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

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📰 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

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