GOL Smiles vs Virgin Australia Velocity: award prices compared
GOL Smiles and Virgin Australia Velocity both showed award space in the same cabin on 462 routes in the last 30 days. In economy, Velocity needed fewer miles or points on 326 of 460 shared routes; in business class, Velocity on 150 of 179.
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- Routes with both programs
- 462
- Cabin comparisons
- 641
- Smiles routes
- 2,138
- Velocity routes
- 5,113
Smiles or Velocity: fewer miles or points by cabin
On each route where both programs showed award space in a cabin, the one whose lowest observed one-way award needed fewer miles or points. Miles and points are compared one to one; taxes are compared separately.
| Cabin | Shared routes | Fewer with Smiles | Fewer with Velocity | Same number | Median difference | Median taxes and fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy | 460 | 134 | 326 | 0 | 11,050 fewer miles or points with Velocity | — |
| Premium Economy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64,800 fewer miles or points with Velocity | — |
| Business Class | 179 | 29 | 150 | 0 | 42,300 fewer miles or points with Velocity | — |
When Smiles or Velocity came out ahead
What the last 30 days of observations show; award space changes daily.
- Fewer miles or points needed more often: Velocity in business class, premium economy and economy.
- Economy: Velocity needed fewer miles or points on 326 of 460 shared economy routes; the median difference was 11,050 miles or points in favor of Velocity.
- Business class: Velocity needed fewer miles or points on 150 of 179 shared business-class routes; the median difference was 42,300 miles or points in favor of Velocity.
- Premium economy: Velocity needed fewer miles or points on all 2 shared premium economy routes; the median difference was 64,800 miles or points in favor of Velocity.
- Open dates: Smiles showed economy award space on more departure dates on 453 of 460 shared routes.
- Coverage: Smiles showed award space on 2 or more dates on 2,138 routes and Velocity on 5,113 routes; 462 routes had both.
- Booking window: AwardTool saw Smiles award space up to 329 days ahead (Sep 10, 2027) and Velocity up to 331 days ahead (Sep 12, 2027).
- Bank transfers: no bank AwardTool covers transfers to either program.
Shared routes: Smiles and Velocity side by side
Each program's lowest observed one-way award on the route in that cabin, plus taxes, with its open departure dates and newest observation.
Economy: 460 shared routes
The 99 of 460 routes with the most open dates.
| Route | Smiles (miles) | Velocity (points) | Fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doha (DOH) to Istanbul (IST) | 42,200 + taxes not reported329 dates · | 22,000 + $72.96324 dates · | Velocity |
| Sydney (SYD) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 84,600 + taxes not reported324 dates · | 48,000 + $91.94329 dates · | Velocity |
| Melbourne (MEL) to Istanbul (IST) | 129,200 + taxes not reported326 dates · | 65,000 + $186.15322 dates · | Velocity |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Montreal (YUL) | 11,400 + taxes not reported327 dates · | 10,500 + $29.69320 dates · | Velocity |
| Montreal (YUL) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 7,800 + taxes not reported321 dates · | 10,500 + $30.21325 dates · | Smiles |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 10,800 + taxes not reported323 dates · | 8,500 + $9.53320 dates · | Velocity |
| Sydney (SYD) to Vancouver (YVR) | 130,600 + taxes not reported318 dates · | 48,000 + $101.47324 dates · | Velocity |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) | 67,700 + taxes not reported329 dates · | 50,000 + $170.71310 dates · | Velocity |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO) | 10,800 + taxes not reported324 dates · | 8,500 + $9.53313 dates · | Velocity |
| Istanbul (IST) to Doha (DOH) | 44,600 + taxes not reported329 dates · | 22,000 + $58.73306 dates · | Velocity |
| Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Istanbul (IST) | 40,400 + taxes not reported327 dates · | 22,000 + $130.38305 dates · | Velocity |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Amsterdam (AMS) | 33,100 + taxes not reported324 dates · | 50,000 + $170.58306 dates · | Smiles |
