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Looking to reach Velocity status faster? Virgin Australia is once again offering the choice of Double Points or Double Status Credits on new bookings, though with a limited travel window of 1.5 months. If you’re eyeing a last-minute escape or travel regularly for work, this offer is worth a look.

Virgin Australia ‘Pick Your Bonus’ offer

Expiry: Book between 12-26 October 2026, travel by 30 November 2026.

Start by activating the offer on this landing page and choose either double points or double Status Credits. Of course, double Status Credits is the popular option if you’re looking for a fast-track to Velocity status. Double points is the best option if you’re not chasing status, as you’ll be able to fly sooner on reward seats.

You have two weeks to lock in your selection, but make sure to think it through because you can’t change your selection once it’s locked in. After making your choice, you’ll earn double points or Status Credits on new Virgin Australia bookings for travel between 12 October and 30 November 2026.

  • An eligible flight is a domestic, trans-Tasman or international short-haul flight marketed and operated by Virgin Australia (with a VA flight number). It also needs to be a revenue fare – reward seats are not included, along with Virgin Australia Holidays bookings, partner/codeshare flights and long-haul international flights operated by Qatar Airways.
'Pick Your Bonus' Terms and Conditions

Velocity Frequent Flyer Pick Your Bonus Offer

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 12 October 2026 and 11.59pm AEST 26 October 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 (with a VA flight number) flown between 12.01am AEST 12 October 2026 and 11.59pm AEST 30 November 2026 inclusive. An Eligible Flight does not include: Reward Seats, Virgin Australia Holidays by Hopper booked flights, 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 12 October 2026 and 11.59pm AEST 26 October 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 (with a VA flight number) flown between 12.01am AEST 12 October 2026 and 11.59pm AEST 30 November 2026 inclusive and booked and ticketed in a fare class that normally accrues Velocity Points. An Eligible Flight does not include: Reward Seats, Virgin Australia Holidays by Hopper booked flights, 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 Status 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:

  • 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. 

The Offer will be applied to the originally purchased fare class. Any upgrades (other than when you paid the full commercial fare) will not attract double Points as a result of this Offer. 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. The Status 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.

 

Double Status Credits Option T&Cs

To be eligible for the Double Status Credits promotion (Offer) you must: (1) Activate the Offer via the Benefit Selector through the Pick Your Bonus Offer landing page between 12.01am AEST 12 October 2026 and 11.59pm AEST 26 October 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 (with a VA flight number) flown between 12.01am AEST 12 October 2026 and 11.59pm AEST 30 November 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, Virgin Australia Holidays by Hopper booked flights, 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. The Offer will be applied to the originally purchased fare class and any upgrades (other than when you paid the full commercial fare) will not attract double Status Credits as a result of this Offer. Eligible Flights that satisfy the above eligibility criteria are eligible to earn double the 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.

Velocity membership Terms and Conditions apply.

Featured image courtesy of Virgin Australia.

American Express Velocity Platinum

Bonus points
50,000 Velocity Points¹
Annual fee
$440 p.a.
Earn
1.25 Velocity Points earned per $1 on all eligible spend except for government bodies². 2.25 Velocity Points per $1 spent on selected Virgin Australia purchases². 0.5 Velocity Points per $1 on Government spend²


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Community Comments
  1. I haven’t chase status with any airline for well over a year after Virgin changed. I used to be top tier Velocity and top tier Qantas. Who cares? I’ll just get lounge access with business anyway. Feck the airlines.

  2. “That doubles to 80 SCs under the offer. For example, a booking from Canberra to Adelaide via Sydney return could earn 320 Status Credits with the double status bonus.”

    SCs are right but better to go via MEL as CBR – SYD won’t have J seats and there’s a fair chance you’ll have to wrestle the J SCs from VA who will try to give Y SCs for CBR – SYD.

  3. Point Hacks is becoming slop. This post to grab attention, without any care to highlight it’s only eligible for VA holiday packages booked with Hopper. Disappointing

  4. After many years of maintaining virgin Platinum (as well as Qantas P (and P1 on and off) I’ve given up the chase. The spend based accrual, over crowded lounges, overcrowded T2 at Sydney have all sent me to Qantas exclusively. I thought things would get interesting with Qatar – but they’re one world anyway.

  5. If I’ve booked a Sydney – Melbourne Return flying 15 March returning 18th March. Does this count as 2 flights Your comments mentioned it must be a one way flight so I’m wondering if this is considered 2 one way flights or one as I’ve booked return or whether it’s not valid.

  6. I onky saw the offer after I booked my flights . My flights were booked this morning (5 June), I then noticed this offer in the evening and activated it (5 June – same day). As I’ve booked the flights in the prior stated in the promotion, would I still get the bonus even tho i activated the offer after (about 6 hours later ‍♂️)

  7. Brandon, your article says “All eligible bookings will earn triple Status Credits”
    Is this over and above the bonus status credits?

    1. From the app:
      We’re giving Velocity members a chance to boost their Status with up to  125 bonus Status Credits , when they activate this offer and fly on 2+ eligible Virgin Australia flights for business travel by 31 March 2025*. 

