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Drive away and earn Velocity Points for your business
Booking all your business travel needs has never been easier (or more rewarding) with Virgin Australia Business Flyer and Thrifty Car Rental.
Rent a car with Thrifty Car Rental and as a member you will receive member discounts, Velocity Points for your business and the driver plus exclusive additional benefits.
Explore the exclusive Virgin Australia Business Flyer Thrifty Car Rental benefits
Earn Points for your business
Each time a Virgin Australia Business Flyer books and travels using Thrifty Car Rental, your business will earn Points. The higher your business flyer tier, the more Points your business will earn.
Tier 1
1 Point per $1 spent
Tier 2
1.5 Points per $1 spent
Tier 3
2 Points per $1 spent
Earn Points for the driver
Plus earn Points for the driver when they are a Velocity Frequent Flyer member. Red members will earn 3 Points per $1 of eligible spend; Silver members will earn 4.5 Points per $1 of eligible spend; as a Gold member earn 5.25 Points per $1 of eligible spend; and as a Platinum member earn 6 Points per $1 of eligible spend.
How to book with Thrifty Car Rental
Rewards Portal
- Login to your Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal (not a member? Join here)
- Select the Thrifty icon to be directed to the exclusive Virgin Australia Business Flyer Thrifty booking page
- Search and book your car hire needs
Booking Portal
- Login to your Virgin Australia Business Flyer Booking Portal (not a member? Join here)
- After booking Virgin Australia flights, click the Thrifty icon to be directed to the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Thrifty booking page
- Search and book your car hire needs
Bring on better business rewards
Earn Velocity Points for your business in the air and on the ground with our wide range of everyday Business Partners.1
Take your business further with up to 10% off on eligible international flights,2 up to 6% off on eligible domestic flights3 and up to 18% off car hire.4
Turn your business' Velocity Points into rewards.5 From travelling domestically or abroad to shopping online, learn more about redemption here.
Receive two Velocity Pilot Gold memberships6, manage your business travel in one place and enjoy exclusive member-only offers.
Not yet a Virgin Australia Business Flyer member?
Not yet a Virgin Australia Business Flyer member?
Joining is completely free, all you need is your ABN.^ So don't delay, sign up now and start earning Velocity Points for your everyday business activity.
Frequently asked questions
No, they are two separate bookings.
Bookers, Travellers and Administrators.
Administrators can access the Thrifty offer via the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal and/or the Booking Portal. Bookers and Travellers can access the Thrifty offer via the Booking Portal only.
The Thrifty Virgin Australia Business Flyer offering consists of:
- 15-18% discounts on car hire
- Points earn on car rental as per the Virgin Australia Business Flyer tiers (e.g. Tier 1 = 1 Point/$1 spent)
- Virgin Australia Business Flyer Members earn Velocity points for their business via the Thrifty booking, and if the Driver is a Velocity Frequent Flyer member, then they can include their VFF number to earn Velocity Frequent Flyer points as well
- Free additional driver, discounted damage liability reduction and priority service
- The Thrifty earn rate matches the Virgin Australia Business Flyer tier earn rate.
- Tier 1 - 1 Point per $1 spend
- Tier 2 - 1.5 Points per $1 spend
- Tier 3 - 2 Points per $1 spend
If a valid VFF number is also entered during the car booking process, the individual driver will also earn Velocity Frequent Flyer Points for the booking, as per the existing Thrifty/Velocity partnership
Only bookings made via the Rewards Portal or the Booking Portal will receive the Virgin Australia Business Flyer benefits.
Yes. So long as the bookings are made via the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Thrifty link on the either the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Booking Portal or Rewards Portal.
Yes, please contact Thrifty via email to update the driver's first and last name on the booking.
No. Once a booking is confirmed, the ABN that is attached to the booking cannot be changed. If you need to change the ABN on a booking, we recommend cancelling your existing booking and making a new booking via the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Thrifty website.
Velocity Points for your business will appear in the member's Rewards Portal.
Velocity Points for your business should be received within 2-3 weeks of returning the car.
If you still cannot see your Points in the Rewards Portal 30 days after returning the car, please lodge a claim via Thrifty's Claim Missing Points form
If you booked a car and forgot to provide your Velocity Frequent Flyer number, simply present it when you collect your vehicle from Thrifty car hire to earn Points.
Alternatively, if you are missing Velocity Frequent Flyer Points you can make a claim within 3 months of the eligible transaction. You must have been a Velocity member at the time of activity, however you can claim missing Points for an activity completed within the 30 days prior to joining Velocity Frequent Flyer.
If it has been more than 30 days since you returned your Thrifty vehicle and you are missing eligible Points you can lodge a claim via email.
Yes. Virgin Australia Business Flyer Members can transfer Points in the Rewards Portal to the account of an eligible employee, who is also a Velocity Frequent Flyer member. Please note there is a minimum point transfer of 3,000 Points.