| Washington National (DCA) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) | 13,000 + taxes not reported325 dates · | 8,500 + $9.53305 dates · | Velocity |
| Cairo (CAI) to Istanbul (IST) | 9,500 + taxes not reported323 dates · | 25,000 + $145.20305 dates · | Smiles |
| Melbourne (MEL) to Singapore (SIN) | 41,800 + taxes not reported316 dates · | 29,000 + $111.95312 dates · | Velocity |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Houston (IAH) | 77,800 + taxes not reported329 dates · | 42,000 + $125.36298 dates · | Velocity |
| Dubai (DXB) to Istanbul (IST) | 49,100 + taxes not reported324 dates · | 22,000 + $130.06302 dates · | Velocity |
| Bali (DPS) to Amsterdam (AMS) | 64,500 + taxes not reported329 dates · | 56,000 + $122.29296 dates · | Velocity |
| Singapore (SIN) to Amsterdam (AMS) | 42,900 + taxes not reported320 dates · | 50,000 + $108.39305 dates · | Smiles |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Nairobi (NBO) | 75,100 + taxes not reported323 dates · | 42,000 + $235.06301 dates · | Velocity |
| Newark (EWR) to Montreal (YUL) | 11,400 + taxes not reported324 dates · | 8,500 + $9.53300 dates · | Velocity |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 9,500 + taxes not reported328 dates · | 28,000 + $189.05296 dates · | Smiles |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Washington Dulles (IAD) | 66,600 + taxes not reported326 dates · | 30,000 + $125.03297 dates · | Velocity |
| Seattle (SEA) to Vancouver (YVR) | 11,400 + taxes not reported320 dates · | 10,500 + $31.45302 dates · | Velocity |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) | 51,200 + taxes not reported321 dates · | 30,000 + $125.03300 dates · | Velocity |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Washington Dulles (IAD) | 58,100 + taxes not reported329 dates · | 30,000 + $123.53292 dates · | Velocity |
| Dubai (DXB) to London Heathrow (LHR) | 9,500 + taxes not reported329 dates · | 27,000 + $144.09291 dates · | Smiles |
| Brisbane (BNE) to Vancouver (YVR) | 126,300 + taxes not reported293 dates · | 48,000 + $100.82326 dates · | Velocity |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Singapore (SIN) | 19,500 + taxes not reported323 dates · | 50,000 + $161.97296 dates · | Smiles |
| Frankfurt (FRA) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 35,200 + taxes not reported329 dates · | 30,000 + $121.25290 dates · | Velocity |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Amsterdam (AMS) | 60,700 + taxes not reported327 dates · | 30,000 + $31.39292 dates · | Velocity |
| Nairobi (NBO) to Dubai (DXB) | 37,800 + taxes not reported323 dates · | 22,000 + $158.05296 dates · | Velocity |
| Jakarta (CGK) to Amsterdam (AMS) | 75,300 + taxes not reported325 dates · | 56,000 + $123.66293 dates · | Velocity |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) | 22,300 + taxes not reported321 dates · | 30,000 + $228.14297 dates · | Smiles |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Jakarta (CGK) | 91,600 + taxes not reported325 dates · | 56,000 + $196.03292 dates · | Velocity |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 11,400 + taxes not reported319 dates · | 8,500 + $9.53298 dates · | Velocity |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Bangkok (BKK) | 16,700 + taxes not reported327 dates · | 50,000 + $236.82289 dates · | Smiles |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Houston (IAH) | 28,700 + taxes not reported327 dates · | 42,000 + $123.79289 dates · | Smiles |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Frankfurt (FRA) | 9,500 + taxes not reported328 dates · | 42,000 + $9.53288 dates · | Smiles |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Montreal (YUL) | 34,100 + taxes not reported329 dates · | 28,000 + $188.85287 dates · | Velocity |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Newark (EWR) | 11,400 + taxes not reported326 dates · | 8,500 + $69.69289 dates · | Velocity |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Washington National (DCA) | 13,200 + taxes not reported318 dates · | 8,500 + $9.53296 dates · | Velocity |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 9,500 + taxes not reported329 dates · | 42,000 + $228.14284 dates · | Smiles |
