Mystery Flights are back as a holiday!

[markis10]

Mystery Breaks | Specials & Gift packages | Holidays | Virgin Australia

[h=3]What is a Mystery Break?[/h] A Mystery Break is a special holiday package flying with Virgin Australia to an unknown destination, making this the perfect surprise for yourself or someone special.

[h=3]About Mystery Breaks[/h]

• Your Mystery destination is not revealed until 1 – 4 days prior to travel.
• Mystery Breaks depart from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide & Perth
• Possible destinations include Adelaide, Ballina Byron, Brisbane, Broome, Cairns, Canberra, Coffs Coast,
  Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Hamilton Island, Hobart, Launceston, Mackay, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Port Macquarie, Port Douglas, Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Townsville or the Whitsunday Coast.
• Bookings can be made up to 2 weeks prior to departure.
• Packages are based on a maximum of 2 guests travelling together.
• 4 to 5 star accommodation is offered.
• Enjoy the flexibility to exclude one destination.
• All packages include return airfares, accommodation, return airport transfers, baggage allowance, taxes and sometimes more!

[h=3]What a Mystery Break is great for:[/h]

• Wedding presents
• Birthday presents
• Anniversaries

• Short breaks / weekends away
• Valentine's Day

 

[awilcockson]

Wow, how 80's

I love it though, great idea.

 

[N860CR]

I can remember doing these as a kid. Either Qantas or Ansett, can't quite remember, but I do remember them being $200 for a day trip (and that was dirt cheap at the time!) and eventually became $99 (I think). For what it's worth... each one ended up being to MEL (out of SYD) so it got repetitive!

Those Virgin packages don't appear to be great value... $599 for 3 nights? You can book a Blue Holiday to Fiji for about that (and you know where you're going!)

 

[Pushka]

I remember these were available through fly buys points.

 

[Virgin Australia]

Wow, how 80's

I love it though, great idea.

You mean....like this?

 

[markis10]

You mean....like this?

I really should delete that post in the interests of good taste, I am sure there is a mention of Rick Astley in the forum rules.......

 

[MarkD]

I have to ask, ..... Points and SC??????


"When I was a boy "in Sydney, we used to do $10 trips with Air NSW, or East-West, We thought we were hard done by when they went up to $12.50
Regardless, quite a good wedding present or similar.

 

[casanovawa]

Might be better value from Perth if its also $599 as Broome is the only one particularly close....

But yes, could get longer up in Bali...

 

[MarkD]

You mean....like this?

You need Flogging for that :evil::evil::evil::evil:

 

[gwilli1]

I have to ask, ..... Points and SC??????


"When I was a boy "in Sydney, we used to do $10 trips with Air NSW, or East-West, We thought we were hard done by when they went up to $12.50
Regardless, quite a good wedding present or similar.

Now that brings back memories ... Air NSW Mystery Flights . I remember doing a SYD-MIM-OOM-SYD triangle on the Fokker F27.

 

[Virgin Australia]

I really should delete that post in the interests of good taste, I am sure there is a mention of Rick Astley in the forum rules.......

Come on, its Friday!!!

No earning of Status Credits on this (yet), but you do earn Velocity Points.

 

[MarkD]

Now that brings back memories ... Air NSW Mystery Flights . I remember doing a SYD-MIM-OOM-SYD triangle on the Fokker F27.

And the best of the best... Syd- Connabarabran, Coonamble, Walgett, Coonamble, Coonabarabran- Syd, again an F27, and VERY Turbulant on a hot January day!!! Every passenger CROOK, as well as one of the FA's. Strange that they never put anyone on that for a Mystery flight again

 

[Robert K]

Come on, its Friday!!!

No earning of Status Credits on this (yet), but you do earn Velocity Points.

I've watched the video a few times now, but the points aren't showing up on my account. How long will it take?

 

[Ansettaddict123]

Might be better value from Perth if its also $599 as Broome is the only one particularly close....

These are pretty good value from Perth all things considered, especially seeing as how you can remove one destination from the selection. (Whether this is Adelaide of Broome is debatable )

No earning of Status Credits on this (yet), but you do earn Velocity Points.

Any idea when SC earnings will be included VA?

 

[casanovawa]

Please no!!! Not Adelaide!!!!

 

[Ansettaddict123]

Please no!!! Not Adelaide!!!!

after living in broome for 12 years im not keen on going back there either

certainly makes for a hard decision...

 

[casanovawa]

I haven't been to Broome since 97 so I'm sure its changed, I lived in Adelaide from the age of 3 to 7 (so minimal memories) but i'm sure its still stuck in a time warp...

Given any such tough choice, i would tend to go for the once with the beach, drinks and warm weather...

While i probably wouldn't opt to live in Broome (although can imagine worse places) I'm sure i could manage staying there for a few days...

 

[JB007]

after living in broome for 12 years im not keen on going back there either

certainly makes for a hard decision...

Whats wrong with living in Broome? though being single and working at the Roey at the time probably made it a little more bearable...

Shattered to hear the wet tshirt comp has been shut down

Cant wait for Mystery flights to earn SCs, it really is a great concept. My fiancee and I often look at airfares on Thursday night to see the cheapest place we can go to. So long we are organised 2 weeks in advanced this will work just as well for us. Great for budgeting as well.

 

[casanovawa]

Hmmm, one or two other places on that list that i either don't have a great desire to go to (Hobart/Launceston) or are not really sure about (Ballina Byron, Mackay, Newcastle, Townsville)

Other thing is while $599 for one person might not be too bad paying for the hotel room as just a single occupant, if travelling as two people and each having to pay $599, well that starts adding up (I assume that's the deal $599 for one or $1198 for two for 3 nights)... Probably cheaper to do the deal for one person and then book the flight for the other person to come over and share the room if i am reading this right...

And yes i have at least one good memory of Broome... The wet tshirt thing sounds like a travesty, but that is progress i suppose....

 

[Ansettaddict123]

Whats wrong with living in Broome? though being single and working at the Roey at the time probably made it a little more bearable...

Shattered to hear the wet tshirt comp has been shut down

That may have made it more bearable

Other thing is while $599 for one person might not be too bad paying for the hotel room as just a single occupant, if travelling as two people and each having to pay $599, well that starts adding up (I assume that's the deal $599 for one or $1198 for two for 3 nights)... Probably cheaper to do the deal for one person and then book the flight for the other person to come over and share the room if i am reading this right...

And yes i have at least one good memory of Broome... The wet tshirt thing sounds like a travesty, but that is progress i suppose....

surely they wouldnt allow that? Then again theres nothing really stopping you haha

Progress in its worst form