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◆ Black Membership

Built for owners whose
travel won’t stay still.

Maximum optionality, for plans that move — managed by one senior expert who knows your year.

Black sits above Platinum, with the full Explore membership included as your base. Your household's Business Class travel, managed for the year — no seat count to track, changed freely when plans move, and a senior flight concierge expert finding and booking every seat with your points.

$12,000  + GST · Billed annually

Limited to 200 members nationally

Your membership covers our strategy and booking service — no per-seat booking fee on your included seats. We book the seats with your points; you pay the points and airline taxes, never the retail fare.

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Managed
your household's Business Class
travel, handled for the year
Free
changes & cancellations
when plans move
$1,000
FC Travel credit
included
$5M+
recommended annual
business spend

Since 2012 · 6,000+ businesses · 1 billion+ points booked · ATIA-accredited

What Black Actually Is

Managed,
not metered.

At Black, the counting stops. We look after your household's Business Class travel for the year — no seat allowance to track, no changes to ration. A confirmed seat locked in early, changed freely when plans move, so your trip is certain even when they do.

Your Business Class travel is included in the membership — found and booked with your points by a dedicated senior flight concierge expert, someone with the depth and experience to go further, search harder, and find options that a standard search will miss. It's matched to your points capacity and how you actually travel, not a quota.

But the seats were never really the point. Black is about arriving well — at the meeting that matters, the milestone you won't get back, the dinner table where everyone made it. Your business already pays for it; we route it to the front of the plane, for you and the people you travel with.

The engine · Your spend, working

Turn your business spend
into Business Class.

At $5M+ a year, your business moves serious money — cards, bills, payroll, BAS, suppliers. Black turns that spend into a points engine built for Business Class, at the volume a household travelling at scale actually needs.

1
Map every dollar

We find which of your business payments can earn points — cards, bills, payroll, BAS, suppliers — and which are quietly earning nothing.

2
Earn at volume

We structure the right cards and programs so your spend earns points at full velocity — for co-founders and key people too, not just one account.

3
It becomes Business Class

Those points fund your household's Business Class travel for the year — found and booked for you, at a fraction of the cash fare.

FlightMax First · A first for Australia

Book the flight first.
Earn the points back.

Reward seats vanish fast — but earning enough points to book one can take a year of business spend. FlightMax First closes that gap: we advance the points you need to secure the Business Class seat now, and you earn them back over time.

1
Book the seat now

Secure the Business Class reward seat while it's available — you don't need the points in hand.

2
We advance the points

FlightMax First fronts the points the booking needs, so the seat is confirmed with your name on it.

3
You earn them back

Your business spend earns the points back over time, on the strategy we build with you.

FlightMax First advances the points, not a specific seat — reward-seat availability still applies and we never promise a specific outcome. Eligibility applies and it's available on certain points types; we'll guide you on what works for your programs. Advance terms apply.

Recent One-Way Bookings

On points, a Sydney–Europe Business Class seat can cost a fraction of the $12,000+ cash fare.

See the maths →

What Black looks after

Two wings to the
same membership.

In the Air

Your business spend, made to fly.

  • Complete reward seat concierge, booked with your points
  • Secure-now, improve-as-it-comes booking
  • Flexible planning across family, business partners and key people
  • A dedicated senior flight concierge expert
  • Managed FlightMax
  • The full Explore and Platinum stack, included
  • Flights Club Travel & Experiences access
On the Ground

The life the flying serves.

  • Your annual Household Flight Plan
  • Travel mapped around family, milestones and business
  • The Platinum & Black member community
  • Private member dinners, roadshows and events
  • Curated journeys and experiences, across points and cash
Once a year

Your Household
Flight Plan.

Once a year, we sit down with you and map the travel year ahead — not just the business trips, but your household’s whole year.

The school holidays.
The anniversary.
The milestone birthday.
The trip the family keeps postponing.
The business travel that has to work around all of it.

Then we route the spend, points and booking strategy so the year flies properly.

A remote planning session — a laptop video call alongside travel notes, an itinerary and a world map on a desk
Is Black Right For You?

Black is right for you if…

Black is selective. Before we accept a member, we confirm their points engine is capable of supporting their household's Business Class travel across the year. This is not an outcome we promise — it is an essential input. If your business is not yet generating enough points, we will tell you and show you the path to get there.