| Singapore (SIN) to Bali (DPS) | 27,200 + taxes not reported326 dates · | 14,000 + $85.03287 dates · | Velocity |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Austin (AUS) | 11,400 + taxes not reported319 dates · | 8,500 + $13.77292 dates · | Velocity |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Singapore (SIN) | 27,700 + taxes not reported321 dates · | 50,000 + $146.89289 dates · | Smiles |
| Dubai (DXB) to Sydney (SYD) | 169,600 + taxes not reported329 dates · | 56,000 + $150.43281 dates · | Velocity |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Newark (EWR) | 15,500 + taxes not reported325 dates · | 12,500 + $9.53285 dates · | Velocity |
| Austin (AUS) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 11,400 + taxes not reported318 dates · | 8,500 + $13.77291 dates · | Velocity |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to New York LaGuardia (LGA) | 15,800 + taxes not reported326 dates · | 12,500 + $9.53283 dates · | Velocity |
| Singapore (SIN) to Melbourne (MEL) | 54,100 + taxes not reported327 dates · | 29,000 + $106.99282 dates · | Velocity |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Atlanta (ATL) | 66,100 + taxes not reported321 dates · | 30,000 + $108.72287 dates · | Velocity |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 27,900 + taxes not reported324 dates · | 50,000 + $224.09284 dates · | Smiles |
| Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) | 56,600 + taxes not reported326 dates · | 27,000 + $144.09282 dates · | Velocity |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Boston (BOS) | 42,300 + taxes not reported328 dates · | 30,000 + $123.53280 dates · | Velocity |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to New Orleans (MSY) | 12,200 + taxes not reported321 dates · | 8,500 + $13.77287 dates · | Velocity |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Philadelphia (PHL) | 39,300 + taxes not reported328 dates · | 30,000 + $212.15280 dates · | Velocity |
| Manila (MNL) to Amsterdam (AMS) | 48,000 + taxes not reported326 dates · | 56,000 + $123.86282 dates · | Smiles |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) | 11,400 + taxes not reported319 dates · | 8,500 + $72.63289 dates · | Velocity |
| Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow (LHR) | 32,400 + taxes not reported327 dates · | 42,000 + $143.63280 dates · | Smiles |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Orlando (MCO) | 21,700 + taxes not reported320 dates · | 12,500 + $9.53287 dates · | Velocity |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) | 34,800 + taxes not reported324 dates · | 19,000 + $9.53283 dates · | Velocity |
| Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Seoul Incheon (ICN) | 66,100 + taxes not reported328 dates · | 35,000 + $186.90278 dates · | Velocity |
| Seoul Incheon (ICN) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 16,300 + taxes not reported326 dates · | 21,000 + $16.77280 dates · | Smiles |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Bali (DPS) | 58,200 + taxes not reported320 dates · | 56,000 + $196.03285 dates · | Velocity |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Montreal (YUL) | 14,700 + taxes not reported322 dates · | 28,000 + $101.47283 dates · | Smiles |
| Newark (EWR) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 11,400 + taxes not reported319 dates · | 8,500 + $9.53286 dates · | Velocity |
| Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Amsterdam (AMS) | 22,000 + taxes not reported319 dates · | 50,000 + $131.62285 dates · | Smiles |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 63,500 + taxes not reported325 dates · | 30,000 + $145.39277 dates · | Velocity |
| Istanbul (IST) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) | 49,300 + taxes not reported320 dates · | 22,000 + $116.35282 dates · | Velocity |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Miami (MIA) | 10,700 + taxes not reported326 dates · | 30,000 + $211.56276 dates · | Smiles |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Bangkok (BKK) | 25,000 + taxes not reported320 dates · | 50,000 + $225.14281 dates · | Smiles |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 31,600 + taxes not reported321 dates · | 19,000 + $9.53280 dates · | Velocity |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Atlanta (ATL) | 64,500 + taxes not reported324 dates · | 30,000 + $123.53276 dates · | Velocity |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Miami (MIA) | 20,100 + taxes not reported320 dates · | 30,000 + $123.53280 dates · | Smiles |
