Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

[pauldab]

That's what I had thought, but every month it looks like some SC expires and I have to earn more SC to retain status? Or am I just getting confused?

SC to retain is all based off SC accumulation after the last review date - check this page after logging in: https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/my-velocity/status and you'll see the actual SC count to retain (also where it'll say how you're going for the 50% VA personal-flying component). This page is also updated 1 day after SC is gained.
The review date is fixed each year based on the month you gained the current membership level.

This is tracked separately to the rolling 12 month SC tally which you use for promotion to the next stage of membership. That does drop off due to the rolling 12 month window.

 

[ozstamps]

The Velocity wackadoodle status renewal system has always been a mess IMHO.

For couples a bigger mess, as if one gains a higher status during a year, the dates all reset IIRC.

Why Virgin simply does not learn from EXPERTS, like their partners United and Hilton and have a FIXED date each year of Feb 1 etc for EVERY member, the entire world knows exactly where they stand.

No way would Virgin do anything sane like that! Or learn from EXPERTS who have been doing this for many decades.

Earn Gold woth United in 2025, and it is good until early 2027 for EVERY member. SIMPLES.

Earn it by flying the very first times only in January or December - same story.

 

[MooTime]

The Velocity wackadoodle status renewal system has always been a mess IMHO.

For couples a bigger mess, as if one gains a higher status during a year, the dates all reset IIRC.

Why Virgin simply does not learn from EXPERTS, like their partners United and Hilton and have a FIXED date each year of Feb 1 etc for EVERY member, the entire world knows exactly where they stand.

No way would Virgin do anything sane like that! Or learn from EXPERTS who have been doing this for many decades.

Earn Gold woth United in 2025, and it is good until early 2027 for EVERY member. SIMPLES.

Earn it by flying the very first times only in January or December - same story.

Nope I think sinking every member with the same date is dumb.
So many reasons that doesn't work well, but I'm not into long winded posts.

Just cos the yanks in Hilton & United do it don't have any relevance to us down in Oz.

I like the rolling anniversary of VA.
I don't mind QF system either.

 

[FlyingKangaroo]

The VA system took me some getting used to but eventually I figured it out (about just in time for it to no longer matter with the changes ).

I quite like the approach QF and many other carriers use as invariably I've signed up for some of those types of programmes shortly before a large trip, which meant getting a good head-start on status early in my membership year... it definitely engaged me and locked me in better than a programme ending December 31 would have and where my trip was in, say, September.

Pros and cons to all of it; you win some, you lose some.

 

[nutwood]

The Velocity wackadoodle status renewal system has always been a mess IMHO.

For couples a bigger mess, as if one gains a higher status during a year, the dates all reset IIRC.

Why Virgin simply does not learn from EXPERTS, like their partners United and Hilton and have a FIXED date each year of Feb 1 etc for EVERY member, the entire world knows exactly where they stand.

No way would Virgin do anything sane like that! Or learn from EXPERTS who have been doing this for many decades.

Earn Gold woth United in 2025, and it is good until early 2027 for EVERY member. SIMPLES.

Earn it by flying the very first times only in January or December - same story.

I can't agree. It's different and to be honest, it had me confuddled until recently, but what's wrong with 12 months from the date you tick the box? Assuming of course that I have actually got it straight now

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I can't agree. It's different and to be honest, it had me confuddled until recently, but what's wrong with 12 months from the date you tick the box? Assuming of course that I have actually got it straight now

From a business perspective, nothing wrong. It limits the higher status to 12 months.

Slightly less friendly to the passenger where many other programs give you the remainder of this year plus the year after to enjoy your status.

It probably suits VA where the previous status was so easy to achieve.