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Daniel Sciberras

Daniel Sciberras

Daniel lives and breathes loyalty programs, and has spent over two decades researching the best ways to earn and redeem loyalty points for maximum value. He travels for both business and leisure and is a frequent traveller to Europe and the US. In his downtime, he enjoys CrossFit, hitting the beach and playing tennis.
Daniel Sciberras was last modified: November 2nd, 2021 by

Daniel: value traveller

Daniel loves the word ‘optimise’ when it comes to travel. That is, maximise the comfort for the lowest cost. And it is this word that allured him to the world of frequent flyer points. There is no cash fare that can ever ‘outvalue’ a great long-haul premium seat redemption. So naturally, you’ll find him sitting at the pointy end of the plane more often than not. There is just simply no better way to travel than that.

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Daniel's articles (318)

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Guides

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program partners with many credit card rewards programs in Australia, and between Singapore Airlines and it&#8217;s subsidiary Silkair, flies to all major Australian cities. KrisFlyer also provides well-priced redemptions on Singapore Airlines flights, especially in Business and First Class. As a result, it&#8217;s a program you need to know about if you&#8217;re &hellip; <a href="https://develop.pointhacks.com.au/author/daniel-sciberras/">Continued</a>

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24 May 2019.

A beginner's guide to understanding the program

Beginner&#8217;s Guides

Knowing how to get started with frequent flyer programs, rewards programs and points in general is really hard. There are heaps of deals, offers and things you can get caught up in. We&#8217;ve collated all of the Point Hacks guides that are suited to people taking their first steps in earning more points and using &hellip; <a href="https://develop.pointhacks.com.au/author/daniel-sciberras/">Continued</a>

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24 May 2019.

Qantas & Virgin Australia’s repatriation flights cost

Virgin Australia Velocity Frequent Flyer Guides

Velocity Frequent Flyer is loyalty program of Virgin Australia. Since Virgin Australia&#8217;s rebrand and relaunch undertaken since the early 2010s, Velocity has become a real competitor to Qantas Frequent Flyer for customer loyalty. The key differences of Velocity to Qantas Frequent Flyer are consistently good award seat availability on most of Virgin&#8217;s routes; partnerships with &hellip; <a href="https://develop.pointhacks.com.au/author/daniel-sciberras/">Continued</a>

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24 May 2019.

Transferring reward points to Velocity Frequent Flyer

Etihad Guest Guides

The Etihad Guest frequent flyer program has a number of uses for Australia-based travellers. Earning Etihad Guest miles is possible from Virgin Australia flights and American Express Membership Rewards-linked credit cards. Using Etihad Guest miles is most effective for Etihad&#8217;s own flights from Australia to Europe and beyond; and on Virgin Australia&#8217;s domestic flights. Etihad &hellip; <a href="https://develop.pointhacks.com.au/author/daniel-sciberras/">Continued</a>

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24 May 2019.

Etihad Guest graphic

First Principles of Earning Points

Let&#8217;s get into the absolute basics of where to start, and how to earn more of the right frequent flyer points currencies to suit your goals. Daniel Sciberras was last modified: November 2nd, 2021 by Daniel Sciberras

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24 May 2019.

Using Points Tools

Flybuys Guides

Flybuys, the loyalty program from Coles supermarkets, has become increasingly useful with new partnerships from Velocity and Etihad Guest adding more value for it&#8217;s members. There are a number of methods of earning Flybuys points which can then be redeemed for money off at Coles checkouts or transferred to their partner frequent flyer programs. Daniel &hellip; <a href="https://develop.pointhacks.com.au/author/daniel-sciberras/">Continued</a>

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24 May 2019.

Flybuys | Point Hacks

Hotel Loyalty Programs

The world of hotel loyalty programs can be confusing &#8211; it&#8217;s often hard to find value, and there are many different routes to making a booking, earning points, and/or saving money. Here&#8217;s where to start. Daniel Sciberras was last modified: November 2nd, 2021 by Daniel Sciberras

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24 May 2019.

Top hotel loyalty programs for Australians to join

Marriott Bonvoy Guides

Marriott Bonvoy is the new loyalty program of Marriott Hotels, which merged with Starwood Preferred Guest in August 2018. Marriott Bonvoy points are very valuable and versatile as Marriott have partnered with almost all of the major frequent flyer programs out there as a transfer partner. This means you can move your Marriott points over &hellip; <a href="https://develop.pointhacks.com.au/author/daniel-sciberras/">Continued</a>

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24 May 2019.

Marriott Bonvoy

Point Hacks Community Case Studies

As lovers of rewards points and miles, members of the Point Hacks Community often share their amazing knowledge and experiences of how they have earned and used points. Settle back and have a read through to learn how other readers have taken advantage of points to travel better. Daniel Sciberras was last modified: November 2nd, &hellip; <a href="https://develop.pointhacks.com.au/author/daniel-sciberras/">Continued</a>

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24 May 2019.

Travel restrictions

Point Hacks Destination Guides

Here are our guides to some of the most sought after destinations around the world. Settle back and have a read through to learn how to take advantage of points to travel better. Daniel Sciberras was last modified: November 2nd, 2021 by Daniel Sciberras

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24 May 2019.

Singapore Gardens by the bay