  • Your business spends $5M+ annually on expenses that could be generating points — and you want every dollar working at maximum efficiency.
  • You travel Business Class frequently across the year — and you want every trip found and booked for you by our flight concierge team, without counting an allowance.
  • You want flexibility built in — a free change or cancellation on every booking, and a confirmed seat secured early so the trip is certain.
  • You want the full picture — strategy, bookings, Travel & Experiences, and a community of business owners at your level.

A note on the points requirement: To join Black, we confirm your business is generating — or has the capacity to generate — enough points to support your household's Business Class travel across the year. This is not a guarantee of outcomes. It is a qualification step that protects your investment. If your points engine is not yet there, we will tell you honestly and show you the path to get there — which may mean starting with Platinum first.

What’s Included

Everything in Black

Black includes everything in Explore — the full base membership — plus the biggest seat allocation, flexibility on every booking, and senior expertise:

What Black adds — travel at scale
Your Business Class travel, managedNo seat count to track — booked with your points+
Black isn't a seat allowance to count down. We look after your household's Business Class travel for the year — book returns or one-ways, however your travel falls. Your senior flight concierge expert finds and books each one with your points; you pay the points and airline taxes, never the retail fare, and there's no per-seat booking fee.Managed around your points capacity and how you actually travel — generous and relationship-led, not unlimited.
Change plans without countingChange or cancel freely when plans move+
Plans move — so change or cancel freely, without rationing. A changed or cancelled flight returns to you, rather than being used up.
Secure now, improve as it comes+
We lock in a confirmed seat so your trip is certain, then keep looking — and if a better option opens up, we move you to it.
Dedicated senior flight concierge expert+
A senior specialist from our flight concierge team, assigned to your account. The same person looks after you every time — no handoffs. They search deeper and uncover options a standard search often misses: complex itineraries, partner programmes, and hard-to-find availability.
No quota to lose+
There's no allowance to use up or forfeit. Black is managed around the travel you actually do — a lighter year simply means you travel less, never that you've wasted a benefit.
Points splitting — co-founders & executives+
Where multiple founders earn points from the same business spend, we structure your strategy so each co-founder's account is optimised — maximising total earn and redemption value. We can also map the right structure to extend points benefits to key shareholders or senior executives, without duplication or waste.
1:1 Points Travel Strategy Session with Steve Hui+
One dedicated session to review your points position, update your Blueprint, and plan your redemptions.
FlightMax+
Book now, even before you’ve earned the points. Two ways to get ahead: FlightMax First advances the points a Business Class booking needs, so you secure the reward seat now and earn them back over time — instead of waiting a year of spend to qualify. And you can build points on a subscription basis, without having to route your spend through a particular card or payment path first. Eligibility criteria apply and it works on certain points types; we’ll guide you to the best use for your programs.
FlightMax B2B Points BankReward & incentivise clients and suppliers+
Black unlocks the FlightMax B2B Points Bank — the ability to use points at scale as a business currency, to reward or incentivise your clients and suppliers. Points become a tool for relationships and growth, not only your own travel.A capability and access benefit, not a promise of unlimited or discounted points. Deliberately excludes staff and team incentives (to keep it clear of fringe-benefits-tax issues) — we'll map the right structure for your business.
$1,000 FC Travel credit+
A $1,000 credit for use with The Flights Club Travel Agency, redeemable after a minimum cash spend.
30% off ad-hoc concierge bookings+
30% off Points Flight Concierge bookings outside your managed scope.
Your Explore base membership — included
The Points Travel OSYour points strategy, guided+
Your Points Travel Blueprint — a guide to leveraging the points opportunities in your business on a cost-effective basis, designed specifically to help business owners use points to fly Business Class for less than retail. At Black, our team guides you through it and runs it for you, so your points engine is earning at full capacity from day one.
