Velocity 15% transfer bonus May 2025

[aaa99]

Like clockwork, it is May 1 and hence a new transfer bonus offer.
15% bonus on manual transfers till end of May on most cards.

20% bonus Velocity Points*

The holiday hiding in your bank points just got bigger! Transfer your credit card reward points from participating bank partners to Velocity in May and June.*

www.velocityfrequentflyer.com

 

[jbman]

Any idea on how to get this to work with ANZ?

I have the black setup for auto redemption to VA for the previous April offer of 20% bonus.

Can I turn off the auto and do a manual now and get the bonus 15% or leave the auto on and get the bonus this way?

Or none of the above will give the bonus?

 

[NoName]

Perfect timing! Just received a sign up bonus in April (outside this promotion period) so will now transfer all points to Velocity and cancel the card.

 

[aaa99]

Slightly OTT, but It seems like Citi is also running a 30% transfer bonus to Qatar Avios.

Qatar Airways Privilege Club 30% Bank Transfer Bonus (Use For Citi ThankYou)

You can receive a 30% bonus when you transfer Citi ThankYou points to Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios. This is a good deal.

onemileatatime.com

This makes the transfer ratio for Citi->Avios 1:0.43
Citi -> Velocity 1:0.575 (with 15% bonus)

Velocity charges a minimum of 119k for South Coast to Europe and 158k for some cities.
Avios chargers 90k for almost all of Europe.

Time to get the calculator out!

 

[kpc]

I TFd on 1.5.25 but my Velocity account states 30.4.25. Hope I get the15% bonus without an argument!

...and will have to wait til 30.6.25 to find out

.....Bonus Points will be allocated to the Member’s Velocity account by 30 June 2025.

 

[Mattg]

I TFd on 1.5.25 but my Velocity account states 30.4.25. Hope I get the15% bonus without an argument!

...and will have to wait til 30.6.25 to find out

Something similar happened to me in the last promotion. I transferred on the 1st of the month and the points credited to my account with an activity date of the 30th of the previous month. Velocity seems to use American times as I'd even transferred after midnight GMT (but before midnight in the US west coast).

 

[kpc]

Something similar happened to me in the last promotion. I transferred on the 1st of the month and the points credited to my account with an activity date of the 30th of the previous month. Velocity seems to use American times as I'd even transferred after midnight GMT (but before midnight in the US west coast).

Did you automatically get the bonus points? Or had to ask for a manual review

 

[Mattg]

Did you automatically get the bonus points? Or had to ask for a manual review

I can’t say for sure if they would have applied automatically, as I ended up doing another transfer later in the month which triggered the bonus.

 

[aaa99]

I can’t say for sure if they would have applied automatically, as I ended up doing another transfer later in the month which triggered the bonus.

Triggered it for both the transactions?

 

[AIRwin]

Did you automatically get the bonus points?

Automatic for me in the November 2023 promo (similar timing issue):

Post in thread 'Velocity 20% bonus points on transfers offer - November 2023 to January 2024'

Feb 2, 2024

I've just transferred some from Amex and the points appeared in my Velocity account instantly but with a date of 31 October so I may have to repeat just in case

Happy to report that my 20% bonus has now posted even though:

• my first transfer was dated 31 October
• I've only received the second confirmation
• my last transfer was on 31 January and only just posted overnight

• AIRwin

 

[fkcn]

Slightly OTT, but It seems like Citi is also running a 30% transfer bonus to Qatar Avios.

Qatar Airways Privilege Club 30% Bank Transfer Bonus (Use For Citi ThankYou)

You can receive a 30% bonus when you transfer Citi ThankYou points to Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios. This is a good deal.

onemileatatime.com

This makes the transfer ratio for Citi->Avios 1:0.43
Citi -> Velocity 1:0.575 (with 15% bonus)

Velocity charges a minimum of 119k for South Coast to Europe and 158k for some cities.
Avios chargers 90k for almost all of Europe.

Time to get the calculator out!

Sadly Avios transfer not available on Citi Premier Card. Would be a great option if available.

 

[Icy]

Any idea on how to get this to work with ANZ?

I have the black setup for auto redemption to VA for the previous April offer of 20% bonus.

Can I turn off the auto and do a manual now and get the bonus 15% or leave the auto on and get the bonus this way?

Or none of the above will give the bonus?

I wondered the same. Delving into the terms and conditions it states the following. It specifically mentions "Auto-Transfer Campaign" but nothing of manual transfer. This appears to exclude the option of leaving the auto on but doesn't address turning it off and doing a manual. I guess there is no harm in trying.

"Individuals who had Auto-Transfer turned on for Velocity Points as at 11.59pm AEST on 30 April 2025 are ineligible for the Auto Transfer Campaign. "

 

[padders]

They really don't want me to miss out.
(Different promo. Lucky I didn't miss it.)

 

[GSP]

Looks like CBA has been taken off the list of available banks for this promotion...

 

[Collosseum67]

Anyone know how long it takes for Velocity to credit the 15% bonus points following a transfer from AMEX?

The current offer T&Cs state it can take 6 weeks but I'm hoping it would be sooner!

 

[cbourl]

Anyone know how long it takes for Velocity to credit the 15% bonus points following a transfer from AMEX?

The current offer T&Cs state it can take 6 weeks but I'm hoping it would be sooner!

In the past never 6 weeks Usually within a day or two....

 

[doctorstrangelove]

In the past never 6 weeks Usually within a day or two....

My first time taking advantage of an offer like this. Almost three weeks and no bonus points yet... What's everyone else's experience on this occasion?

 

[aikman]

My first time taking advantage of an offer like this. Almost three weeks and no bonus points yet... What's everyone else's experience on this occasion?

No bonus here either

 

[Supersonic Swinger]

The T&Cs state that "Bonus Points will be allocated to the Member’s Velocity account by 30 June 2025". Unlike previous promotions, it looks like they are waiting until then rather than instantaneously.

I wonder whether this is dressing up the accounts for the VA IPO, if they wait until 1 July, they avoid showing the expense and liability until the new financial year.

 

[AIRwin]

I wonder whether this is dressing up the accounts for the VA IPO, if they wait until 1 July, they avoid showing the expense and liability until the new financial year.

It would be accrued for though if material?