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    Booked Flight and car through virgin - Car not provided

    Yep, thanks ferntree. I will be taking your advice and jase05's as well going forward. Just hope my insurance company doesn't come up with an excuse not to pay.
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    Booked Flight and car through virgin - Car not provided

    That's what I usually do also for the reasons you state. Was stupidly tempted by the extra velocity points booking the car through Virgin and mistakenly thought all would be good going through them. Lesson learned. I've flown a bit but don't often hire cars. Good to know though that it is...
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    Booked Flight and car through virgin - Car not provided

    Thx to you both for your replies. Seems like everything is very much stacked against the consumer. Just wondering if it is even possible to avoid this in any way? Book direct with the car company perhaps and don't pay upfront? Even then in this situation I would imagine finding another car at...
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    Booked Flight and car through virgin - Car not provided

    Hi all, I hope this is the right place for this post. Long story short, I booked flights from ZQN to BNE with Virgin on their website. I also took up the offer to book a hire car. This was also booked on Virgin's website, but it was with Europcar and paid in full upfront to get the cheaper...
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    If I Cancel QR/VA Rewards Flight, and Rebook a SQ Flight on Velocity, Will I Lose Out?

    I recently (as in a month or so ago) cancelled Qatar flights redeemed via Velocity and all points appeared back in my account while I was still on the phone with the agent. Fees and taxes took a few days IIRC. As a bonus they didn't even charge me the normal cancellation fee. You do run the risk...
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    No Redemptions from AKL or CHC to Europe

    Half way there! Have brought the new trip forward a little to leave early November next year. Have snagged 2 business class tickets to new destination - Rome, with SIA. Pretty happy about that. Will hopefully be able to score some Qatar Qsuites coming home, if/when they open up.
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    No Redemptions from AKL or CHC to Europe

    Thanks everyone for you replies....I really appreciate it. The manual change to the URL works a treat with my dummy bookings :) Now I just have to wait patiently until my travel dates open up. What's everyones thoughts on paying about $200-$300 more in taxes each way per person to travel with...
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    No Redemptions from AKL or CHC to Europe

    Hi all, I'm an Aussie living in NZ and am after some advice please. I have recently had to cancel 2 separate one way J class velocity redemptions for me and my wife, AKL-DOH-AMS and then returning CDG-DOH-AKL with Qatar (most legs in QSuites) :(. I'm looking at rebooking for Dec/Jan 2024/25...
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    Amending Velocity reward on QR

    Thanks, sadly I used up all my velocity points getting to Europe and back at the pointy end of the plane. Certainly won't be cancelling the flight without first having another confirmed award being available.
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    Amending Velocity reward on QR

    Not my ideal solution, but certainly worth considering :)
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    Amending Velocity reward on QR

    Needing some expert advice please. I've been searching for Business class awards on Qatar from Europe to NZ. Very slim pickings. So when I saw 2 seats CDG-DOH-ADL I snapped them up. What I really wanted/needed would be the same flight but onto AKL. So the flight would be CDG-DOH-ADL(technical...
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    Auckland to Doha via Adelaide

    Thanks for the info, It's only 1.5 hours, so not really an issue I suppose. What is the scheduled completion date for the lounge? We'll be there early Dec 2023.
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    Auckland to Doha via Adelaide

    Hi all, I have the above flight booked in QSuites for December. Can't wait! I see though, that there is a 1h 30 min stop in Adelaide. Just wondering do passengers stay on board or disembark? Thx in advance.
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    Redeeming points and paying carrier charges rather than using all points.

    Apologies if this has been covered in a previous thread, happy to be directed to the relevant thread. I'm trying to redeem points through the Velocity website for a Qatar flight to Europe via "Reward Seat". I have found some availability that suits. When going through the booking process I just...
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    Booking Singapore Airlines NZ to Europe with Velocity

    Thank you both. Just doing my research atm. I'm thinking of trying to get flights for Dec/Jan next year. I know they won's show up nearer to the end of this year. I was hoping there might be a better chance of availability flying out of NZ? Don't mind if it's Christchurch or Auckland. The thing...
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    Booking Singapore Airlines NZ to Europe with Velocity

    Hi all, Is it possible to book a Singapore Airlines business class award flight from New Zealand to Europe using Velocity Points? I've been searching but can't seem to find the relevant info. I know SIA do fly from NZ. eg CHC-SIN-FCO but doesn't seem possible via the Velocity website, unless...
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    Online Check In Advantages in J?

    Hi all, Me and my wife are off on Thursday AKL-SIN-MUN in J. Just wondering if there is any advantage in checking in online or should we just wait and do it at the airport. Shouldn't be any waiting to check in business class? Thanks for any advice.
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    ZQN - MUC Redemption - Possible?

    Hi all, have just started planning our 30th anniversary trip for the end of next year and early 2019. Just wondering if it's possible to get this on one J class redemption ticket, Queenstown - Auckland - Sin - Munich. AKL - MUC is straight forward, it's getting from ZQN to AKL. Can this be...
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    Best business class seats BNE to ZQN - 737-800?

    Thanks Ewing, good to know. As it turns out, I just rang VA and there were only 2A and 2C left.
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