You can purchase up to 250,000 Virgin Australia Velocity points each year with Velocity Points Booster. Until 21 October 2025, you can even get up to a 40% discount. But there are cheaper ways to earn Velocity Points.
Australians can no longer redeem Velocity Points for United Business Class reward seats to the USA, because United hasn’t released a single one for more than two months. Singapore Airlines has also stopped releasing Business reward seats to Velocity members from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth to Singapore.
Velocity has launched its new Platinum Plus status tier, offering new perks to Virgin Australia’s most frequent flyers. But do the benefits justify the required spend of around $24,000 per year?
Velocity Frequent Flyer status comes with perks when flying Virgin Australia and its partners. This guide explains how to earn it following the October 2025 Velocity program changes.
Virgin Australia’s new Velocity status program comes into effect on 1 October 2025, with big changes to status credits and two new tiers. Here’s what you need to know.