| Frankfurt (FRA) to Seoul Incheon (ICN) | 67,100 + taxes not reported328 dates · | 56,000 + $296.27272 dates · | Velocity |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) | 81,100 + taxes not reported319 dates · | 27,000 + $182.52280 dates · | Velocity |
| Seoul Incheon (ICN) to Bangkok (BKK) | 28,800 + taxes not reported328 dates · | 21,000 + $34.59271 dates · | Velocity |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Boston (BOS) | 20,200 + taxes not reported325 dates · | 30,000 + $210.58273 dates · | Smiles |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to San Francisco (SFO) | 16,200 + taxes not reported326 dates · | 42,000 + $140.11271 dates · | Smiles |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 17,700 + taxes not reported321 dates · | 30,000 + $101.47276 dates · | Smiles |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to London Heathrow (LHR) | 20,600 + taxes not reported320 dates · | 30,000 + $9.53277 dates · | Smiles |
| Newark (EWR) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) | 15,500 + taxes not reported327 dates · | 12,500 + $9.53270 dates · | Velocity |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to London Heathrow (LHR) | 9,500 + taxes not reported327 dates · | 42,000 + $31.39270 dates · | Smiles |
| Rome (FCO) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) | 67,000 + taxes not reported329 dates · | 30,000 + $80.92267 dates · | Velocity |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Dubai (DXB) | 57,600 + taxes not reported322 dates · | 27,000 + $299.79274 dates · | Velocity |
| Bali (DPS) to Singapore (SIN) | 31,500 + taxes not reported324 dates · | 14,000 + $50.05271 dates · | Velocity |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Miami (MIA) | 25,400 + taxes not reported324 dates · | 12,500 + $9.53271 dates · | Velocity |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 10,600 + taxes not reported321 dates · | 42,000 + $108.46273 dates · | Smiles |
| Frankfurt (FRA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 21,700 + taxes not reported324 dates · | 42,000 + $143.96270 dates · | Smiles |
| Dubai (DXB) to the Maldives (MLE) | 117,600 + taxes not reported323 dates · | 22,000 + $139.45270 dates · | Velocity |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) | 44,400 + taxes not reported323 dates · | 30,000 + $9.53270 dates · | Velocity |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Boston (BOS) | 33,700 + taxes not reported327 dates · | 19,000 + $9.53265 dates · | Velocity |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 35,400 + taxes not reported323 dates · | 21,000 + $3.46268 dates · | Velocity |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to New York JFK | 9,500 + taxes not reported323 dates · | 80,000 + $282.89267 dates · | Smiles |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Boston (BOS) | 48,300 + taxes not reported319 dates · | 30,000 + $108.46269 dates · | Velocity |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Orlando (MCO) | 41,000 + taxes not reported326 dates · | 19,000 + $9.33262 dates · | Velocity |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney (SYD) | 98,900 + taxes not reported319 dates · | 48,000 + $38.36269 dates · | Velocity |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to New Delhi (DEL) | 25,600 + taxes not reported319 dates · | 35,000 + $213.13268 dates · | Smiles |
Premium Economy: 2 shared routes
| Route | Smiles (miles) | Velocity (points) | Fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore (SIN) to Melbourne (MEL) | 181,400 + taxes not reported325 dates · | 57,500 + $144.38210 dates · | Velocity |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND) to San Francisco (SFO) | 147,700 + taxes not reported21 dates · | 142,000 + $259.8562 dates · | Velocity |
Business Class: 179 shared routes
The 99 of 179 routes with the most open dates.
