Virgin Australia Velocity
- 100 free Velocity Points for liking Europcar on Facebook
- No brainer this one – Europcar are giving away 100 free Velocity Points for anyone who likes them on Facebook. Just input your Velocity number after granting Europcar’s Facebook App permission, and you’re done – it takes about 30 seconds, and you can always unlike after. Go grab those points… Read more – ‘100 free Velocity Points for liking Europcar on Facebook’.
- How American Express have leapfrogged the competition – Part 2, Star Alliance, Etihad & Virgin Australia/Atlantic redemptions
- In part one, I outlined how a series of recent changes that American Express have made to Membership Rewards have significantly increased the value of Membership Rewards points, and why MR is now my primary way of earning points from Credit Card spend. That post focused on a comparison of oneworld carrier redemptions as a [...] Read more – ‘How American Express have leapfrogged the competition – Part 2, Star Alliance, Etihad & Virgin Australia/Atlantic redemptions’.
- Extending your Virgin Australia Status by using parental leave
- It’s coming up to a year since Virgin Australia relaunched the Velocity program and ran a program to match the elite status of competing airlines (primarily Qantas). I’ve enjoyed my Velocity Gold status (with the primary benefit being Virgin and partner lounge access) but haven’t flown anywhere near enough with Virgin to retain Gold, as [...] Read more – ‘Extending your Virgin Australia Status by using parental leave’.
- This week in points – April 1st
- Etihad Program Changes Etihad have made a few changes to Etihad Guest – nothing too major, but slight devaluations to the way you earn and use miles. These kick in on June 1st. The number of Etihad Guest Miles earned on paid fares will now be dependant of the fare class (rather than class of [...] Read more – ‘This week in points – April 1st’.
- Membership Rewards transfer rate bonuses for March; and SPG goes 2MR:1SPG
- Amex have released improved transfer rates for Membership Rewards points over to: Velocity – 15% bonus, or 30% on transfers over 100,000 MR points with 100 bonus SC’s Etihad Guest (which I’ve previously written about) – 20% bonus Virgin Atlantic – 30% bonus Malaysia Airlines Enrich – 25% bonus Thai Airways – 10% bonus Singapore [...] Read more – ‘Membership Rewards transfer rate bonuses for March; and SPG goes 2MR:1SPG’.
- 30% off domestic Virgin Australia Velocity Frequent Flyer redemptions until 22nd February
- In a beautifully timed move, just when all the news coming out of Qantas is negative, Virgin Australia rolled out a promotion on domestic Velocity award seats – 30% off on bookings made from 21st Feb to 21st June, with a blackout over Easter (5th Feb to 16th April). It’s a simple promotion, and a [...] Read more – ‘30% off domestic Virgin Australia Velocity Frequent Flyer redemptions until 22nd February’.
- Score a discount on Velocity bookings in Virgin Australia domestic Business Class if booked by Wednesday
- The guys over at the ever-useful AusBT posted a useful heads up of a quick way to save on Virgin Australia domestic business class redemptions (except East Coast – Perth routes) if you’re able to book by this Wednesday, 18th January. This is the deadline for removal of premium economy bookings for VA, as they [...] Read more – ‘Score a discount on Velocity bookings in Virgin Australia domestic Business Class if booked by Wednesday’.
- 25% discount code for Virgin America bookings made to December 31st
- Given how crappy my experience of most US carriers have been, Virgin America remains one for me that I’d actually like to try. Given their reciprocal points earning benefits, and competitive fares, if their route network will get you where you need to go in the US they are definitely worth considering. For the next [...] Read more – ‘25% discount code for Virgin America bookings made to December 31st’.
- Virgin Flyer Visa Cards – 50,000 bonus points plus some status credits
- You know how sometimes you say one thing, and then it’s inevitable that something comes along out of the blue and makes what you just said a bit redundant? Consider my post on Saturday on which cards I’d pick if I were in the market for a new a card. Via the AFF forum, Virgin [...] Read more – ‘Virgin Flyer Visa Cards – 50,000 bonus points plus some status credits’.
- Virgin Australia Premium Economy – DJ1167 Embraer 190 Sydney – Coffs Harbour Review
- I’d managed to arrange a last minute trip up to the Coffs Coast to go check out Rally Australia. Part of the trip was funded through work, but I had to enable to flights – the perfect use of points for flying domestically given the last minute booking (plans were only confirmed on Wednesday for [...] Read more – ‘Virgin Australia Premium Economy – DJ1167 Embraer 190 Sydney – Coffs Harbour Review’.
- Reminder – Virgin Australia 20% points transfer bonus ends on the 31st October
- A gentle reminder that the 20% points transfer bonus for Velocity points that’s been available on credit card program transfers expires this coming Monday, the 31st October. As I said when the bonus came out, it’s not huge enough to convince me without a doubt to move my heard earned Amex Membership Rewards points over [...] Read more – ‘Reminder – Virgin Australia 20% points transfer bonus ends on the 31st October’.
- Car rental points earning summary; or ‘which frequent flyer program should I credit my car rental to for the most points?’
- I’ve been looking at booking a few different car rentals recently, and it got me thinking about the various programs you can credit rentals too – and, depending on the type of rental – which would offer the best points accrual. After a while, I realised that I needed a comparison table to help summarise [...] Read more – ‘Car rental points earning summary; or ‘which frequent flyer program should I credit my car rental to for the most points?’’.
- Virgin Australia offering a 20% bonus on Credit Card program transfers to Velocity Frequent Flyer
- Another day, more news from Virgin, this time offering a 20% bonus on transfers from most credit card programs into Velocity points. Banks/Card Programs included are… American Express Membership Rewards Commonwealth Bank Westpac Altitude St George ANZ Rewards BankSA Bank of Melbourne Citirewards is notably missing. A 20% bonus isn’t enough to make me transfer [...] Read more – ‘Virgin Australia offering a 20% bonus on Credit Card program transfers to Velocity Frequent Flyer’.
- Virgin Australia Velocity announcements – program revamp including new tiers; status match scheme; great extra benefits and bonuses
- Now we’ve got a serious fight on our hands – today’s announcements from Virgin Australia significantly enhance the Velocity Program, giving Australian Frequent Flyers and point collectors a real alternative to the once-mighty Qantas. Virgin Australia announced today the following major enhancements to the Velocity Program, the most noteworthy to point redeemers and hunters are… [...] Read more – ‘Virgin Australia Velocity announcements – program revamp including new tiers; status match scheme; great extra benefits and bonuses’.
- Virgin Australia’s new Velocity American Express credit card offerings
- I haven’t covered the new Virgin Australia American Express card offering yet, and it’s probably about time I did. I’ll start at the top, so to speak, with their Velocity Platinum Card. I don’t have much traction in Velocity, having directed my efforts at Qantas earn and burn in recent years, so I haven’t calculated [...] Read more – ‘Virgin Australia’s new Velocity American Express credit card offerings’.
- Citibank Platinum – 60,000 (!) Bonus Points, 1/2 Annual Fee
- I’ve been keeping an eye on Citibank’s Platinum offers for a little while now – it’s not a cheap card at $249, but Citibank have been increasing their sign up bonuses and recently hit a 50k signup bonus. Not too bad for the annual fee, given that the card offers a bunch of benefits like [...] Read more – ‘Citibank Platinum – 60,000 (!) Bonus Points, 1/2 Annual Fee’.