Credit Card Offers Refreshed Amex Velocity Platinum Card Benefits & Offers

Get unlimited Virgin Australia Lounge access, a free annual return domestic flight + more...​

Learn more and apply for this card:

American Express® Velocity Platinum Card

Get a free annual return Virgin Australia flight and a high Velocity points earning rate with the Amex Velocity Platinum credit card.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

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What are the main benefits of this card?

1. Get a free annual return Virgin Australia domestic flight
2. Enjoy complimentary lounge access whenever you fly Virgin Australia, plus two annual lounge guest passes
3. Earn bonus Velocity Points after signing up: See our card guide for the latest offer and T&Cs
4. Earn 1.25 Velocity Points per $1 on eligible purchases, uncapped, plus an extra point per $1 spent with Virgin Australia
5. Up to 100 bonus status credits per year when you spend $50,000 on your card
6. Complimentary domestic and international travel insurance

Why we like the American Express Velocity Platinum credit card

The American Express Velocity Platinum Credit Card is one of the highest Velocity Points-earning cards in the Australian market.

Not only this, but you receive a complimentary annual return Virgin Australia flight and unlimited Virgin Australia Lounge access whenever you fly Virgin within Australia! You also get two single-entry Virgin Australia Lounge passes each year to share with friends or family travelling with you. These benefits more than offset the $440 annual fee, which is less than the cost of an outright Virgin Australia Lounge membership.

This card can also help you to achieve a higher Virgin Australia status tier, by rewarding you with up to 100 bonus Velocity status credits each year. You'll get 50 bonus status credits when you spend $25,000 on your card within a year, and another 50 status credits if you spend $50,000.

Read our card guide for full details, terms & conditions:

American Express® Velocity Platinum Card

Get a free annual return Virgin Australia flight and a high Velocity points earning rate with the Amex Velocity Platinum credit card.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

AFF members are welcome to discuss this card in this thread.

 

[Amanad78]

It looks like 60k points for you and 20k for me.
Here's the link if you would like to use it:

The American Express Velocity Platinum Card

Apply via my referral link for the American Express Velocity Platinum Card and you could be rewarded. T&Cs apply.

americanexpress.com

 

[NoName]

Jan 2026 - Referral Offer for the Amex Velocity Platinum Card?

Hi all, can anyone tell me what the current (27 Jan 2026) referral offer for this card is? I'm toying between this card and the Qantas Ultimate.

Also, does anyone know if the current Velocity promo of +30k points for new cardholders will work if I apply for the Velocity Platinum through a referral link, rather than directly through Amex public offer (70k year 1 + 30k year 2)?

Thanks in advance.

Current offer is 60,000 velocity points after $3k spend. Believe that yes the +30k pts will still apply. Let me know if you would like a referral link and I can PM you. - EDIT: correction - does NOT receive the extra points from a referral link.

Alternatively, if you happen to have an ABN, the business version is offering 200,000 velocity points for approx half the annual fee.

N

Thread 'Amex Velocity Business Card - 200,000 Bonus Velocity Points (ends 3 Nov 2026)'

Nov 20, 2025

I signed up for this card several months ago and it’s an absolute winner. Great points earner and in the current environment has likely become a keeper for me. There was a very straight forward application process and the card was with me a few days later. For anyone with an ABN who might be struggling to be approved for a personal AMEX due to the well documented crackdown on churners, this is an exceptional alternative.

Currently a very generous sign up bonus for this card of 200,000 velocity points. Annual fee is only $249 which makes this almost unbeatable IMO. Note an 18...

• NoName
• Replies: 3
• Forum: Referral Offers

 

[JPatch]

It looks like 60k points for you and 20k for me.
Here's the link if you would like to use it:

The American Express Velocity Platinum Card

Apply via my referral link for the American Express Velocity Platinum Card and you could be rewarded. T&Cs apply.

americanexpress.com

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Thanks for replying. Unusual that the referral offer is quite a bit less than the publicly available offer.

 

[JPatch]

Current offer is 60,000 velocity points after $3k spend. Believe that yes the +30k pts will still apply. Let me know if you would like a referral link and I can PM you.

Alternatively, if you happen to have an ABN, the business version is offering 200,000 velocity points for approx half the annual fee.

N

Thread 'Amex Velocity Business Card - 200,000 Bonus Velocity Points (ends 3 Nov 2026)'

Nov 20, 2025

I signed up for this card several months ago and it’s an absolute winner. Great points earner and in the current environment has likely become a keeper for me. There was a very straight forward application process and the card was with me a few days later. For anyone with an ABN who might be struggling to be approved for a personal AMEX due to the well documented crackdown on churners, this is an exceptional alternative.

Currently a very generous sign up bonus for this card of 200,000 velocity points. Annual fee is only $249 which makes this almost unbeatable IMO. Note an 18...

• NoName
• Replies: 3
• Forum: Referral Offers

Thanks for replying. FYI update - I just found this in the T&C's for the current +30k offer on Velocity website, which excludes the 'refer a friend' program from the +30k offer:

"30,000 bonus Velocity Points for American Express Velocity Platinum Card (excluding applications via the American Express ‘Refer a Friend’ program), and Westpac Altitude Velocity Black credit card"

 

[JPatch]

Up to 100k Velocity Points on Amex Velocity Platinum

Amex latest referral offer as of 25 May 2026 - get up to 100k Velocity Points using my referral link (for which I’ll get 30k bonus points). This smashes the current public offer of only 50k.

- Annual fee - $440
- Includes free return domestic flight on Virgin Australia
- Virgin lounge access every time you fly
- 1.25 Velocity pts per $$ on most spend

If you have any questions, feel free to DM me!

The American Express Velocity Platinum Card

Apply via my referral link for the American Express Velocity Platinum Card and you could be rewarded. T&Cs apply.

americanexpress.com

 

[burmans]

Take your choice

Amex Velocity Platinum 100K points

The American Express Velocity Escape Plus Card

Apply via my referral link for the American Express Velocity Escape Plus Card and you could be rewarded. T&Cs apply.

www.americanexpress.com

The business card 200k points is definitely the winner if you qualify

The American Express Velocity Escape Plus Card

Apply via my referral link for the American Express Velocity Escape Plus Card and you could be rewarded. T&Cs apply.

www.americanexpress.com

or the Escape Plus card The American Express Velocity Escape Plus Card