| Route | Smiles (miles) | Velocity (points) | Fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark (EWR) to Montreal (YUL) | 13,000 + taxes not reported320 dates · | 18,500 + $31.39323 dates · | Smiles |
| Montreal (YUL) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 9,600 + taxes not reported295 dates · | 18,500 + $30.21320 dates · | Smiles |
| Montreal (YUL) to Newark (EWR) | 13,000 + taxes not reported312 dates · | 18,500 + $80.14300 dates · | Smiles |
| Montreal (YUL) to Philadelphia (PHL) | 15,500 + taxes not reported304 dates · | 18,500 + $80.07295 dates · | Smiles |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Newark (EWR) | 13,600 + taxes not reported313 dates · | 18,500 + $79.55284 dates · | Smiles |
| Newark (EWR) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 13,600 + taxes not reported306 dates · | 18,500 + $31.39281 dates · | Smiles |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 17,100 + taxes not reported292 dates · | 16,500 + $9.53292 dates · | Velocity |
| Philadelphia (PHL) to Montreal (YUL) | 15,500 + taxes not reported303 dates · | 18,500 + $31.39281 dates · | Smiles |
| Singapore (SIN) to Bali (DPS) | 132,600 + taxes not reported287 dates · | 29,500 + $159.81286 dates · | Velocity |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Montreal (YUL) | 11,600 + taxes not reported256 dates · · Mixed cabin | 18,500 + $29.69317 dates · | Smiles |
| Bali (DPS) to Singapore (SIN) | 125,200 + taxes not reported284 dates · | 29,500 + $124.84266 dates · | Velocity |
| Istanbul (IST) to Doha (DOH) | 102,500 + taxes not reported329 dates · | 44,500 + $176.32219 dates · | Velocity |
| New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 14,000 + taxes not reported287 dates · | 18,500 + $31.39244 dates · | Smiles |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Seattle (SEA) | 11,400 + taxes not reported309 dates · | 18,500 + $67.15189 dates · | Smiles |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) | 17,100 + taxes not reported274 dates · | 16,500 + $101.41212 dates · | Velocity |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to New York LaGuardia (LGA) | 13,800 + taxes not reported265 dates · | 18,500 + $78.31209 dates · | Smiles |
| Seattle (SEA) to Vancouver (YVR) | 11,400 + taxes not reported276 dates · | 18,500 + $31.45191 dates · | Smiles |
| Doha (DOH) to Addis Ababa (ADD) | 144,400 + taxes not reported327 dates · | 44,500 + $189.96132 dates · | Velocity |
| Addis Ababa (ADD) to Doha (DOH) | 58,700 + taxes not reported319 dates · | 44,500 + $188.40134 dates · | Velocity |
| Melbourne (MEL) to Singapore (SIN) | 226,400 + taxes not reported166 dates · | 74,000 + $186.73260 dates · | Velocity |
| Cairo (CAI) to Istanbul (IST) | 46,200 + taxes not reported323 dates · | 60,000 + $383.3869 dates · | Smiles |
| Seoul Incheon (ICN) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 40,400 + taxes not reported247 dates · | 79,500 + $252.74145 dates · | Smiles |
| Hong Kong (HKG) to Seoul Incheon (ICN) | 40,400 + taxes not reported317 dates · | 79,500 + $287.2667 dates · | Smiles |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Bogotá (BOG) | 97,700 + taxes not reported312 dates · · Mixed cabin | 58,000 + $66.3772 dates · | Velocity |
| Bogotá (BOG) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 97,700 + taxes not reported317 dates · · Mixed cabin | 58,000 + $87.7156 dates · | Velocity |
| New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Minneapolis (MSP) | 37,100 + taxes not reported260 dates · · Mixed cabin | 28,000 + $112.24112 dates · | Velocity |
| Bogotá (BOG) to Montreal (YUL) | 112,500 + taxes not reported313 dates · | 58,000 + $87.7156 dates · | Velocity |
| Nairobi (NBO) to Dubai (DXB) | 96,700 + taxes not reported323 dates · | 44,500 + $335.8842 dates · | Velocity |
| Cancun (CUN) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 59,000 + taxes not reported318 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $58.2742 dates · | Velocity |
| Dubai (DXB) to Istanbul (IST) | 324,600 + taxes not reported322 dates · | 44,500 + $302.9228 dates · | Velocity |
| Minneapolis (MSP) to New York LaGuardia (LGA) | 42,400 + taxes not reported254 dates · · Mixed cabin | 28,000 + $89.3496 dates · | Velocity |
| Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow (LHR) | 159,600 + taxes not reported327 dates · | 89,500 + $397.6822 dates · | Velocity |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Boston (BOS) | 59,000 + taxes not reported290 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $111.9857 dates · | Velocity |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Punta Cana (PUJ) | 63,900 + taxes not reported322 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $99.5820 dates · | Velocity |