Pay.com.au Premium12-month fee waiver — $1,980 value+
A 12-month Premium tier fee waiver, normally $165/mo ($1,980 value), for new and existing Pay.com.au customers with no minimum spend required. Earn points on tax, suppliers, wages, rent and FX where Pay.com.au suits your business.New Pay.com.au accounts also receive a 50,000 PayReward bonus (requires min. $10,000 transaction spend within 30 days of activation). Existing customers receive the fee waiver only.
Virgin Australia — Velocity GoldBusiness Flyer Tier 2, fast-tracked+
An accelerated jump to Virgin Australia Business Flyer Tier 2 unlocks 12 months of Velocity Gold — lounge access, priority boarding, screening and baggage — plus 20,000 bonus Velocity Points for your business.New Business Flyer accounts only; activates after your first eligible Virgin Australia flight, booked and flown by 30 September 2026. The usual $10K minimum spend for Tier 2 is waived.
ALL Accor+ Explorer — Accor Gold12-month membership included+
A 12-month ALL Accor+ Explorer membership included. Guaranteed ALL Accor Gold status for the year with 30 Status Nights; 2 free nights across the Asia Pacific and the UAE — receive one free night when you stay 2 nights or more, twice a year, at 1,400+ hotels; up to 50% off with member-only Red Hot Rooms; 15% off stays at 5,000+ Accor hotels across 30+ brands worldwide; and 30% off dining, 15% off drinks at 1,750+ restaurants and 1,250 bars across the Asia Pacific and the UAE — the saving covers the whole table, up to 10 guests, so you can gather the family, host the clients, and linger over the long dinners where the real connections are made. If you're already a member, you can gift the membership instead.Benefits per current ALL Accor+ Explorer terms; conditions apply.
Passport Rewards — Travel Club Gold+
Earn points at 1,100+ retailers on everyday business spending — stacking on top of your credit-card points — plus Travel Club Gold: 4,000+ hotel perks, 20% off SIXT car hire, and transfers to 11 airline partners including Aeroplan, Flying Blue and Qatar Avios.
Qatar Airways Privilege Club6,000 bonus Avios+
Earn 6,000 bonus Avios after your first qualifying Qatar Airways flight in Economy or Premium, then redeem them for Qatar Airways flights — including Qsuite.Join Qatar Airways Privilege Club by 31 December 2026 and travel by 31 March 2027.
Beyond Business by Qatar Airways10,000 bonus Qrewards+
Earn 10,000 bonus Qrewards on your first Qatar Airways flight into or out of Australia within 6 months of enrolment — redeemable for flights, upgrades and Qatar Airways products.Enrol in Beyond Business by Qatar Airways by 31 December 2026.
July × The Flights Club carry-onFounding members — $395 RRP+
An exclusive limited-edition co-branded carry-on — premium polycarbonate shell, CaseSafe Bluetooth tracking, TSA-approved locks and smooth-glide wheels — plus 15% off any July luggage.Founding-member benefit while stock lasts.
Monthly group call with Steve+
The same monthly group call every member joins — Explore, Platinum, and Black — hosted by Steve. At Black you also have dedicated help on top, from your senior flight concierge expert and your 1:1 session.
Access & community
Flights Club Travel & Experiences+
First access and member pricing on a curated calendar of journeys, events and experiences — sourced across both points and cash. Antarctica, Formula 1, the Australian Open and more. Curated by Co-Founder Steve Pirie-Nally, who brings 20+ years crafting curated travel experiences and community across seven continents.
Platinum & Black member community+
Circle app access, invitations to small-group dinners with fellow Platinum and Black members, roadshows, and exclusive sports and entertainment events.
Steve Hui — Co-Founder, iFLYflat & The Flights Club
A Word From Steve
“Black is for owners who travel at scale. We simply look after the travel — no seat-counting — with a senior expert finding and booking each one, and an annual strategy session with me to set the year up. That is what Black is.”
Steve Hui — Co-Founder, iFLYflat & The Flights Club

Limited to 200 members nationally — kept deliberately small, so the planning stays personal.

Alongside Steve Hui on strategy, Co-Founder Steve Pirie-Nally — 20+ years crafting curated travel experiences and community — leads your Travel & Experiences and the member community.

Flights Club Travel & Experiences

Beyond the seat.

Black membership includes first access and member pricing on the full Flights Club Travel & Experiences calendar — curated journeys, closed-group packages, and events you won't find advertised, sourced across both points and cash for the best available value.

These are not publicly available. Members see the calendar first.

It’s led by Co-Founder Steve Pirie-Nally, who brings 20+ years crafting curated travel experiences and community across seven continents.

