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Just pasting the (ridiculously long) T&Cs for this promo here in case they become useful down the track:
Terms and Conditions
*Pick Your Bonus Terms and Conditions
To be eligible for the Pick Your Bonus promotion (Offer) you must (1) Choose your bonus via the Benefit Selector through the Pick Your Bonus Offer landing page between 12.01am AEST 7 May 2026 and 11.59pm AEST 15 May 2026 inclusive (Promotion Period); (2) after Offer activation, book and ticket an Eligible Flight during the Promotion Period and enter your valid Velocity membership number at the time of booking; and (3) complete travel on an Eligible Flight. An Eligible Flight is a Domestic, Trans-Tasman or International Short Haul flight marketed and operated by Virgin Australia flown between 12.01am AEST 7 May 2026 and 11.59pm AEST 31 December 2026 inclusive. An Eligible Flight does not include: Reward Seats, long haul international flights to or from Doha operated by Qatar Airways for Virgin Australia, domestic flights flown as part of an international long haul journey; charter flights operated by Virgin Australia; and, interline or codeshare flights operated by partner airlines. If you book a Virgin Australia flight in the same booking as another airline (whether they are a partner of Virgin Australia or not) you will earn based on total miles flown (TPM). Flights which are earned at TPM are not eligible for this Offer. Tickets purchased on codeshare services marketed or operated by partner airlines or Virgin Australia operated flights combined in the same booking as a partner or non-partner operated flight are not eligible for this Offer. The Offer is for new Eligible Flights booked and ticketed during the Promotion Period, and changes to existing bookings made prior to the Promotion Period are not eligible. Velocity Points cannot be earned on Velocity Reward Seat bookings. Eligible members can only choose one benefit as part of the Offer and once chosen cannot be changed.
~Double Velocity Points Option T&Cs
To be eligible for the double Velocity Points promotion (Offer) you must (1) Activate the Offer via the Benefit Selector through the Pick Your Bonus Offer landing page between 12.01am AEST 7 May 2026 and 11.59pm AEST 15 May 2026 inclusive (Promotion Period); (2) after Offer activation, book and ticket an Eligible Flight during the Promotion Period and enter your valid Velocity membership number at the time of booking; and (3) complete travel on the Eligible Flight booked during the Promotion Period. An Eligible Flight is a Domestic, Trans-Tasman or International Short Haul flight marketed and operated by Virgin Australia flown between 12.01am AEST 7 May 2026 and 11.59pm AEST 31 December 2026 inclusive and booked and ticketed in a fare class that normally accrues Velocity Points. An Eligible Flight does not include: Reward Seats, long haul international flights to or from Doha operated by Qatar Airways for Virgin Australia, domestic flights flown as part of an international long haul journey; charter flights operated by Virgin Australia; and, interline or codeshare flights operated by partner airlines. If you book a Virgin Australia flight in the same booking as another airline (whether they are a partner of Virgin Australia or not) you will earn based on total miles flown (TPM). Flights which are earned at TPM are not eligible for this Offer. Tickets purchased on codeshare services marketed or operated by partner airlines or Virgin Australia operated flights combined in the same booking as a partner or non-partner operated flight are not eligible for this Offer. The Offer is for new Eligible Flights booked and ticketed during the Promotion Period, and changes to existing bookings made prior to the Promotion Period are not eligible. Velocity Points cannot be earned on Velocity Reward Seat bookings. Velocity members will only be eligible for this Offer on base Velocity Points earned at the standard earn rate of four (4) Velocity Points per $1 of eligible spend. Silver, Gold, Platinum and Platinum Plus members will earn their tier bonus Velocity Points separately. Silver, Gold, Platinum and Platinum Plus members also earn a Points bonus in addition to the Base Points earned at the standard earn rate of four (4) Points per $1 of eligible spend with Virgin Australia. Silver, Gold, Platinum and Platinum Plus members will receive additional Velocity Points as follows:
The Points bonus does not apply to Economy Lite fares. Base Points refers to the minimum number of Points that can be earned for an eligible activity or transaction by a Red member, before the double Points bonus is applied. A Velocity member who has earned Points on spend with an eligible Velocity Points earning credit card within the 12 months prior to flying with Virgin Australia or Link Airways will earn five (5) Base Points per $1 spent on the All-Inclusive Fare when flying on a Virgin Australia operated flight with a VA flight number, or a Link Airways operated flight with a VA flight number. Velocity members who do not hold an eligible Velocity Points earning credit card within the 12 months prior to flying with Virgin Australia or Link Airways will earn four (4) Base Points per $1 spent. You should allow up to four (4) weeks after satisfying the above eligibility criteria for the bonus Velocity Points to be allocated.
- Silver members will receive an additional 50% of Base Points earned;
- Gold members will receive an additional 75% of Base Points earned; and
- Platinum and Platinum Plus members will receive an additional 100% of Base Points earned.
^Double Status Credits Option T&Cs
To be eligible for the Double Status Credits promotion (Offer) you must: (1) Activate this Offer via the Benefit Selector through the Pick Your Bonus Offer landing page between 12.01am AEST 7 May 2026 and 11.59pm AEST 15 May 2026 inclusive (Promotion Period); (2) after Offer activation, book and ticket an Eligible Flight during the Promotion Period and enter your valid Velocity membership number at the time of booking; and (3) complete travel on the Eligible Flight booked during the Promotion Period. An Eligible Flight is a Domestic, Trans-Tasman or International Short Haul flight marketed and operated by Virgin Australia flown between 12.01am AEST 7 May 2026 and 11.59pm AEST 31 December 2026 inclusive and booked and ticketed in a fare class that normally accrues Status Credits. For more information on Status Credits, click here. An Eligible Flight does not include: Reward Seats, long haul international flights to or from Doha operated by Qatar Airways for Virgin Australia, domestic flights flown as part of an international long haul journey; charter flights operated by Virgin Australia; and, interline or codeshare flights operated by partner airlines. If you book a Virgin Australia flight in the same booking as another airline (whether they are a partner of Virgin Australia or not) you will earn based on total miles flown (TPM). Flights which are earned at TPM are not eligible for this Offer. Tickets purchased on codeshare services marketed or operated by partner airlines or Virgin Australia operated flights combined in the same booking as a partner or non-partner operated flight are not eligible for this Offer. The Offer is for new Eligible Flights booked and ticketed during the Promotion Period, and changes to existing bookings made prior to the Promotion Period are not eligible. Status Credits cannot be earned on Velocity Reward Seat bookings. Bonus Status Credits will be applied to the originally purchased fare class. Any upgrades (other than payment of a full commercial fare) will not attract bonus Status Credits. Eligible Flights that satisfy the above eligibility criteria are eligible to earn double Status Credits than the Status Credits that would normally be earned for that flight and fare class. There is no limit on the number of times this Offer can be redeemed. Where multiple guests are listed on the same booking, only those guests who satisfy the above eligibility criteria are eligible for this Offer. You should allow up to four (4) weeks after satisfying the above eligibility criteria for the bonus Status Credits to be allocated.
In accordance with Commonwealth policy, this offer is not available to you if you are travelling for Commonwealth purposes. Members are individually responsible for complying with their organisation’s travel policy. If required, you may contact our Membership Contact Centre to have Status Credits or Points removed.