| Orlando (MCO) to Montreal (YUL) | 48,000 + taxes not reported212 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $31.45128 dates · | Velocity |
| Dubai (DXB) to Sydney (SYD) | 552,900 + taxes not reported296 dates · | 119,500 + $303.2643 dates · | Velocity |
| Prague (PRG) to Seoul Incheon (ICN) | 570,200 + taxes not reported269 dates · | 119,500 + $421.4969 dates · | Velocity |
| Dubai (DXB) to the Maldives (MLE) | 416,400 + taxes not reported315 dates · | 44,500 + $317.0220 dates · | Velocity |
| Seoul Gimpo (GMP) to Tokyo Haneda (HND) | 26,100 + taxes not reported299 dates · | 28,000 + $16.7736 dates · | Smiles |
| Melbourne (MEL) to Istanbul (IST) | 847,800 + taxes not reported13 dates · | 139,000 + $450.50320 dates · | Velocity |
| Pittsburgh (PIT) to New York LaGuardia (LGA) | 16,900 + taxes not reported296 dates · | 18,500 + $89.8635 dates · | Smiles |
| Athens (ATH) to Amsterdam (AMS) | 104,700 + taxes not reported323 dates · | 89,500 + $411.256 dates · | Velocity |
| Punta Cana (PUJ) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 66,000 + taxes not reported293 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $65.7135 dates · | Velocity |
| Montreal (YUL) to Punta Cana (PUJ) | 70,400 + taxes not reported313 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $99.9715 dates · | Velocity |
| Montreal (YUL) to Orlando (MCO) | 48,000 + taxes not reported194 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $80.27130 dates · | Velocity |
| Orlando (MCO) to Philadelphia (PHL) | 46,800 + taxes not reported295 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $92.9326 dates · | Velocity |
| Mexico City (MEX) to Washington Dulles (IAD) | 70,100 + taxes not reported317 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $120.924 dates · | Velocity |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Miami (MIA) | 48,400 + taxes not reported261 dates · | 40,000 + $80.0052 dates · | Velocity |
| Newark (EWR) to Calgary (YYC) | 72,900 + taxes not reported225 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $31.2685 dates · | Velocity |
| Orlando (MCO) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) | 39,900 + taxes not reported305 dates · | 40,000 + $112.055 dates · | Smiles |
| Houston (IAH) to Mexico City (MEX) | 43,100 + taxes not reported302 dates · · Mixed cabin | 25,000 + $85.296 dates · | Velocity |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Orlando (MCO) | 57,100 + taxes not reported302 dates · | 40,000 + $92.736 dates · | Velocity |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Seoul Incheon (ICN) | 391,800 + taxes not reported296 dates · | 119,500 + $591.0311 dates · | Velocity |
| Seoul Incheon (ICN) to Sydney (SYD) | 533,300 + taxes not reported281 dates · | 104,000 + $283.6821 dates · | Velocity |
| Doha (DOH) to Istanbul (IST) | 102,500 + taxes not reported90 dates · | 44,500 + $189.96210 dates · | Velocity |
| Mexico City (MEX) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) | 68,600 + taxes not reported296 dates · | 58,000 + $120.993 dates · | Velocity |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 65,600 + taxes not reported210 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $17.2385 dates · | Velocity |
| Boston (BOS) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 57,100 + taxes not reported290 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $92.734 dates · | Velocity |
| Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 47,600 + taxes not reported218 dates · | 40,000 + $31.4571 dates · | Velocity |
| Lisbon (LIS) to Dubai (DXB) | 389,200 + taxes not reported273 dates · · Mixed cabin | 74,000 + $346.3216 dates · | Velocity |
| Mexico City (MEX) to Houston (IAH) | 43,100 + taxes not reported277 dates · · Mixed cabin | 25,000 + $113.0911 dates · | Velocity |
| Singapore (SIN) to Melbourne (MEL) | 585,500 + taxes not reported164 dates · | 80,000 + $222.43118 dates · | Velocity |
| Seoul Incheon (ICN) to Istanbul (IST) | 335,000 + taxes not reported260 dates · | 104,000 + $395.2015 dates · | Velocity |
| Miami (MIA) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) | 48,400 + taxes not reported251 dates · | 40,000 + $31.4513 dates · | Velocity |
| Jakarta (CGK) to Amsterdam (AMS) | 328,200 + taxes not reported158 dates · | 119,500 + $325.37102 dates · | Velocity |
| Seoul Incheon (ICN) to Barcelona (BCN) | 317,900 + taxes not reported231 dates · | 119,500 + $427.1721 dates · | Velocity |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) | 314,200 + taxes not reported199 dates · | 104,000 + $441.7949 dates · | Velocity |
