Qatar J with Velocity Points - Questions

[FF98]

Hi All,

I am eyeing Qatar Airways reward flights via Velocity for my wife and I first ever trip to Europe.

I am thinking of a stopover in Doha for 2 nights to explore the area. However Velocity doesn't offer multi city/stopovers. Therefore the only option is to book separate tickets AUS-DOH, DOH-Europe.

A MEL-LHR flight with transit in DOH is 159k Velocity points, but a MEL-DOH, DOH-LHR flight would come to 193k (119k + 74k) points.

Given the 34k points difference per person, would you do it?

If I proceed with the separate ticket options, would I be eligible for any Qatar stopover programs?

Many thanks,

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Hi All,

I am eyeing Qatar Airways reward flights via Velocity for my wife and I first ever trip to Europe.

I am thinking of a stopover in Doha for 2 nights to explore the area. However Velocity doesn't offer multi city/stopovers. Therefore the only option is to book separate tickets AUS-DOH, DOH-Europe.

A MEL-LHR flight with transit in DOH is 159k Velocity points, but a MEL-DOH, DOH-LHR flight would come to 193k (119k + 74k) points.

Given the 34k points difference per person, would you do it?

If I proceed with the separate ticket options, would I be eligible for any Qatar stopover programs?

Many thanks,

I wouldn’t be going it of my way to stop in Doha for that price, unless you have done your research and are set on seeing certain things.

You could potentially transit for less than 24 hours and still get the through fare? That might give you enough time to sample the city.

You won’t be eligible for any Qatar stopover programs. AFAIK they are valid only on QR tickets for QR/QR transits.