I'm so grateful that you're showing step by step how you're researching your itinerary. This is so VALUABLE esp for newbies and tech challenged folks like me. Please continue to do instructional videos like this, going step by step. Thank you soooo much.
yay! glad you are finding the tutorials to be valuable! Will definitely keep producing these types of tutorials. Please be sure to subscribe for more points and miles tips each week!
Awesome video! Loved the fact that you showed us how much you saved and the spreadsheet was killer. (I haven't seen another youtuber show their cost vs if paid retail). Thank you for that.
Thanks for laying it out. A lot of influencers omit the costs of all the positioning flights/hotels and the return trip. The business class redemptions sound great until you add all the positioning flights/hotels.
Starlux is high up on my wishlist for future points flights. If these are on your bucket list and you're looking for some help with them, we can help through personalized tutorials and group coaching through the Patreon: www.patreon.com/geobreezetravel
I’ve been trying to do this for the past 2 weeks and when I call virgin atlantic they say the flight is not available! I’ve tried from almost every airport and they always say it’s not available!
I’m sorry, I hope I didn’t miss something in the beginning. How did you learn, then confirm the amount of points needed for Virgin Atlantic? I only saw that Seats.aero and United showed 110k points? How many did it end up costing?
There is a redemption chart on Virgin Atlantic website which lists all the routes and points required. Google “Virgin Atlantic Redemption Chart”, you’ll find it. For one way business class from San Francisco to Tokyo (Haneda or Narita), it would cost 52,500 points to book with Virgin Atlantic (per today’s chart) while United required 110k points. In the video, she said she paid 90k points for 2 one-way business class ticket to Japan, but that was before they increased the redemption rate. Occasionally there is 30% transfer promotion from Amex/ Chase/ Capital One to Virgin Atlantic. In such case, you’ll get 1.3 points for every 1 point you transfer to Virgin Atlantic, so you transfer 1/3 less of points needed. You are lucky if you can find award flights and also get the transfer promotion at the same time.
great question! here's the tutorial that goes more into detail for how to find the Japan flight on Virgin Atlantic: czcams.com/video/7OTC6b7E2z8/video.html It cost me 45k points per person, but they've now increased the price to about 52.5k points per person from the west coast
@@geobreezetravel Why did you delete my response to the viewer? Did I give the viewer incorrect information? If so, tell me what part I said was incorrect. I gave the user a straight forward answer to help out. What’s wrong with that? I am going to unsubscribe to your channel. I don’t appreciate the fact that you deleted my comment and do not want other viewers to hear from anyone else but you.
@@purplerose9041 I don't delete comments (it's bad for engagement metrics to delete them). Can you re-paste your response? I'm not sure I ever saw it come through.
I'm so grateful that you're showing step by step how you're researching your itinerary. This is so VALUABLE esp for newbies and tech challenged folks like me. Please continue to do instructional videos like this, going step by step. Thank you soooo much.
yay! glad you are finding the tutorials to be valuable! Will definitely keep producing these types of tutorials. Please be sure to subscribe for more points and miles tips each week!
@@geobreezetravel I already am!
Awesome video! Loved the fact that you showed us how much you saved and the spreadsheet was killer. (I haven't seen another youtuber show their cost vs if paid retail). Thank you for that.
thank you so much! glad you enjoyed this format!
Thanks for laying it out. A lot of influencers omit the costs of all the positioning flights/hotels and the return trip. The business class redemptions sound great until you add all the positioning flights/hotels.
Those positioning flights can definitely add up! And they're often not a great use of points, so it's just a cash spend.
hi, when I apply for future Chase, C1, AMEX cards, I & my family will use your links... you have been helpful
thank you so much! I appreciate it! Most of our links are available at www.geobreezetravel.com/cards
Singapore please.
Air Canada via Toronto
EVA --> Taiwan
Starlux position from Denver or LA
Turkish via Istanbul
Saudi is also hot right now
Starlux is high up on my wishlist for future points flights. If these are on your bucket list and you're looking for some help with them, we can help through personalized tutorials and group coaching through the Patreon:
www.patreon.com/geobreezetravel
@@geobreezetravel These are all places I've already been 😄😄😎😎
@@fogrunr5075 oh! that's amazing!! which one was the best flight experience?
I’ve been trying to do this for the past 2 weeks and when I call virgin atlantic they say the flight is not available! I’ve tried from almost every airport and they always say it’s not available!
availability has been super sparse lately and they usually just pop up for last minute flights. When are you looking to fly?
I’m sorry, I hope I didn’t miss something in the beginning. How did you learn, then confirm the amount of points needed for Virgin Atlantic? I only saw that Seats.aero and United showed 110k points? How many did it end up costing?
There is a redemption chart on Virgin Atlantic website which lists all the routes and points required. Google “Virgin Atlantic Redemption Chart”, you’ll find it. For one way business class from San Francisco to Tokyo (Haneda or Narita), it would cost 52,500 points to book with Virgin Atlantic (per today’s chart) while United required 110k points. In the video, she said she paid 90k points for 2 one-way business class ticket to Japan, but that was before they increased the redemption rate. Occasionally there is 30% transfer promotion from Amex/ Chase/ Capital One to Virgin Atlantic. In such case, you’ll get 1.3 points for every 1 point you transfer to Virgin Atlantic, so you transfer 1/3 less of points needed. You are lucky if you can find award flights and also get the transfer promotion at the same time.
great question! here's the tutorial that goes more into detail for how to find the Japan flight on Virgin Atlantic: czcams.com/video/7OTC6b7E2z8/video.html
It cost me 45k points per person, but they've now increased the price to about 52.5k points per person from the west coast
@@geobreezetravel Why did you delete my response to the viewer? Did I give the viewer incorrect information? If so, tell me what part I said was incorrect. I gave the user a straight forward answer to help out. What’s wrong with that? I am going to unsubscribe to your channel. I don’t appreciate the fact that you deleted my comment and do not want other viewers to hear from anyone else but you.
@@purplerose9041 I don't delete comments (it's bad for engagement metrics to delete them). Can you re-paste your response? I'm not sure I ever saw it come through.
@@purplerose9041can you reply again? I’d be interested in your advice