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How to spend 3 days on Hamilton Island (with Velocity Points)
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I’ve heard nothing but praise for the picturesque Hamilton Island off the coast of Northern Queensland. A stone's throw away from one of the world's best beaches and with the breathtaking Great Barrier Reef at its doorstep, Hamilton Island offers a level of laid-back island luxury that effortlessly rivals any overseas tropical destination.
And at just over two hours from Sydney by plane, it ticks all the boxes for a blissful long weekend birthday celebration with my partner Kris. Less time aviating, more time celebrating.
Using points means that the luxury begins before we even touchdown on the island. From Sydney, we fly return to Hamilton Island in Virgin Australia Business Class for just 47,000 Velocity Points + $102 per person. That's right - this balmy domestic island escape (in the middle of Aussie winter, mind you) cost us less than the price of a fancy dinner!
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How Qantas responds when things go wrong
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Join Point Hacks Editor-in-Chief, Daniel Sciberas, for an exclusive behind the scenes tour of Qantas' Integrated Operations Centre. This is the space that oversees Qantas' operations. 24 hours a day/7 days a week. 📰 Get our FREE guides on point hacking for travel by signing up here: go.pointhacks.com/yt-emails Hosted by: Daniel Sciberas Produced by: Tobias Venus ✈️ Follow PointHacks 👇 TikTok - ...
South African Airways A340 Business Class Returns! | Perth-Johannesburg
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📖Read more about the flight here - go.pointhacks.com/YT-SAA After a four-year hiatus, South African Airways (SAA) is back in town. It would be an understatement to say that the airline has had its fair share of struggles during COVID-19, but the carrier is steadily rebuilding its transcontinental network. Perth is the second long-haul pin on its revival map after São Paulo. 📰 Get our FREE guide...
13 hours in Etihad Airways 787 Business Class | Abu Dhabi to Melbourne
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💳 Earn more than enough Velocity Points for this flight with the Citi Premier Credit Card - go.pointhacks.com/YT-Citi Read our guide to Etihad Guest here - go.pointhacks.com/YT-EtihadGuestGuide 💳 More Velocity Point earning credit cards - go.pointhacks.com/YT-Velocity-Etihad787 What is it like to fly on board Etihad's fresh 787 Business Class Suite? Follow Tobias along as he explores Zayed Int...
How I had an entire plane to myself | Qatar Airways Qsuite Boeing 777
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💳 Earn more than enough Velocity Points for this flight with the Citi Premier Credit Card - go.pointhacks.com/YT-Citi Read more about my ghost flight experience - go.pointhacks.com/YT-GhostFlight 💳 More Velocity Point earning credit cards - go.pointhacks.com/YT-Velocity Qatar Airways’ Qsuite is famous as one of the best Business Class offerings on Earth. So, when I spied the opportunity to try...
Classic Plus Rewards Explained | Qantas' new reward seats
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Classic Plus Rewards Explained | Qantas' new reward seats
Experience 7 Days in Sri Lanka for under $1600 + points
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Experience 7 Days in Sri Lanka for under $1600 points
3 ways to earn frequent flyer points from your wedding
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3 ways to earn frequent flyer points from your wedding
Why Qantas' Perth International Business Lounge is a must visit
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Why Qantas' Perth International Business Lounge is a must visit
How we flew MEL to LAX and back for under AUD$420 + points | Qantas and United Business Class
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How we flew MEL to LAX and back for under AUD$420 points | Qantas and United Business Class
How I flew to Europe for under $400 using points
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How I flew to Europe for under $400 using points
How to fly around the world for 318,000 Qantas Points (in Business)
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How to fly around the world for 318,000 Qantas Points (in Business)
How Rex is taking on Qantas and Velocity Frequent Flyer
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How Rex is taking on Qantas and Velocity Frequent Flyer
Tour Virgin Voyage's Resilient Lady, Australia's newest cruise ship
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Tour Virgin Voyage's Resilient Lady, Australia's newest cruise ship
Why you should know the value of your points
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Why you should know the value of your points
A must-fly! | Singapore Airlines Suites and the exclusive Private Room
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A must-fly! | Singapore Airlines Suites and the exclusive Private Room
Why the Qantas First Lounge Singapore is so important
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Why the Qantas First Lounge Singapore is so important
How to get your GST dollars back with the Tourist Refund Scheme
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How to get your GST dollars back with the Tourist Refund Scheme
Everything you need to know about the Rex Flyer program
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Everything you need to know about the Rex Flyer program
Inside Singapore Airlines' $52,000,000 Lounges
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Inside Singapore Airlines' $52,000,000 Lounges
This is the cheapest business class flight from Australia to Europe (using Qantas points)
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This is the cheapest business class flight from Australia to Europe (using Qantas points)
How airline status credits work (and how to earn them)
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How airline status credits work (and how to earn them)
Qantas Green Tier Explained
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Qantas Green Tier Explained
Qantas Lifetime Platinum: The $1.647 million status
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Qantas Lifetime Platinum: The $1.647 million status
Exactly how do you achieve Qantas Lifetime Gold?
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Exactly how do you achieve Qantas Lifetime Gold?
When is Coles Plus worth it?
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When is Coles Plus worth it?
How I flew on Emirates cheapest First Class seat
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How I flew on Emirates cheapest First Class seat
Everything you need to know about Flybuys
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Everything you need to know about Flybuys
How to get Qantas Silver status... for life
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How to get Qantas Silver status... for life
How we saved thousands on a Phillipine escape
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How we saved thousands on a Phillipine escape

