How to Earn Bonus Velocity Points on Flybuys Transfers

There are a few different ways to use Flybuys points in Australia. As well as redeeming for discounts off your shopping at Coles, gift cards or products from the Flybuys reward store, you have the option to transfer your Flybuys points to Velocity Frequent Flyer.

You can convert Flybuys points to Velocity points in increments of 1,000 points, with 1,000 Flybuys points equal to 500 Velocity points. So that’s a conversion rate of 2:1. There is no limit to the number of points you can convert.

Flybuys also offers Velocity Points Auto Transfer. Rather than manually transferring points whenever you need them, you can opt-in to have your Flybuys points automatically transferred to your Velocity account every time you earn 1,000 Flybuys points.

While the same conversion rate applies when using Auto Transfer, Flybuys and Velocity have offered some bonus rewards. This includes extra status credits, bonus points or extra competition entries to Auto Transfer users during limited-time promotions.

You can redeem Velocity points for flights, upgrades and other rewards available through the Velocity Frequent Flyer program. You could also transfer your Velocity points to the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program.

About bonus point offers on transfers from Flybuys

Prior to January 2021, the standard conversion rate was 2,000 Flybuys points to 870 Velocity points. When this was the case, the programs regularly offered 15% bonus points on transfers. In effect, this brought the conversion rate to the current standard rate of 2:1.

Since the new conversion rate was implemented, Flybuys has still run promotions. But these have been focused mainly on encouraging members to sign up to Velocity Auto Transfer.

Current offer on Flybuys transfers to Velocity

From 1 September until 31 October 2024, Velocity Frequent Flyer and Flybuys are each giving points to 405 lucky members of both programs. One winner will get 5 million Velocity + 5 million Flybuys points. Four people will each win 500,000 Velocity and Flybuys points. And 400 runners-up will take home 10,000 Velocity and Flybuys points.

You’ll get one entry by linking your Flybuys to your Velocity account. Get two entries for every 1,000 Flybuys points manually transferred to Velocity, and three entries for every 1,000 Flybuys points sent to Velocity via Auto Transfer during the promotional period.

See the Velocity website for more details about this offer.

How to transfer Flybuys points to Velocity Frequent Flyer

You can transfer Flybuys points to Velocity Frequent Flyer on the Flybuys website.

Alternatively, you can also opt in to Velocity Auto Transfer on the Flybuys website.

You’ll need to be in Australia to redeem your Flybuys points (or use a VPN). If you haven’t already done so, you’ll also need to link your Flybuys account to your Velocity account online.

Previous bonus Velocity point offers

To give you an idea of what to expect, here is a list of recent previous bonus point offers on Flybuys transfers to Velocity Frequent Flyer:

• 1 September – 31 October 2024: Points Millionaire competition: Link or transfer Flybuys points for a chance to win one of 405 prizes
• 25 March – 5 May 2024: Points Millionaire competition: Link or transfer Flybuys points for a chance to win one of six weekly prizes of 1 million Velocity + 1 million Flybuys points.
• 1 December 2023 – 31 January 2024: Make a manual transfer to earn 250 bonus Velocity + 250 bonus Flybuys points. Double points if you make an Auto Transfer during the promotional period.
• 4 October – 30 November 2023: Competition to win 1 of 5 island holidays (1 entry for linking accounts, 5 entries per 1,000 points manually transferred, 10 entries per 1,000 points auto transferred)
• 1-31 August 2023: Competition to win 100,000 Flybuys + 100,000 Velocity points (1 winner each day in August; 1 entry per 1,000 Flybuys points transferred, or 4 entries for Auto Transfer users)
• 15-30 June 2023: Get 5% bonus points on your first manual transfer or 15% bonus points on the first Velocity Auto Transfer during the promo period (up to a maximum of 10,000 or 30,000 bonus points)
• 1 March – 30 April 2023: Competition to win 5 million Velocity points, 5 million Flybuys points or one of 400 other minor prizes (1 entry per 1,000 Flybuys points transferred, or 4 entries for Auto Transfer users)
• 1-28 February 2023: 1,000 Flybuys points + 1,000 Velocity points for turning on Velocity Auto Transfer for the first time

Matt Graham

The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to over 90 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course!
Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil & Kazakhstan. His interests include aviation, economics & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine.

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