Your booking confirmation will be sent to you by email from our partner, Thrifty.
Please contact our partner, Thrifty on 1300 367 227
Yes – failure to do this may mean your car hire reservation may be impacted.
Once you have completed your online booking, Thrifty will send you a confirmation email to the email address provided. This confirmation email will include your booking number, details of your pickup and return location, the estimated price of your booking, and other important information.
Please contact our partner, Thrifty on 1300 367 227
Thrifty Virgin Australia Business Flyer Offer Terms and Conditions
- Minimum 1 day rental applies.
- Maximum discount of 15-18% off the time and kilometre charges (base rate) per rental.
- Maximum discount of 40% off Damage Liability Reduction offerings (ADE, PP & UP).
- Rental days are based on a twenty-four (24) hour period. A twenty-nine (29) minute grace period is allowed for returns. Returns outside the grace period will be charged up to an extra day rental fee.
- Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion, special offer or coupon.
- Offer is not available on pre-paid (pay now) rental rates. Offer is not applicable on contract, tours, government, or insurance replacement rentals.
- Thrifty standard driver and credit qualifications in effect at time and place of rental apply.
- Minimum renter age without a surcharge is 25 years. Drivers aged 21-24 years may be eligible to rent subject to an age differential charge.
- Vehicles may be reserved by car group only and not by model or colour. Fleet is subject to change without notice.
- Offer applies in Australia to vehicle groups Compact Auto (H -CDAR), Compact Hybrid (H2 -CDAH), Compact SUV (G -CFAR), Compact SUV Hybrid (G2-CFAH), Intermediate SUV 2WD (I -IFAR), Intermediate SUV Hybrid (J2-IFAH), Intermediate SUV AWD (V -IFDR), Large SUV 7 Seater (E1 -FFAR), People Mover 8 Seater Van (T -FVAR), Mobility Van (T1 -FXAR), Standard Sports EV (D5-RSAC). All vehicles are subject to availability at time of booking.
- Offer applies in New Zealand to vehicle groups Compact Auto (D - CDAR), Compact Hybrid (D2-CDAH), Fullsize Hybrid (F2 - FDAH), Compact SUV (G - CFAR), Compact SUV Hybrid (G2-CFAH), Premium Wagon AWD (H - FFDR), Intermediate 2WD SUV (I - IFAR), Intermediate AWD (J - IFDR), Intermediate SUV Hybrid (J2 - IFAH), Premium 4WD (M - PFBR), Luxury 8 Seater (K - FVAR), 12 Passenger Van (X - PVAR), Standard Sports EV (E2-RSAC). All vehicles are subject to availability at time of booking.
- Terms and conditions (including rates) are subject to change without notice.
Virgin Australia Business Flyer
- Virgin Australia Business Flyer members will be eligible for the following Thrifty Points earn rate:
- Tier 1: 1 Point per AUD $1 (excluding GST) spent on car rental.
- Tier 2: 1.5 Points per AUD $1 (excluding GST) spent on car rental.
- Tier 3: 2 Points per AUD $1 (excluding GST) spent on car rental.
- To be eligible to earn Velocity Points for your business, the business must hold a current Virgin Australia Business Flyer membership in accordance with the relevant Virgin Australia Business Flyer and Velocity Terms and Conditions. To be eligible to earn Velocity Points via Thrifty, the business must book through the Thrifty booking portal that can be accessed via the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal or the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Booking Portal. Points will be awarded to the member’s account within 3 weeks after return of the vehicle.
- In addition to Points earn Virgin Australia Business Flyer members will also receive the following benefits from Thrifty on all bookings made via the Thrifty booking portal within the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal or the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Booking Portal:
- A discount of 15-18% off the best base rate of the day on www.Thrifty.com.au (that is, the rates on the Thrifty booking portal accessed via the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal or the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Booking Portal.
- a discount of up to 40% off Damage Liability Reduction added to a booking via the Thrifty booking portal.
- Priority Counter Service
- Quicker Reservation
- Free Authorised Additional Driver
- The Thrifty Virgin Australia Business Flyer benefits and Points earn offers may change without notice and are subject to the Thrifty Business Partner Terms and Conditions as amended from time to time and Virgin Australia Business Flyer and Velocity Terms and Conditions as amended from time to time.
Velocity Frequent Flyer
- If the driver is also a member of Velocity Frequent Flyer and their Velocity membership number is added to the booking, they may earn Velocity Frequent Flyer Program Points in accordance with the Velocity membership Terms & Conditions as amended from time to time.
- Velocity Frequent Flyer members will not earn Points on contract rates, international wholesale rates, staff and industry rates, restricted rate plans, optional damage liability reduction, vehicle registration fee, premium location fee, admin fee, taxes, GST, one-way fees, age surcharges, additional driver fees and equipment such ski racks, baby/booster seats or GPS rental costs.