Antarctica Expeditions Formula 1 Australian Open Closed-Group International Packages Member Hotel & Resort Rates Curated Cruises
A resort terrace at dusk with candle-lanterns overlooking a calm ocean
Steve Hui — Co-Founder, iFLYflat & The Flights Club
Steve Hui
Co-Founder · Points Strategy · Bookings · Media

Known across Australia as The Points Whisperer, Steve Hui is a CPA who spent 11 years at Macquarie Bank before turning points into a discipline. Since 2012 he has helped 6,000+ businesses book over 1 billion points, with 200+ media appearances across 9News, Sky News and The Australian. He sees points the way an accountant sees a balance sheet — and at Black, you have his direct attention.

“The fundamental thing of business, I believe, is do more with less.”

Points Strategy Business Class Bookings Points Travel Advisory iFLYflat Media & Podcast
Steve Pirie-Nally — Co-Founder, The Flights Club
Steve Pirie-Nally
Co-Founder · Partnerships · Community · Experiences

A third-generation aviator with 20+ years designing transformational travel — Antarctic expeditions with Peter Hillary, Formula 1 weekends, and global events. Steve delivers the destination: the experiences, and the room of operators who make where you land — and who you land with — mean something. He designs the membership experience: chapter dinners, curated trips, and the introductions that actually land. He co-hosts the Always Business Class podcast.

“A flight gets you somewhere. The room is what makes the trip mean something. My job is to make sure every member finds both.”

Community & Member Experience Curated Expeditions & Events Always Business Class Podcast Partner Relationships
Member Community

A private room.

Owners who get it, at the same table. Platinum and Black members share a private community — separate from Explore — where the conversation is equal parts business and the life it's meant to buy. Dinners where the person beside you understands the year you've had. Trips your family still talks about. It's the human side of the membership: not a feature list, but a room worth being in.

A round table set for ten in an intimate restaurant with green leather seating and warm lighting
Circle App Access
Small Group Dinners
Roadshow Events
Exclusive Sports & Entertainment Events
The Standard We Hold
“The measure of Black is simple: you shouldn’t have to think about the seat. You tell us where the business needs you, and it’s found, booked on your points, and changed without fuss when the plan shifts. When it’s working, it’s quiet — you just arrive, at the front of the plane, ready for whatever you came for.”
Steve Hui · Co-Founder, iFLYflat & The Flights Club
Common Questions

Before you decide

Do you buy the flights for us?+

No — and that's the point. Your membership covers our strategy and booking service. We find Business Class reward seats and book them using your points; you pay the points and the airline taxes and carrier charges, which is why the seats cost a fraction of the retail fare. We never sell or supply airline tickets.

Can I change or cancel a booking?+

Freely, when plans move — there's no allowance to count. A changed or cancelled flight returns to you, rather than being used up.

What if I travel less one year?+

Then you travel less — there's no allowance to use up or forfeit. Black is managed around your actual travel, not a quota, so nothing is wasted.

What's the points requirement to join?+

We confirm your business is generating — or has the capacity to generate — enough points to support your household's Business Class travel across the year. If your points engine isn't there yet, we'll tell you honestly and show you the path — which may mean starting with Platinum first.

With no seat count, is there any limit?+

Black is managed on a fair-use basis. There's no seat count to track, but the membership is designed around your own household and business travel — matched to your points capacity and how you genuinely travel across the year. It's generous and relationship-led, not an unlimited allowance, and it isn't a service for reselling or booking on behalf of unrelated parties. We agree the shape of a normal year with you up front, and if a pattern of use falls well outside it, we'll simply have a conversation. In practice, members find there's more flexibility here than they'll ever need.

What if you can't find a seat on my route?+

Reward-seat availability depends on route, timing, and flexibility. Your senior flight concierge expert searches across up to 12 airline partners, and we prefer 3 to 6 months of lead time for international trips. We'll always tell you honestly if a request looks unlikely — we never promise specific seat outcomes. And if a reward seat isn't available, our Flights Club Travel Agency can find you the sharpest cash price, so the trip still happens.

Apply for Black

Ready to find out if Black is right for you?

A Discovery Call is a 25-minute conversation with our team. We look at your points position, your travel volume, and your business spend — and tell you honestly whether Black is the right fit, or whether Platinum is the better starting point.

Fly well — in business and in life.

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Membership fee: $12,000 + GST annually.

Selective intake · Annual membership · All details kept strictly confidential

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