- Velocity Frequent Flyer members can now dine in style - on the house! Guests flying on Virgin Australia’s new long-haul services to Doha (VA1-29) and beyond with Qatar Airways (launching from June 2025) will receive a USD$20 Dine on Us voucher per Velocity member travelling to redeem at selected food outlets at Hamad International Airport’s incredible restaurants.
- Velocity members travelling on Virgin Australia’s new services can indulge in world-class eateries, including Oreo Café, Armani Caffé, Wagamama, Ralph’s Coffee, Gordon Ramsay’s Street Pizza, Gordon Ramsay’s Burgers, Harrod’s Tea Room, plus more.
- The Dine on Us offer is part of a suite of premium benefits for Gold and Platinum Velocity members, alongside complimentary Advance Seat Selection, Priority Baggage, Points upgrades to Business Class from 1 July 2025, and additional baggage allowance.
Tuesday 8 April 2025: Keen for an indulgent treat at the Oreo Café? Or sip on a designer Ralph Lauren cappuccino before takeoff? Velocity Frequent Flyer is turning transit into a first-class culinary experience, offering members a complimentary USD$20 Dine on Us food voucher at Hamad International Airport, Doha (DOH) when flying on Virgin Australia’s brand-new international long-haul services between Australia and Doha, launching from June 2025.
By simply adding their Velocity membership number - and any other guests’ membership number - to their booking, each Velocity member travelling on Virgin Australia’s new services will be able to redeem their USD$20 Dine on Us dining voucher at over 66 of the airport’s most sought-after restaurants and cafés across a diverse range of cuisines, ensuring there’s something for everyone in the family.
The Dine on Us restaurant lineup includes:
- Oreo Café – for an Instagram-worthy treat.
- Wagamama – serving up bold Asian flavours.
- Ralph’s Coffee – a classic Ralph Lauren experience in a cup.
- Gordon Ramsay’s Burgers – for a taste of Michelin-star quality before your flight?
- Gordon Ramsay’s Street Pizza – experience Italy before you touch down in Rome.
- Harrod’s Tea Room – offering refined pre-flight afternoon tea.
Other options include: Fendi Caffe, Basta, KFC, Shawarma, Eat Greek, Yo! Sushi, Levito Pizza and Pasta, Simit Sarayi, Flat White, Chapati & Karak, Burger King, and Jwala.
There are countless delicious premium menu options for Velocity members to choose from using their Dine on Us voucher, including the Croque Monsieur from Chac’Late, Roasted King Prawns from Harrod’s Tea Room and a Portobello Mushroom Burger from Gordon Ramsay Burgers.
Velocity Frequent Flyer CEO, Nick Rohrlach, said he was proud to offer such a rewarding benefit for members to enhance their international transit experience in Virgin Australia’s new era of travel.
“The Dine on Us initiative is all about rewarding our Velocity members with an elevated travel experience. We want them to enjoy some of the best airport dining in the world. We’re always looking for ways to give back to our members and Dine on Us is just one of the many exclusive benefits they can enjoy on Virgin Australia’s new international services to Doha,” Rohrlach said.
Hamad International Airport, is a state-of-the-art facility designed to create a seamless and memorable travel experience through art installation, an indoor tropical garden and much more, making it one of the world’s best airports and an adventure in itself.
In addition to complimentary dining vouchers, Velocity members travelling on Virgin Australia’s new services earn Points and Status Credits and have access to a magnitude of additional Rewards and benefits including Advance Seat Selection, Priority Baggage, upgrades to Business Class with Points and additional baggage.
Bookings are now open for Virgin Australia’s new services which will operate directly from Sydney, Brisbane and Perth to Doha from June 2025, and Melbourne in December 2025. These flights will be operated by Virgin Australia using Qatar Airways’ spacious Boeing 777s, renowned for their Qsuite Business Class and seamless connectivity with Starlink wi-fi.
For the full list of participating outlets and details on the Dine on Us offer visit velocityfrequentflyer.com and virginaustralia.com
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NOTE TO EDITORS
About Virgin Australia
Founded in the Year 2000 by Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Australia is now one of the largest Australian airlines operating an extensive domestic network as well as short-haul international services, charter and cargo operations. The Group employs more than 8,000 people and has been a competitor in the Australian aviation landscape for 25 years. Virgin Australia is incredibly focused on providing wonderful travel experiences through award-winning service, optionality to fly the way you want to, and value with competitive airfare pricing. Three seating choices are offered when flying with Virgin Australia: Business Class, Economy X (extra leg room Economy) and Economy.
About Velocity Frequent Flyer
Virgin Australia’s loyalty program, Velocity Frequent Flyer, boast more than 13 million members who can use their Points to redeem flights to over 600 destinations around the world through Virgin Australia and the airline’s extensive list of international partner carriers, including Virgin Atlantic, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines and more. The program is also partnered with Flybuys (Coles, Coles Express, Bunnings and more), Myer, DiDi and more, giving members more choice than ever before when earning and redeeming Points.
About Qatar Airways
A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways won the ‘World’s Best Airline’ for the unprecedented eighth time at the 2024 World Airline Awards, managed by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax. Qatar Airways has been the World’s Best Airline in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2024. The airline continues to be synonymous with excellence, also taking home, ‘World's Best Business Class’, ‘World's Best Business Class Airline Lounge’, and ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’. As leaders in industry innovation and digital adoption, Qatar Airways was also recently voted the 'World’s Best Airline Website' by World Travel Tech Awards. Qatar Airways currently flies to over 170 destinations worldwide.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Velocity Frequent Flyer members or Qatar Airways Privilege Club members will each receive a USD$20 food and beverage voucher (Voucher) to redeem for food or drinks (excluding alcohol) at one of over 50 food outlets at Hamad International Airport, Doha when travelling on Virgin Australia’s services between Australia and Doha (VA1-29). Each passenger travelling on these services (including children) need to add their individual Velocity or Privilege Club membership number to their booking, prior to departure of their flight to or from Australia, in order to link this Voucher to their boarding pass. Members are not able to claim this Voucher any other way. To redeem this Voucher, the member must present their boarding pass at one of the selected food outlets at the point of transaction. Only one Voucher can be used per transaction. Vouchers cannot be combined with other members’ Vouchers. If a member’s transaction exceeds the value of the Voucher, the member must pay the remaining balance by cash or card. Vouchers cannot be used at the following outlets: Starbucks, Joe the Juice, Lavita, W Hotel Café and Louis Vuitton Lounge. To view the full list of eligible outlets visit the Velocity Frequent Flyer website here. This Voucher is non-refundable, single use only and cannot be used in parts nor exchanged for cash.
