I'm Sarah. Planning a huge trip.

[Sarah K]

I'm Sarah. My husband travels a lot with Virgin so I joined here to make the most of his points. We are planning a big trip next year. Hawaii-Alaska-vegas-NY-atlanta-mexico-LA-melbourne. We also have two kids. Any advice or opinions are totally welcome. We are experienced travellers but we've never used points to travel.

 

[craven morehead]

I'm Sarah. My husband travels a lot with Virgin so I joined here to make the most of his points. We are planning a big trip next year. Hawaii-Alaska-vegas-NY-atlanta-mexico-LA-melbourne. We also have two kids. Any advice or opinions are totally welcome. We are experienced travellers but we've never used points to travel.

You may have just hit the jackpot Please be a little more specific with your questions and the members of the AFF community will be happy to assist. Cheers CM

 

[TomVexille]

Welcome aboard!

There's lots of great information here so I suggest getting stuck into some reading and then ask questions about what you're still unsure about

 

[Steady]

Welcome aboard Sarah K

 

[ozfflyer]

1st thought .... kids & frequent flyers seats in school holidays, can be very hard to get, or are you taking them out of school ?

 

[get me outta here]

Welcome Sarah and good luck with the planning. Get reading here, there is a wealth of knowledge. Some things to consider, tell us exactly what yr route is (eg starting in MEL?), the date you'd like to leave, and ... how many points you have now, or anticipating getting when you need to book. Do you / your husband have any status?

 

[Dr Ralph]

Welcome to AFF.

I'd suggest you place any questions you have in the appropriate thread.

 

[get me outta here]

Virgin Australia | Velocity

Discover how to make the most of your Virgin Australia Velocity points and maximise your status credit earn to achieve the next status level on our Virgin Australia forum. You can also read our Virgin Australia tips and tricks articles.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

This is a good place to stay yr research on Virgin.

 

[knagelli]

Welcome aboard @Sarah K

Let me spin it differently , are you planning on booking only reward seats or book revenue tickets and use your points to upgrade.

Is either of you having Velocity Platinum or Gold status so it changes the equation of preference.

Hope you get what you want here and enjoy the abundance of knowledge that is shared here.

Cheers

 

[DC3]

... We are planning a big trip next year .... Any advice or opinions are totally welcome ....

Welcome to AFF.

I'd suggest you place any questions you have in the appropriate thread.

Yes, the Introductions thread may not attract much attention regarding the proposed trip.

And welcome to AFF.

 

[ozfflyer]

I'm Sarah. My husband travels a lot with Virgin so I joined here to make the most of his points. We are planning a big trip next year. Hawaii-Alaska-vegas-NY-atlanta-mexico-LA-melbourne. We also have two kids. Any advice or opinions are totally welcome. We are experienced travellers but we've never used points to travel.

if you can't get international flights using ff pts, you can probably get all U.S. domestic flights on Delta assuming you have enough points.

 

[Buzzard]

Welcome @Sarah K
Hope that trip comes together.

 

[DC3]

OP also has another thread on this proposed trip. More here:

Using velocity points. Need advice.

I need advice. We will have approximately 400,000 velocity points. We want to do these legs of travel with our family. 4 people total. MEL-Hawaii - Alaska. Then return LAX - MEL. We were planning on buying all of the tickets but using points for at least one upgrade to business. (Maybe...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[BettyB]

Welcome

 

[JohnK]

Welcome to AFF @Sarah K.

 

[Sarah K]

Welcome aboard @Sarah K

Let me spin it differently , are you planning on booking only reward seats or book revenue tickets and use your points to upgrade.

Is either of you having Velocity Platinum or Gold status so it changes the equation of preference.

Hope you get what you want here and enjoy the abundance of knowledge that is shared here.

Cheers

Thank you for taking the time to reply. Yes, my husband is a platinum Velocity member. I am actually looking at doing any variation of buying tickets and out upgrading using points and or just buying some legs with just points. There's so many options and variations that it seems overwhelming

 

[Sarah K]

if you can't get international flights using ff pts, you can probably get all U.S. domestic flights on Delta assuming you have enough points.

Thank you. That is definitely an option

 

[knagelli]

Thank you for taking the time to reply. Yes, my husband is a platinum Velocity member. I am actually looking at doing any variation of buying tickets and out upgrading using points and or just buying some legs with just points. There's so many options and variations that it seems overwhelming

@Sarah K If earning SCs is not a concern then I would suggest booking economy tickets and using points/currency to bid for upgrades as feasible. Will be interested to know how it all falls through for you. Enjoy your vacay.