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

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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

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