Virgin Australia Velocity Rewards

You’ll be stacking up points before you know it flying with Virgin Blue (and their many partner airlines) on top of shopping with their extensive list of partner organisations which span the retail and leisure industries.

Profile

As Australia’s second largest airline, Virgin Australia is your number one carrier for low-cost flights in Australia and New Zealand. Flying since 2000, they currently operate 75 aircraft (including Boeing 737-700s and 737-800s) with several more aircraft on order. The airline caters to budget travellers who fly within Australasia on a regular basis giving them fresh and funky designs, innovative customer service and discount prices. Virgin Australia was founded by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and are based in Bowen Hills, Brisbane.

Destinations

Virgin Australia’s main hub is Brisbane, with additional Australian hubs in Sydney and Melbourne; while their New Zealand hubs are Auckland and Christchurch. From these bases they fly a range of reasonably priced and frequent flights to various points within Australia/New Zealand, as well as flying regular routes to Thailand and Indonesia.

About the Virgin Australia Velocity Frequent Flyer Program

Virgin Australia’s Velocity Rewards program has three tiers of membership: Red, Silver and Gold. Points are amassed in two different pots – your Velocity points can be redeemed on flights and other products, while your Status credits help you move up the ladder to the next tier of membership.

Red status members gain five Velocity points and five Status credits for every dollar spent with Virgin Australia, Pacific Blue and Polynesia Blue. Silver members gain six Velocity points and six Status credits for every qualifying dollar spent, while Gold members enjoy seven Velocity points and seven Status credits with every dollar spent on flights. Points are uncapped and never expire so you can spend them when it is right for you.

There are a number of different ways to earn points besides flying Virgin Australia and their partner airlines (including Delta, Emirates, Hawaiian Airlines or Skywest); you can also gain them through your purchasing with Velocity’s partners.

Hotel partners include the Hilton, Crown, Travelodge, Intercontinental, Clarion, Candlewood, Vibe, Holiday Inn or Staybridge Suites. Auto partners include Europcar, Fiat, Brunel and Airport Parking. If you purchase insurance and/or business services through Virgin Money, Virgin Money Car Insurance, ING or Ibis World, you can also earn points. Points are also yours for booking holidays with Blue Holidays, Cruise Pilot and Superpass. In partnership with Suncorp, ANZ, NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and Citibank there are a number of Virgin Australia credit cards available which allow you to earn Velocity miles with your regular purchases.

Your basic Red membership allows you to build up points towards travel and build Status credits to advance to Silver and Gold levels where additional perks await you such as: access to Virgin Australia airport lounges, free checked baggage, priority check-in, personalised baggage tags and priority phone booking services.

The Velocity Rewards program is open to residents of Australia or New Zealand over the age of 16. Accounts may be opened for children over the age of two by their parent/guardian.