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Qsuite on a Virgin Australia Ticket: Is It Worth Your Velocity Points?
Manage episode 502545296 series 2606605
Thanks to its partnership with Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia is “back” with international long haul flights. But are these flights actually worth your hard-earned Velocity Points?
In this episode Tobias Venus chats with Chris Chamberlin (Senior News Editor, Point Hacks) who flew the inaugural VA-coded service to Doha on Qatar Airline's Qsuite Business Class.
We cover:
✅Which international Velocity redemptions offer the best value (hint: this flight is one of them)
✅How the Virgin Australia flight differs from Qatar's offering
✅The quirks of wet-leasing and how it impacts amenities and lounge access
✅How to stitch connections to Europe on one ticket.
✅How to book VA coded flights between Australia and Doha using points, including alternatives to Velocity Points
✅What's next for Virgin Australia international long-haul
💌 Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest reward seat alerts and holiday inspiration - https://www.pointhacks.com.au/emails/?utm_source=podbean&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=pod_2
📰 Chris Chamberlin's review of the Virgin Australia x Qatar Airways Boeing 777 Qsuite Business Class - https://www.pointhacks.com.au/reviews/virgin-australia-qatar-airways-boeing-777-qsuite-business-class-sydney-doha/?utm_source=podbean&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=pod_2
❓Flying Qsuite: Qatar Airways vs Virgin Australia – what’s the difference? - https://www.pointhacks.com.au/difference-between-qatar-airways-vs-virgin-australia-qsuite/?utm_source=podbean&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=pod_2
🛬 Five reasons to turn a Doha transit into a stopover - https://www.pointhacks.com.au/guides/five-reasons-to-turn-a-doha-transit-into-a-stopover/?utm_source=podbean&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=pod_2
📺 Watch Tobias' experience on Qatar Qsuites - https://youtu.be/7fV-etXtgHw
🎬 Credits:
Guest: Chris Chamberlin, Senior News Editor, Point Hacks
Executive Producer: Caissie Dillon
Vision Mixing: Sean Pereira
Audio Recording: Joshua Weckert
Produced, edited and hosted by: Tobias Venus
✈️ Follow PointHacks 👇
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@pointhacks
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/pointhacks
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pointhacksau/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pointhacks
#pointhacks #frequentflyer #qatar #virginaustralia
23 episodes
Manage episode 502545296 series 2606605
Thanks to its partnership with Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia is “back” with international long haul flights. But are these flights actually worth your hard-earned Velocity Points?
In this episode Tobias Venus chats with Chris Chamberlin (Senior News Editor, Point Hacks) who flew the inaugural VA-coded service to Doha on Qatar Airline's Qsuite Business Class.
We cover:
✅Which international Velocity redemptions offer the best value (hint: this flight is one of them)
✅How the Virgin Australia flight differs from Qatar's offering
✅The quirks of wet-leasing and how it impacts amenities and lounge access
✅How to stitch connections to Europe on one ticket.
✅How to book VA coded flights between Australia and Doha using points, including alternatives to Velocity Points
✅What's next for Virgin Australia international long-haul
💌 Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest reward seat alerts and holiday inspiration - https://www.pointhacks.com.au/emails/?utm_source=podbean&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=pod_2
📰 Chris Chamberlin's review of the Virgin Australia x Qatar Airways Boeing 777 Qsuite Business Class - https://www.pointhacks.com.au/reviews/virgin-australia-qatar-airways-boeing-777-qsuite-business-class-sydney-doha/?utm_source=podbean&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=pod_2
❓Flying Qsuite: Qatar Airways vs Virgin Australia – what’s the difference? - https://www.pointhacks.com.au/difference-between-qatar-airways-vs-virgin-australia-qsuite/?utm_source=podbean&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=pod_2
🛬 Five reasons to turn a Doha transit into a stopover - https://www.pointhacks.com.au/guides/five-reasons-to-turn-a-doha-transit-into-a-stopover/?utm_source=podbean&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=pod_2
📺 Watch Tobias' experience on Qatar Qsuites - https://youtu.be/7fV-etXtgHw
🎬 Credits:
Guest: Chris Chamberlin, Senior News Editor, Point Hacks
Executive Producer: Caissie Dillon
Vision Mixing: Sean Pereira
Audio Recording: Joshua Weckert
Produced, edited and hosted by: Tobias Venus
✈️ Follow PointHacks 👇
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@pointhacks
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/pointhacks
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pointhacksau/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pointhacks
#pointhacks #frequentflyer #qatar #virginaustralia
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