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @izabellavianna5464
    @izabellavianna5464 2 дні тому

    Does your itinerary have to start in Australia? Can we begin the route in the US?

  • @JhonnyFC
    @JhonnyFC 4 дні тому

    I have W&H visa can I do it?

  • @lisasutherland-fraser4479
    @lisasutherland-fraser4479 10 днів тому

    Want more of these videos. Tobias was a great presenter. Off to HTI! 🥰

    • @PointHacksAu
      @PointHacksAu 10 днів тому

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed :) - Toby

  • @ilyiza1
    @ilyiza1 10 днів тому

    Fantastic video! I recently binged every single episode of your podcast, any plans for more episodes in the future?

  • @Justyouraverageguy360
    @Justyouraverageguy360 11 днів тому

    Absolutely amazing and can’t wait to be in there next week

  • @mdazlalansari5796
    @mdazlalansari5796 12 днів тому

    Superb clarification

  • @davidhand312
    @davidhand312 17 днів тому

    It's one hour and twenty minutes. They give you a nice meal and snatch it back 20 minutes later

  • @brendanfarthing
    @brendanfarthing 17 днів тому

    Not worth it for such a tiny amount of time.

  • @LukeWatson99
    @LukeWatson99 19 днів тому

    I love how happy this guy is!! great positivity. subscribed

  • @superlogistics1
    @superlogistics1 19 днів тому

    Qantas sucks regardless😂😂😂

  • @82143___
    @82143___ 20 днів тому

  • @paulsheather7657
    @paulsheather7657 20 днів тому

    Now all the south Africans who live in oz can visit home.

  • @camomiletea6708
    @camomiletea6708 20 днів тому

    Total propaganda! I bet there was very little satisfaction among the 350 passengers & crew on QF11 last Thursday that was 6 hours late leaving Sydney for LAX! It’s a flight that departs late everyday like clockwork because Qantas operates an international schedule that cannot be maintained because of historical decisions not to order new planes (for senior executive bonus related reasons), very little maintenance capability in Australia, and no backup aircraft when there are unserviceable aircraft. The cabin crew regularly report that QF11 has empty seats because of the flights poor on time departure records plays total havoc with passenger onward connections from LAX, and Qantas don’t care because the A380 sits on the ground at LAX for most of the day before returning to SYD.