| Montreal (YUL) to Denver (DEN) | 58,000 + taxes not reported222 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $80.5325 dates · | Velocity |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Cancun (CUN) | 59,000 + taxes not reported226 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $106.3017 dates · | Velocity |
| Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Washington National (DCA) | 36,600 + taxes not reported231 dates · | 40,000 + $111.596 dates · | Smiles |
| Seoul Incheon (ICN) to Amsterdam (AMS) | 502,300 + taxes not reported212 dates · · Mixed cabin | 119,500 + $417.5125 dates · | Velocity |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Montreal (YUL) | 75,100 + taxes not reported148 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $17.2987 dates · | Velocity |
| Denver (DEN) to Montreal (YUL) | 58,000 + taxes not reported223 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $31.3911 dates · | Velocity |
| Philadelphia (PHL) to Cancun (CUN) | 54,700 + taxes not reported225 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $88.366 dates · | Velocity |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Nairobi (NBO) | 255,600 + taxes not reported168 dates · | 89,500 + $575.5758 dates · | Velocity |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) | 47,500 + taxes not reported181 dates · · Mixed cabin | 37,500 + $222.9243 dates · | Velocity |
| Seoul Incheon (ICN) to Singapore (SIN) | 90,200 + taxes not reported58 dates · | 60,000 + $128.95159 dates · | Velocity |
| Munich (MUC) to Dubai (DXB) | 371,000 + taxes not reported194 dates · · Mixed cabin | 60,000 + $361.5916 dates · | Velocity |
| Calgary (YYC) to Newark (EWR) | 72,900 + taxes not reported162 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $77.4645 dates · | Velocity |
| Manila (MNL) to Amsterdam (AMS) | 384,200 + taxes not reported146 dates · | 119,500 + $325.5757 dates · | Velocity |
| Montreal (YUL) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) | 49,300 + taxes not reported176 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $80.4027 dates · | Velocity |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Amsterdam (AMS) | 379,200 + taxes not reported170 dates · | 104,000 + $441.5331 dates · | Velocity |
| Punta Cana (PUJ) to Montreal (YUL) | 70,800 + taxes not reported181 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $65.9118 dates · | Velocity |
| Singapore (SIN) to Seoul Incheon (ICN) | 90,200 + taxes not reported50 dates · | 60,000 + $159.75144 dates · | Velocity |
| Montreal (YUL) to Miami (MIA) | 55,000 + taxes not reported176 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $80.5311 dates · | Velocity |
| Montreal (YUL) to Vancouver (YVR) | 82,300 + taxes not reported166 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $30.2120 dates · | Velocity |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Dubai (DXB) | 358,100 + taxes not reported173 dates · · Mixed cabin | 74,000 + $668.495 dates · | Velocity |
| Phoenix (PHX) to Washington National (DCA) | 72,600 + taxes not reported164 dates · · Mixed cabin | 58,000 + $111.989 dates · | Velocity |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Vancouver (YVR) | 73,200 + taxes not reported155 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $29.7615 dates · | Velocity |
| Frankfurt (FRA) to Seoul Incheon (ICN) | 377,800 + taxes not reported142 dates · | 119,500 + $513.5725 dates · | Velocity |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Calgary (YYC) | 61,900 + taxes not reported152 dates · | 58,000 + $61.3411 dates · | Velocity |
| Phoenix (PHX) to Orlando (MCO) | 74,900 + taxes not reported160 dates · | 60,000 + $112.113 dates · | Velocity |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Bangkok (BKK) | 561,000 + taxes not reported109 dates · | 104,000 + $497.2651 dates · | Velocity |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Bangkok (BKK) | 314,200 + taxes not reported115 dates · | 104,000 + $592.7345 dates · | Velocity |
| Dubai (DXB) to London Heathrow (LHR) | 350,700 + taxes not reported155 dates · · Mixed cabin | 74,000 + $336.333 dates · | Velocity |
| Miami (MIA) to Montreal (YUL) | 55,000 + taxes not reported151 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $31.527 dates · | Velocity |
| Quebec City (YQB) to Punta Cana (PUJ) | 70,600 + taxes not reported143 dates · · Mixed cabin | 40,000 + $99.9710 dates · | Velocity |
| Dubai (DXB) to New York JFK | 696,400 + taxes not reported144 dates · | 104,000 + $355.588 dates · | Velocity |
| Seoul Incheon (ICN) to Bangkok (BKK) | 71,500 + taxes not reported22 dates · | 74,000 + $253.78127 dates · | Smiles |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them.
