One of the first things to understand about Qantas Points is that they can be used for a range of Qantas’ airline partners, not just for travel on Qantas flights.
We’ve covered the range of partners Qantas has here – and using your points with Emirates to New Zealand, Dubai or beyond is a great way to wring the most value from your Qantas Points.
This video from US vlogger Casey Neistat does a great and entertaining job of showing the best parts of the Emirates experience on a flight from JFK to Dubai, before connecting on another Emirates flight to Australia – the Business & First Class seats, cabins, the inflight bar and the infamous shower / spa room for First Class passengers.
I love this – it’s not the usual trip report gushing about the champagne, caviar and other formal trappings of Business & First Class – while he’s travelled heaps, he’s still got the ‘kid in a candy shop’ reaction, which I’m sure anyone else who has had an amazing first-time flight reaction will recognise too.
If Casey had used Qantas Points for his Business Class flight from New York to Dubai (which I’m 99% sure he wouldn’t have done, but we can!) then the cost would have been 84,000 Qantas Points plus fees and taxes.
For his whole itinerary – New York to Dubai, a 12 hour layover, then Dubai to Sydney, the total cost would have been 128,000 Qantas Points plus fees and taxes.
And this is how you do a 12 hour layover in Dubai. Except for the last part.
I have my own first Emirates First Class experience coming later this year. Looks like it should be fun!
More Point Hacks Emirates Guides
- How to use your Qantas Points for Emirates flights
- Review of Emirates A380 Business Class between Auckland and Melbourne
- How to use your Qantas Points for flights with Qantas airline Partners
- Should you choose Qantas Frequent Flyer or Emirates Skywards if flying with Emirates?
- How to use bank rewards points outside of Qantas to redeem for great value Emirates flights via Malaysia Airlines Enrich
If you liked the music in the first video, the last track is by rogyr on SoundCloud…
This video from Casey and the view of business class
in emirates made me realize why the people want to travel by business class. If
I would have been rich like him then would have tried the same travel but, if
would have got the opportunity then might be deposited the money in bank for
poor people.
The Chauffer is pretty good, I did Emirates first and business legs earlier this year. Very nice Audi A6. Having done both however, if you can, keep saving the points until you have enough for first. Emirates planes have so many business class seats that it can feel a little like premium economy. Its still very nice, but first class is a special experience, and just fun.
Andy, as far as I can recall, booking in August, travelling next June: A business class ticket for two people from Madrid to Perth (Stopover in Dubai) costs 224,000 points and $1373.32
Other bonus extras: Chauffer pick-up and delivery at both ends. If your Dubai layover is over 6 hours you can get a free hotel room + chauffer to/from hotel (That’s “Dubai Connect”, which you might need to hunt a bit for).
Don’t yet know if the “Chauffer” is what it sounds like or if it’s just a seat on a mini-bus.
The fees and taxes being how much?
he is Urgh