    • @bogan-slayer7469
      @bogan-slayer7469 19 днів тому

      I suppose a person’s opinion depends upon their experiences. After trying various other carriers, I made the decision to dedicate myself to Qantas flights about 3 years ago. I average about 4 return trips to Europe each year. (Self funded). After an initial bureaucratic cluster f$ck, I must say Qantas have exceeded my expectations. Highly regular upgrades with points; Free upgrades; Every flight cancellation or delay has been dealt with exceptionally quickly and to my satisfaction; etc etc.

    • @BB-jg4wk
      @BB-jg4wk 18 днів тому

      I’ve flown QF 11 twice this year, both flights in the air within 15mins of scheduled departure, 2 flights also on QF 1 same thing. In total over the last 12 months I’ve had in excess of 30 domestic and international flights and the most severe delay was QF104 from Honolulu which saw a delay of 2 hours due to a passenger medical emergency. I can’t honestly say out the 30 + flights (10+ long and ultra long haul) I have not had a delay more than 30mins.

  • @azzadazza3082
    @azzadazza3082 20 днів тому

    What the actual fuck is that thing talking

  • @ronlucock3702
    @ronlucock3702 20 днів тому

    "Its all about moving the aircraft", with or without your luggage.

  • @indotheartist168
    @indotheartist168 21 день тому

    BOEING knew of the problem "Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System" Originally taken from a military tank operating system. To stop the plane from falling, this system takes over and attempts to stablise the plane by lowering the nose, keeping it horizontal with the ground. This system was tweeked by the company, that now it makes the plane plummet to the ground." Due to company lowering production costs, " maximising proffits" avoiding test flights to perfect the aircraft, this model has been the worst aircraft in history. And its now in commercial operation.

  • @martythemartian99
    @martythemartian99 21 день тому

    How Qantas REALLY responds when things go wrong. "Its not our fault, its the weather, its the government, its the passengers, its the pilots, its the market, its Boeing, its the ground crew, its Airbus, its the flight attendants, its the airports. Its everybody else's fault, but not ours."🙄

  • @biot_travel
    @biot_travel 22 дні тому

    interesting. yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep

    • @jeff_tj
      @jeff_tj 20 днів тому

      Right. Yep. Yeah.

    • @ujinxedit
      @ujinxedit 19 днів тому

      Grrr this shit me off so much, on top of the QF propaganda which I don't think is fooling anyone. You'd never see legit journalists going "yeah, yep, for sure, yep" when they're interviewing someone. They shut up and let them talk, unless they're interviewing someone controversial then they just step on them 😂

  • @stretchka111
    @stretchka111 22 дні тому

    Vomit

  • @Coolwow437
    @Coolwow437 22 дні тому

    @pointhacks great insight of the operations at qantas headquarters in mascot, I love qantas and flying them national carrier 🦘

  • @rick_terscale1111
    @rick_terscale1111 28 днів тому

    Thanks for sharing! I'm looking into using the lounge in a couple of days. My first time. :)

  • @AnneMB955
    @AnneMB955 28 днів тому

    Have requested an upgrade to First from Singapore to London. Hopefully we’ll secure it. Have been First on a number of occasions. I love Qantas the best. 👏🇦🇺

  • @rkomgm3932
    @rkomgm3932 Місяць тому

    Good Luck Rex I hope u are even more successful

  • @michaelx3419
    @michaelx3419 Місяць тому

    The crew on SAA have always been great. Glad to see the airline it turning itself around.

  • @idkwhatopithere
    @idkwhatopithere Місяць тому

    I flew the q suite from brisbane to doha last year and it was the best experience of my life. the staff were so kind and the flight attendant kept checking on me and asked if I wanted anything. he also waited for a while before I chose what I wanted to eat. and he randomly gave me a hot chocolate and some chocolate during the flight. definetly 5/5 airline

    • @jessesambro9535
      @jessesambro9535 Місяць тому

      Same, flew it with my partner. Flown many other business classes and nothing comes close to matching that experience:

  • @mnewm21
    @mnewm21 Місяць тому

    mmm Bled cake is the best!