Transfer partners of Smiles and Velocity
No bank AwardTool covers transfers to GOL Smiles or Virgin Australia Velocity.
Smiles and Velocity booking windows: published and observed
| Program | Published booking window | Furthest departure observed | Routes with award space on 2+ dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOL Smiles | — | 329 days after Oct 16, 2026 | 2,138 |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | — | 331 days after Oct 16, 2026 | 5,113 |
— means AwardTool lists no published booking window for the program. AwardTool scans departures up to 365 days ahead, so a longer published window can't be observed in full. Observations are a record, not a forecast. Compare booking windows across programs.
Airlines seen on Smiles and Velocity awards on shared routes
Shared routes where an airline appeared on each program's award itineraries in the shared cabins.
| Airline | Smiles routes | Velocity routes |
|---|---|---|
| Air Canada (AC) | 281 | 159 |
| American Airlines (AA) | 376 | 0 |
| United Airlines (UA) | 0 | 350 |
| Qatar Airways (QR) | 134 | 154 |
| Turkish Airlines (TK) | 265 | 0 |
| Air France (AF) | 249 | 0 |
| KLM (KL) | 246 | 0 |
| British Airways (BA) | 205 | 0 |
| IBERIA (IB) | 171 | 0 |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 139 | 0 |
| WestJet (WS) | 125 | 0 |
| Emirates (EK) | 122 | 0 |
| Korean Air (KE) | 112 | 0 |
| TAP Portugal (TP) | 107 | 0 |
| Aer Lingus (EI) | 96 | 0 |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 82 | 0 |
| Aeromexico (AM) | 79 | 0 |
| ANA (NH) | 44 | 35 |
| Royal Air Maroc (AT) | 71 | 0 |
| Egyptair (MS) | 69 | 0 |
| Avianca (AV) | 65 | 0 |
| Ethiopian Airlines (ET) | 62 | 0 |
| Singapore Airlines (SQ) | 0 | 59 |
| Hong Kong Airlines (HX) | 30 | 21 |
| Etihad Airways (EY) | 50 | 0 |
| Air India (AI) | 46 | 0 |
| Brussels Airlines (SN) | 44 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV) | 43 | 0 |
| Air Europa (UX) | 39 | 0 |
| COPA Airlines (CM) | 34 | 0 |
An airline appears here when it was part of an award itinerary the program showed. It isn't always the airline of the lowest award.
Questions about Smiles vs Velocity
Which needs fewer miles or points for economy awards, Smiles or Velocity?
On the 460 routes where both showed economy award space in the last 30 days, Smiles needed fewer miles or points on 134 and Velocity on 326. The median difference was 11,050 miles or points in favor of Velocity. Miles and points are compared one to one, although their value differs.
Which needs fewer miles or points for business-class awards, Smiles or Velocity?
On the 179 routes where both showed business-class award space in the last 30 days, Smiles needed fewer miles or points on 29 and Velocity on 150. The median difference was 42,300 miles or points in favor of Velocity. Miles and points are compared one to one, although their value differs.
How far ahead did AwardTool see Smiles and Velocity award space?
Smiles: up to 329 days ahead (Sep 10, 2027). Velocity: up to 331 days ahead (Sep 12, 2027). AwardTool scans departures up to 365 days ahead from Oct 16, 2026, so this is a record, not a forecast.
Where did Smiles and Velocity both show the most award space?
Doha (DOH) to Istanbul (IST) in economy (Smiles on 329 dates, Velocity on 324 dates); Sydney (SYD) to Los Angeles (LAX) in economy (Smiles on 324 dates, Velocity on 329 dates); Melbourne (MEL) to Istanbul (IST) in economy (Smiles on 326 dates, Velocity on 322 dates), counting departure dates with an open award in the last 30 days.