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This tab contains all of the added extras that come with upgrading to Platinum. You'll get some flashy tags for your bags and more Points on your purchases. Check out all of the reward benefits that come with your Platinum membership.
Get bonus Points on flights
Receive a 100% Points bonus, on top of the base Points earned, when travelling on Virgin Australia Domestic, Trans-Tasman and International Short Haul flights on all fare types, except Economy Lite fares4
Receive a 100% Points bonus on miles flown, in addition to the base Points earned, when travelling on a Qatar Airways operated flight with a VA flight number.
Receive a 100% Points bonus on miles flown, in addition to the base Points earned, when travelling on a Singapore Airlines operated flight with a VA flight number.
Receive a 100% Points bonus on miles flown, in addition to the base Points earned, when travelling on an eligible Air Canada-operated flight with a VA flight number.6
Receive a 100% Points bonus on miles flown, in addition to the base Points earned, when traveling on a United Airlines operated flight with a UA or VA flight number.
Receive a 100% Points bonus on miles flown, in addition to the base Points earned, when travelling on n ANA operated flight with a VA flight number.
Receive a 50% Points bonus on miles flown, in addition to the base Points earned, when traveling on an Etihad Airways operated flight with an EY flight number.
More options to get bonus Points
As a Platinum Velocity member earn 4 points per eligible $1 spent to share a car in a cost-effective and convenient way with Flexicar. T&Cs apply
Receive a 100% Points bonus, on top of the base Points earned, when using our travel partners Cover-More, Looking4Parking and Cruisepilot.
As a tiered Velocity member earn 6 Points per $1 spent when hiring a car rental with Europcar, Hertz or Thrifty in Australia & New Zealand.
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Terms & Conditions
For full Terms and Conditions, view the Velocity Member Benefit Terms and Conditions.
*Offer available from 12:01 AEST 27 September 2023 until 11:59pm AEST 31 March 2024 (‘Promotional Period’). Platinum Velocity members who have purchased a full fare economy Choice fare for travel until and including 31 March 2024 on Virgin Australia marketed and operated Domestic (excluding Christmas Island and Cocos Island), Trans-Tasman and International Short Haul flights are entitled to use their available complimentary UpgradeMe Platinum credits to upgrade to Business Class. Only valid UpgradeMe credits can be used for this offer, check your My Velocity account online to confirm the validity. Offer applies to existing bookings made before the start of the ‘Promotional Period’ and to new bookings for travel within the ‘Promotional Period’. Upgrading from a Choice fare to Business class will require 2 UpgradeMe Platinum credits for flights 1-1,000 miles long, and 4 UpgradeMe Platinum credits for flights 1,001 miles or longer. To check how many upgrade credits you have available, login to My Velocity online and select “My Benefits”. All Upgrades are subject to availability, which is controlled by Virgin Australia. Some flights may have no Upgrades available. All flight upgrades using complimentary UpgradeMe Platinum fare upgrades are subject to the Velocity membership terms and conditions.
1. Benefits apply only when travelling between Australia/ New Zealand and Greater China from 2 July 2018 onwards
2. Benefits do not apply for flights to/ from North America from 2 July 2018 onwards
3. An Eligible Sector is any flight that begins with a VA flight number excluding Reward Seats, Economy Lite fares and Choice fares booked in P,Q,T,I,S for the portion of the flight that is operated internally within Canada
4. Excludes domestic Getaway fares purchased prior to 19 August 2021
5. Please ensure you download the Velocity Frequent Flyer App as a valid virtual or physical membership card needs to be presented to attain benefits.
~ Platinum members who have purchased a Flex fare on Virgin Australia marketed and operated Domestic (excluding Christmas Island and Cocos Island), Trans-Tasman and International Short Haul flights are entitled to use their available complimentary upgrades to Business class. Only valid Upgrade certificates can be used. To check how many upgrades you have available and the validity of your Upgrade certificates, log into My Velocity online and select “My Benefits”. All upgrades are subject to Reward Seat availability, which is controlled by Virgin Australia, and to the Upgrade Cancellation and Amendment Policy. Some flights may have no upgrades available. Additional terms and conditions apply.
6. For some Choice fares booked on Virgin Australia marketed/Air Canada operated flights, Velocity members will not earn Velocity Points, Status Credits or Eligible Sectors for the portion of the flight that is operated internally within Canada. For more information please visit Earn Points with Air Canada prior to booking your flight.
7. These Velocity Status benefits are only available on ANA operated flights from Australia to Japan with a VA or NH flight number, and ANA operated flight within Japan with a VA flight number.