Are there any people in Australia that provide coaching or consulting on points hacking?
I am looking for someone similar to what Colin Stroud does in the US:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gosomewhere/
Hi @josh5 and welcome to the Point Hacks community!
Interesting question. I don’t know of a specific Australian-based points coaching/consulting service (maybe I should go into business!!) but I think there are two directions you could possibly explore and which you might find helpful.
First, you could look into the various points “concierge” services that are around. For a hefty fee (but nevertheless a fee which some people find is worth it), these services will help you make your points journeys a reality – basically someone else will find the relevant flights etc for you, using their expert knowledge and experience (and online and other tools that you might not know about and/or have access to). One such service is the Australian Frequent Flyer Concierge service which you could access here. I believe that Point Hacks owns Australian Frequent Flyer. There are other services available which do the same thing.
Alternatively, you could DIY (which is how the vast majority of us points hackers gained our expertise). There used to be a Point Hacks course on point hacking which was delivered by email but I assume it’s dead now because I haven’t heard it promoted here for many a year. The Points Hacks guides (accessible by scrolling down almost to the bottom of the Point Hacks home page) are still pretty good and are mostly kept more-or-less up to date.
If you do want more “hands on” training, I’d recommend that you become an Australian Frequent Flyer “Platinum” member. It costs a couple of hundred dollars but will give you access to the AFF training courses and webinars which (dare I say it) are equal to, and possibly surpass, the resources on Point Hacks (an unfair comparison, I know, because everything on Point Hacks is free).
My guess is that taking one or both of the above options will give you anything you need, but of course feel free to access our community again at any time if you have any specific questions!
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