Swinburne University Professor Steve Worthington agrees, arguing that it's also a way that airlines are able to gather data about their customers.
You may need to be a bit more points savvy to actually earn enough to regularly get discounts on flights.Domestic flights:International flights It's a similar scheme for Qantas. Instead of a domestic and international breakdown, Qantas has a minimum point guarantee. You can also earn points through credit card schemes and retail partners, such as Woolworths, Caltex and David Jones.Mr Bird said the value of a point can vary. But based on"quite rough" calculations, one point is believed to be worth about one cent.
They are useless unless you are a businessman travelling every week, but for the average person a total waste of time.
Subsidises, ffs.