- Points will be awarded to the Velocity Frequent Flyer member’s account within 8 weeks of return of the vehicle.
- Velocity membership and Points earn is subject to the Velocity membership Terms and Conditions as amended from time to time.
1. Earning Points with Virgin Australia Business Flyer: Virgin Australia Business Flyer Members can earn up to 1,000,000 Points from completed travel on eligible flights marketed and operated by Virgin Australia or marketed by Virgin Australia and operated by eligible airline partners, per annum, based on the rolling 12 month period from when the Member joins Virgin Australia Business Flyer. Points aren’t earned on certain fees, taxes, or charges. Virgin Australia Business Flyer Terms and Conditions apply.
2. United Airlines Business Discounts (UA Business Discounts): As at 1 November 2023, the following discounts apply to the United Airlines and Virgin Australia base fares (which excludes fees, carrier charges and taxes) of Virgin Australia marketed and United Airlines operated flights (with a VA flight number) booked by Virgin Australia Business Flyer members (Members), which may change without notice:
Business Fares:
VA Fare Class J, C and D: 10%
Economy Fares:
VA Fare Classes Y, B, W, H, K and L: 10%
VA Fare Classes R and E: 5%
Please check the Virgin Australia Business Flyer website for current discount levels. UA Business Discounts can only be booked through the Booking Portal, our Guest Contact Centre, or a registered Travel Management Company (TMC) or travel agent and are not available through the public Virgin Australia website. If your TMC or travel agent is not registered to process these UA Business Discounts, please instruct your TMC or travel agent to contact the Virgin Australia Business Flyer team businessflyer@virginaustralia.com.
UA Business Discounts cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount and cannot be combined with any other Unpublished Fares or Promotional Fares, unless otherwise stated. UA Business Discounts do not apply to any bookings made via the Virgin Australia conference and group travel area, sale fares or other tactical fares offered from time to time, and bookings for children and infants. If you have any questions regarding the application of UA Business Discounts, please contact the Virgin Australia Business Flyer team. Virgin Australia Business Flyer Terms and Conditions apply.
3. Fare advantage discounts: The Fare Advantage Discount of 4% applies to Flex fares operated and marketed by Virgin Australia and 6% applies to Business Class fares operated and marketed by Virgin Australia, and is available to Virgin Australia Business Flyer members. The Fare Advantage Discount levels are subject to change without notice. Please check our website for current discount levels. Fare Advantage Discounts can only be booked through the Booking Portal, our Guest Contact Centre, or a registered self-ticketing Travel Management Company (TMC) or travel agent and are not available through the public Virgin Australia website. If your TMC or travel agent is not registered to process Fare Advantage Discounts, please instruct your TMC or travel agent to contact the Virgin Australia Business Flyer team at businessflyer@virginaustralia.com. Fare Advantage Discounts cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount and cannot be combined with any other Unpublished Fares or Promotional Fares. Fare Advantage discounts do not apply to Virgin Australia flights operated by Qatar Airways, any bookings made via the Virgin Australia conference and group travel area, sale fares or other tactical fares offered from time to time, and bookings for children and infants. If you have any questions regarding the application of Fare Advantage Discounts, please contact the Virgin Australia Business Flyer team. Virgin Australia Business Flyer Terms and Conditions apply.
4. Thrifty Car Hire Discount: Virgin Australia Business Flyer members will receive the following benefit from Thrifty on all bookings made via the Thrifty booking portal within the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal or the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Booking Portal: a discount of 15-18% off the best base rate of the day on www.Thrifty.com.au (that is, the rates on the Thrifty booking portal accessed via the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal or the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Booking Portal).
5. Points Transfer: Virgin Australia Business Flyer Account Administrators can transfer Points earned by the Virgin Australia Business Flyer member to a Velocity Frequent Flyer member, provided that (a) there is a minimum of 3,000 Points per transfer; and (b) the Velocity Frequent Flyer member transferee is directly employed or contracted by the Virgin Australia Business Flyer member.
6. Pilot Gold: A new Virgin Australia Business Flyer member is eligible to receive two three-month Velocity Pilot Gold Memberships if, within the first three months of becoming a Virgin Australia Business Flyer member, it books and completes at least $2,000 of eligible travel (excluding taxes, fees and charges). For more information, please visit our website at https://virginaustralia.com/businessflyer. Virgin Australia Business Flyer Terms and Conditions and Velocity membership Terms and Conditions apply.
^Eligibility to sign up to Virgin Australia Business Flyer: Virgin Australia Business Flyer membership is available to businesses with an active ABN/ACN and an Australian business address that spend less than $300K per annum on flights with Virgin Australia and eligible airline partners. The business cannot be a travel agent, travel management company, travel wholesaler, air travel consolidator or anyone re-selling air travel. For more information please see the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Terms and Conditions.