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Business Class to Istanbul & Doha

Use your Velocity Points to fly Business Class to Istanbul

January 21, 2026

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Istanbul & Doha

89,500 - 150,000 Velocity Points, One Way

Fly Qsuites to Istanbul and Doha

From Istanbul’s grand bazaars and iconic mosques to Doha’s sleek skyline and waterfront promenades, these stopover-friendly cities are ideal for a short break or the start of a bigger Europe or Middle East adventure.

This week, we’re highlighting Premium Economy and Business Class redemptions to Istanbul and Doha from 89,500 Velocity Points, with departures from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, or Adelaide.

Seats won’t last long. If Istanbul or Doha is on your 2026 list, book now and lock in great value with your Velocity Points while availability lasts.

In this week’s update you’ll receive:

✔ Business Class to Istanbul from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth & Adelaide

✔ Premium Economy to Istanbul from Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane

✔ Business Class to Doha from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth & Adelaide

🧳Booking Instructions

🛫Don’t live in one of the above cities?

Happy Travels!
The Point Hacks Team

Istanbul

From 119,500 Velocity Points, One Way

Premium Economy & Business Class

Qatar Airways Qsuite - Photo: Qatar Airways

Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Perth | Adelaide

“Qsuite wasn’t – and still isn’t – like anything else in Business Class, anywhere in the world.”

Chris Chamberlin

Points
119,500 - 150,000 points
+ ~$115 - $729 AUD in fees & taxes, one-way (pp)

Dates Available
January 2026 - December 2026

Save
A$2,500 - $4,500
Standard cash fare, one-way

Fly with
Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, ANA
Note: Virgin Australia (VA) flights are operated by Qatar Airways

Reward Seat Availability

Updated: 23 January 2026

Premium Economy

Fly Premium Economy between Australia and Istanbul from 119,500 Velocity Points one-way & avoid paying up to $2,500 for a cash ticket. View all reward seat availability below.

Premium Economy

Singapore Airlines - 120,000 Velocity Points

Depart from Sydney

Jan:

24–27

Feb:

2–3, 5, 7–10, 12, 14–17, 19, 21, 23–24, 26, 28

Mar:

2–3, 5, 7–10, 12, 14–17, 19, 21–24, 26, 28–29, 31

Apr:

2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11–12, 14, 16, 18–19, 21, 23, 25–26, 28, 30

May:

2–3, 5, 7, 9–10, 12, 14, 16–17, 19, 21, 23–24, 28, 30–31

Jun:

4, 7, 9, 11, 16, 20–21

Jul:

5, 7, 9, 11–12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 25–26, 28, 30

Aug:

1–2, 4, 6, 8–9, 11, 13, 15–16, 18, 20, 22–23, 25, 27, 29–30

Sep:

1, 3, 5–6, 8, 10, 12–13, 15, 17, 19–20, 26–27, 29

Oct:

1, 3–4, 6, 8, 10–11, 13, 15, 17–18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29–30

Nov:

1, 3, 5–6, 8, 10, 12–13, 15, 17, 19–20, 22, 24, 26–27, 29

Dec:

1, 3–4, 6, 8, 10–11, 13, 15

Return from Istanbul

Feb:

Mar:

15–16, 18, 20, 22–23, 29–30

Apr:

1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13, 15, 17, 19–20, 22, 24, 26–27, 29

May:

3–4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27

Jun:

8, 10, 12, 14–15, 22, 26, 29

Jul:

6, 8, 20, 24, 26–27, 29

Aug:

2–3, 5, 7, 9–10, 12, 14, 16–17, 19, 23–24, 26, 30–31

Sep:

2, 4, 6–7, 9, 11, 13–14, 20–21, 25, 28

Oct:

4–5, 9, 12, 14, 18–19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30–31

Nov:

2, 4, 6–7, 9, 11, 13–14, 16, 18, 20–21, 23, 25, 27–28, 30

Dec:

2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11–12, 14, 16

Depart from Melbourne

Jan:

24–27, 29, 31

Feb:

2–3, 5, 7–10, 12, 14–17, 19, 21, 23–24, 26, 28

Mar:

2–3, 5, 7, 9–10, 12, 14–17, 19, 21, 23–24, 26, 28–29, 31

Apr:

2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11–12, 14, 18–19, 21, 23, 25–26, 28, 30

May:

2–3, 7, 9–10, 12, 16–17, 19, 21, 23–24, 28, 30–31

Jun:

2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13–14, 16, 18, 23

Jul:

4–5, 7, 9, 11–12, 14, 16, 18–19, 21, 23, 25–26, 28, 30

Aug:

1–2, 4, 6, 8–9, 11, 13, 15–16, 18, 20, 22–23, 25, 27, 29–30

Sep:

1, 3, 5–6, 8, 10, 12–13, 15, 17, 19–20, 26–27, 29

Oct:

1, 3–4, 6, 8, 10–11, 13, 15, 17–18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29–30

Nov:

1, 3, 5–6, 8, 10, 12–13, 15, 17, 19–20, 22, 24, 26–27, 29

Dec:

1, 3–4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15

Return from Istanbul

Mar:

9, 11, 20, 22–23, 25, 30

Apr:

3, 6, 8, 12–13, 15, 19–20, 22, 24, 26–27, 29

May:

3–4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 18, 20, 22, 25

Jun:

8, 10, 12, 14–15, 26, 29

Jul:

6, 15, 19–20, 24, 26–27, 29

Aug:

2–3, 5, 7, 9–10, 12, 14, 16–17, 19, 23–24, 26, 30–31

Sep:

2, 4, 6–7, 9, 11, 13–14, 20–21, 23, 25, 28

Oct:

4, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18–19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30–31

Nov:

2, 4, 6–7, 9, 11, 13–14, 16, 18, 20–21, 23, 25, 27–28, 30

Dec:

2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11–12, 14, 16

Depart from Brisbane

Nov:

1, 3, 5–6, 8, 10, 12–13, 15, 17, 19–20, 22, 24, 26–27, 29

Dec:

1, 3–4, 6, 8, 10–11, 13, 15

Return from Istanbul

Nov:

2, 4, 6–7, 9, 11, 13–14, 16, 18, 20–21, 23, 25, 27, 30

Dec:

2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11–12, 14, 16

Business Class

Fly Business Class between Australia and Istanbul from 119,500 Velocity Points one-way & avoid paying up to $4,500 for a cash ticket. View all reward seat availability below.

Business Class

ANA, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Australia - 119,500 - 150,000 Velocity Points

Depart from Sydney

Jan:

25, 27

Feb:

16, 25

Mar:

9, 17

Apr:

6–8, 11, 16, 20, 23, 27, 29–30

May:

7, 9, 11, 17–20, 26–28

Jun:

23, 25

Jul:

Aug:

16–20, 24–25, 27

Sep:

12, 14, 16–17, 22, 28

Oct:

8, 17, 19, 22, 24–27, 29, 31

Nov:

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11–12, 14, 16, 20–21, 23–24, 30

Dec:

5, 7

Return from Istanbul

Mar:

17–18

Nov:

Depart from Melbourne

Feb:

23, 25

Mar:

Apr:

May:

17, 30

Jun:

Jul:

2, 14, 21, 28

Aug:

2–8, 10, 16, 20–21, 27, 30

Sep:

1, 4, 12, 16

Oct:

17, 19, 22, 24–26, 29–31

Nov:

3, 5, 7–10, 12, 14, 16–17, 19, 21, 23–24, 26, 28, 30

Dec:

1, 10

Return from Istanbul

Mar:

Apr:

8, 21, 28

Jul:

8–9

Nov:

8–12, 14–26, 28–30

Dec:

1–9

Depart from Brisbane

Feb:

2–3, 17

Mar:

Apr:

11, 23, 26, 30

May:

2, 4, 7, 11, 18–19

Jun:

Jul:

21, 28

Aug:

Sep:

1, 20

Oct:

6, 15–16, 19, 22, 24, 26–29, 31

Nov:

3, 5, 7, 9–10, 12, 14–17, 19–21, 23–24, 26, 30

Return from Istanbul

Feb:

14, 21

Mar:

3, 7, 22

Apr:

8, 21, 25

Nov:

2, 5, 8–11, 13–26, 28–30

Dec:

1–9, 14

Depart from Perth

Jan:

Feb:

Mar:

Apr:

Jun:

Jul:

Sep:

15, 24, 28

Oct:

8, 12–13, 16, 19, 22–24, 29, 31

Nov:

1–5, 7, 9, 11–12, 14, 16, 18–19, 21, 23, 30

Dec:

2–5, 7, 9

Return from Istanbul

Feb:

