Qsuite with Virgin Australia: Is It Worth Your Velocity Points?

💌 Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest reward seat alerts and holiday inspiration - https://www.pointhacks.com.au/emails/... 📰 Chris Chamberlin's review of the Virgin Australia x Qatar Airways Boeing 777 Qsuite Business Class - https://www.pointhacks.com.au/reviews... ❓Flying Qsuite: Qatar Airways vs Virgin Australia – what’s the difference? - https://www.pointhacks.com.au/differe... 🛬 Five reasons to turn a Doha transit into a stopover - https://www.pointhacks.com.au/guides/... 📺 Watch Tobias' experience on Qatar Qsuites -    • I'm the only passenger on this flight | Qa...   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 🎬 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 ⏩ Chapters: 00:00 Virgin Australia returns to international long haul 00:00:56 Listener Q&A: Best value international Velocity redemptions 00:02:17 VA-coded to Doha: is it a good redemption? 00:03:00 Virgin’s long-haul history 00:05:06 Who’s really operating? 00:05:30 Qsuite experience: privacy, seat picks, sleeping 00:07:01 Perks onboard: priority, lounges, Wi-Fi, caviar 00:09:31 Lounge access rules (AU airports & Doha) 00:14:12 How to book and point alternatives 00:16:14 Connecting beyond Doha to Europe on one ticket 00:17:26 Picking Qsuite vs A380 when searching 00:18:15 What’s next for Virgin Australia long-haul ✈️ Follow PointHacks 👇 TikTok -   / pointhacks   LinkedIn -   / pointhacks   Instagram -   / pointhacksau   Facebook -   / pointhacks   #pointhacks #frequentflyer #qatar #virginaustralia