  • @Swiftie.evermore
    @Swiftie.evermore Місяць тому

    Nah one time I was flying from Adelaide to Perth and the business class was just bigger seats😭💀

  • @Lewis64
    @Lewis64 Місяць тому

    Nah, better save the points for something else

  • @zubinnt
    @zubinnt Місяць тому

    This guy said “it self” 50 times or more !! Chronic it self

  • @furry_homunculus
    @furry_homunculus Місяць тому

    Empty wide body planes from second-tier cities are a direct result of the federal government’s decision to keep competition away from Qantas. Meanwhile, Aussies are paying record prices for international flights. Also: you slept all the way from Australia to Qatar? Incredible!

  • @profphilbell2075
    @profphilbell2075 Місяць тому

    Did they fix the problem with the controls taking over?

  • @abbeystump
    @abbeystump Місяць тому

    I did the same business class from Adelaide to also get the extra hours for free.On way back did direct to Adelaide in economy class.

  • @SYDAirlineEnthusiast
    @SYDAirlineEnthusiast Місяць тому

    Flights to and from Australia are super expensive unless you are flying to Asia or Hawaii.

  • @btnbiker
    @btnbiker Місяць тому

    So a bathroom on board, but where was the bath

  • @karizma8175
    @karizma8175 Місяць тому

    same flogs own a car that needs premium fuel.

  • @nathanp7418
    @nathanp7418 Місяць тому

    Your maths doesn’t work for gold or silver members to achieve life status. They would need to do way more then what you have indicated

  • @theshoestringer
    @theshoestringer Місяць тому

    It’s a MAX? No, thank you.

  • @ZAF2023
    @ZAF2023 Місяць тому

    Strange they put the old seats on the Perth flights and the new seats on the short flight to CPT

  • @WelcomeTooo
    @WelcomeTooo Місяць тому

    Walls are thin ,you can hear everything from other rooms…..earplugs are a must

  • @chris_flies_business
    @chris_flies_business Місяць тому

    oh well that change with partner awards availability means I won't be flying them anytime soon...luckily VA have better partners out there these days

  • @anthonyortiz2128
    @anthonyortiz2128 Місяць тому

    Awesome vid man! Etihad is just awesome, you gotta love the new Zayed terminal. 😎😊

  • @adeafningsilence
    @adeafningsilence Місяць тому

    Lovely to see Etihad soar at this new terminal. Emirates feels a bit too crowded and tacky in comparison.

  • @Throa98
    @Throa98 Місяць тому

    isn't it like a 30 minute flight?

  • @HettiePena
    @HettiePena Місяць тому

    Amei todas as bolsas lindas e de muito bom gosto.Parabens *#yutulu* 😘😘😘

  • @michaelboyce7079
    @michaelboyce7079 Місяць тому

    Nothing is worth it if you're going to fly with an airline as woke as Qantas. I'll never fly with them after their part in driving Israel Folau out of Rugby.

  • @genesisrain984
    @genesisrain984 Місяць тому

    Nooooooooooooo!

  • @louiseleonard1992
    @louiseleonard1992 Місяць тому

    Good video but i love Emirates

  • @Justyouraverageguy360
    @Justyouraverageguy360 Місяць тому

    Nah SQ is so much better

    • @carenthusiast228
      @carenthusiast228 Місяць тому

      In my opinion, I think both are almost similar in ranking

  • @ilaser4064
    @ilaser4064 Місяць тому

    What's ridiculous is the rules being thwarted so easily.

  • @lukas.strautins
    @lukas.strautins Місяць тому

    But how much does it cost?