Are the days of Points collecting over?

[Brissy1]

next 17 long haul J flights I have booked only one is paid

17!
Very impressive planning irrespective of redemption or paid. And I suppose that's the point, you can get value but it requires a lot lot more planning.

 

[Human]

Ascent premium / linked to ur platinum charge?

Yes, my Platinum Edge card earns Ascent Premium points.

 

[burmans]

The situation is always changing and has done so for at least 20 years. Sure the days of getting J on SQ for $800 ex Asia to Aus are gone. So are the VA $80 J flights BNE Syd flights velocity awards, and don’t get me started on the woolies pet food runs donated to your local RSPCA for a monster QFF point haul. JASA’s, dreamy days.

Since I joined there has been regular posts claiming the sky is falling, but as one door closes another opens. With todays modern media environment seeking to make $$$ of so called hacks, the good deals are harder to find, but they are out there and most of the so called influencers/bloggers lack the smarts to do the work to find them. Put the effort in and you will get the rewards.

Agree but am not so sad if a few people decide it’s a bit too hard.

One of the factors that has led us to where we are now is the fact that 10 + years ago this was a bit of a specialised hobby, with social media it became a lot more popular. More demand meant inevitably the value would decline.

Now people are saying it’s all too hard, for me that’s probably a positive!