24–26

Mar:

9, 11, 14, 20, 22–24

Apr:

7, 12–13, 19, 21, 26–28, 30

May:

1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 17

Oct:

Nov:

3–4, 7–12, 14–20, 22–29

Dec:

1–10

Depart from Adelaide

Jan:

Feb:

Aug:

1, 4, 25

Sep:

Oct:

7, 13, 16, 18–19, 21, 23–24, 26, 28, 30–31

Nov:

2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 14–16, 21, 28–30

Dec:

2, 13

Return from Istanbul

May:

Jul:

7, 21

Nov:

19, 22, 26

Dec:

1, 3–4, 14

Doha

From 89,500 Velocity Points, One Way

Business Class

Qatar Airways Qsuite - Photo: Qatar Airways

Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Perth | Adelaide

Points
89,500 - 119,500 points
+ ~$375 - $407 AUD in fees & taxes, one-way (pp)

Dates Available
January 2026 - December 2026

Save
A$4,550 - $4,750
Standard cash fare, one-way

Fly with
Qatar Airways
Note: Virgin Australia (VA) flights are operated by Qatar Airways

Reward Seat Availability

Updated: 23 January 2026

Business Class

Fly Business Class between Australia and Doha from 89,500 Velocity Points one-way & avoid paying up to $4,750 for a cash ticket. View all reward seat availability below.

Business Class

Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia - 89,500 - 119,500 Velocity Points

Depart from Sydney

Jan:

Feb:

4, 7, 23

Mar:

Aug:

1, 13

Oct:

12–13, 17–27, 29–31

Nov:

1–18, 20–24, 29–30

Dec:

2, 5, 7

Return from

Feb:

20, 27–28

Mar:

5, 23, 27, 31

Apr:

1–5, 10

May:

5, 13

Sep:

2–3

Nov:

3, 9–10, 13, 15–17, 19–30

Dec:

1–9

Depart from Melbourne

Feb:

3, 6–8, 10, 15–16, 19, 25

Mar:

5, 7

Jul:

Oct:

11, 13–15, 17–18, 20–22, 24–31

Nov:

1–2, 4–16, 18–24, 26–28, 30

Dec:

1–2, 4, 9

Return from

Feb:

Mar:

3, 10, 12–14, 18, 20, 25–26, 28, 30

Apr:

1–3, 5–9, 11–13, 22, 29

May:

4, 13–14

Aug:

16, 23, 28–29

Nov:

9–13, 15–30

Dec:

1–10, 13

Depart from Brisbane

Feb:

5–6, 8, 11, 15, 19–20

Jul:

11, 13, 21

Sep:

Oct:

5, 15, 18–31

Nov:

1–21, 23–27, 29–30

Dec:

1, 6

Return from

Feb:

7, 11, 22

Mar:

4, 8, 15, 22–23, 25–29, 31

Apr:

1–4, 6–7, 9, 11, 14–15, 18, 22, 26, 30

May:

1, 5–6, 8, 15

Aug:

11–12, 15, 17–21, 23–27, 30

Sep:

1, 6

Nov:

5–6, 9–12, 14–16, 18–30

Dec:

1–8, 10

Depart from Perth

Feb:

2, 4–14, 16, 18, 23, 27

Mar:

2, 9

May:

Jul:

11–12, 19, 22–23, 25, 27–28, 31

Sep:

Oct:

7–16, 18–20, 22–25, 27–31

Nov:

1–5, 7–24, 27, 29–30

Dec:

1, 3–7, 20

Return from

Feb:

10–11, 15–16, 22, 25–26

Mar:

8–9, 11–12, 14, 20–25, 27–30

Apr:

1–5, 7–8, 12–13, 16, 19, 21, 26–30

May:

1–3, 6, 8, 10–11, 20, 31

Aug:

20–21, 23–25, 27–31

Sep:

1–2, 6, 13

Nov:

1, 4, 9–12, 14–29

Dec:

1–10

Depart from Adelaide

Feb:

10, 23

Jul:

Oct:

7, 13, 16, 18–19, 21, 23–24, 26, 28, 30–31

Nov:

2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 14–16, 21, 28–30

Dec:

2, 18, 20

Return from

Feb:

Apr:

1, 5–6, 8, 29

May:

26, 31

Sep:

Nov:

21–22, 26

Dec:

1, 3–4, 14

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