      Plus, you’ll get 10 bonus Velocity Points for every eligible flight booked and flown between 28 January – 31 March 2025^.

      We’re giving Velocity members a chance to boost their Status with up to  125 bonus Status Credits , when they activate this offer and fly on 2+ eligible Virgin Australia flights for business travel by 31 March 2025*. 
      Fly 2 flights = 45 bonus Status Credits
      Fly 3 flights = 65 bonus Status Credits
      Fly 4 flights = 85 bonus Status Credits
      Fly 5 flights = 105 bonus Status Credits
      Fly 6+ flights = 125 bonus Status Credits

      Eligible business travel must either be booked via virginaustralia.com with an ABN attached, booked through the Virgin Australia Business Flyer booking portal, or booked via your Travel Management Company.

  8. The T&C’s are ambiguously written as usual.

    “You should allow up to 4 weeks after satisfying the above eligibility criteria for the bonus Status Credits to be allocated.”

    Does this mean that bonus SC are added 4 weeks after my flight, or 4 weeks after the end of the promotional period?

  9. If I have booked tickets during this period, like in June, would I still be eligible? or is this only eligible for new bookings from today?

  10. I haven’t received status credits yet, did 2 flights, booked before hand and flew before 28/3. nothing yet.

    1. I haven’t received bonus status credits yet. Activated the offer and made 5 flights inside the offer dates.

      1. I still haven’t received the status credits – does anyone know who we contact to chase it up?

  11. Out of interest would this bonus be available for flights booked before the offer period started?

  12. Hi , I read “Even if you activate the offer after booking or travel, eligible flights booked a flown during the Promotion Period will still be eligible for bonus Status Credits.”

    We booked flights in December 2023 for next week… so we will get the bonus SCs?

    I could not find this in the terms..

  13. Great way to very quickly diminish the value of Status and the Brand overall. If you don’t fly no status-applies to family pooling SC as well. Almost impossible to use Platinum benefits as is let alone buy a business seat.

    1. Can see this has been asked a few times, I’m not sure I even trust calling the call centre on this one. Anyone tried it yet?

    2. Hi Bel, it shouldn’t matter where you purchase your ticket from – only that it was purchased during the offer period and the flights are eligible.

      1. Thanks Brandon.

        Yeah BH, I did call the call centre, but the operator just seemed to read the T&C’s about the offer to me; they didn’t seem to be intimately across the ins and outs of the offer. They said that the offer should apply, but only based on reading the T&C’s that are available online about the offer.

        So – I’ve booked – if I remember, will come back here to update to confirm I did get the double SC 🙂

        Cheers.

  14. I received an offer last month as part of Virgin Business Flyer.
    Earn 60+ status credits and get bonus 100SC.

    Any idea if this new offer will essentially give me
    60SC+100SC as part of the previous offer as well as another 60+100 for this double SC offer? Or do you think it willonly be double SC on the original SC earnt of 60SC? so therefore
    60SC+60SC+100SC

    1. Hi John, double Status Credits only applies to the actual SCs would you earn from flying, so the additional 100 SC from Business Flyer would not be doubled.

    1. Hi Winston, tickets issued through travel agents are eligible as long as you activate the offer first and the booking is created (and paid) within the timeline of the offer.

    1. Did anyone confirm if this is eligable way to make the bookings? I just don’t want to book via business flyer programme and not get the double status credits….

  15. I booked flights yesterday (for travel in September) and THEN saw the offer (and activated it).

    In circumstances where I activated the offer after booking but before travel, will I still get the double SCs?

    Thanks

    1. Luke did the same for another offer in Feb. Partner forgot to activate their offer, booked & Im freaking out that we’d lose the offer but bcz the activation was before the offer expired even after booking it went through. Call Velocity if you’re concerned. Cheers Lisa

  16. I need to travel for business before 31 March but don’t have exact dates.

    Wondering if booking flex for a date, and then changing it would still qualify for the double?

  17. The best SC-run for mine was MEL-CNS via BNE (not direct) – earned 640 SCs and 4 sectors for under $1,700 on Virgin Australia.

  18. Does this apply to retrospectively booked flights for this period?
    I booked a flight a couple of weeks ago, for end of February.

    Cheers,

    Mick.

    1. Hi Mick, it doesn’t unfortunately. New bookings only. You could cancel and rebook if the fees are reasonable and if you think it’s worth it.

  19. Will bookings I already before the offer turned up made be eligible? I already booked a business fare for March 16 returning March 17

  20. All very nice, but there is a glaring problem.

    As you observe many members have a reset date at end February (mine is in just 11 days).

    As you also observe (extracting the published) terms, bonus status credits can take 4 weeks to post.

    That means that those bonus credits could credit AFTER the review date of members.

    IIRC there can be a grace period before status steps down…?

    1. My experience with Virgin is that SC’s get posted to my account within 48 hours of completion of a sectors, 4 weeks was only only for international flights with a partner airline.

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