one. For me, this means understanding what you all think about the points and rewards program landscape - what banks, airlines and... READ ON →

Something I've been working on for a few months is live - the brand new Point Hacks community went live a little earlier this week, and I’ll be running a series of posts and giveaways to get things running. So, just what is this? For a while... READ ON →

I’ve long had some tools buried in the site which I created a couple of years ago, including a loyalty program conversion calculator that lets you assess the transfer rates in and out of the major credit card, airline and hotel loyalty programs READ ON →

It’s been quiet around these parts the last couple of weeks. The last article I put up was just under 3 weeks ago, and the reason for the silence is due to a few things. I don’t usually get too personal on here, so bear with me. For those who... READ ON →

It's all been a little quiet on the Point Hacks front recently - I'm working on an amazing project in my day job which is keeping me uber busy, and cutting into my blogging time - and also sending me to Hong Kong twice in the last 2 or so... READ ON →

Over the past couple of weeks I've quietly been working on a handful of pretty helpful (and fairly hefty) new resources for Point Hacks - a suite of new calculators relating to valuing and using points. The concept and inspiration for them was READ ON →