Virgin Australia and Velocity Frequent Flyer are bringing back the ‘Pick Your Bonus’ campaign, dishing up Double Points or Double Status Credits on all new flight bookings. There’s a limited booking window, but if everything aligns, you could enjoy the perks of Gold and Platinum status much faster.

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Velocity Frequent Flyer Bonus Status Credits

Expiry: Choose by 13 June 2025. Fly from 3 June 2025 to 29 April 2026.

Important: Activate the offer before making new flight bookings.

Activate the offer, book and fly on eligible Virgin Australia flights between 3 June 2025 and 29 April 2026. ‘Eligible Flights’ include VA-operated and marketed flights on Domestic, Trans-Tasman and International Short-Haul routes. Unfortunately, Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways’ upcoming long-haul flights are not eligible, nor are reward seats or codeshare flights.

Status Credits are the key to building up to elite perks with Velocity Silver, Gold and Platinum status. Gold membership is the sweet spot, offering lounge access, priority processing, extra baggage and more. Usually, you need 500 Status Credits and four eligible flights to unlock Gold from scratch.

Since April 2025, you now earn 1 Status Credit per A$12 spent on most Virgin Australia fares, except for Lite fares which earn 1 Status Credit per A$24 spent. Under this offer, you could effectively earn 1 Status Credit per A$6 spent on most fare types, excluding Lite.

See the T&Cs:

*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 3 June 2025 and 11.59pm AEST 13 June 2025 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 3 June 2025 and 11.59pm AEST 29 April 2026 inclusive. 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. Eligible members can only choose one benefit as part of the Offer and once chosen cannot be changed.

~Double Velocity Points Option T&C’s
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 3 June 2025 and 11.59pm AEST 13 June 2025 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 3 June 2025 and 11.59pm AEST 29 April 2026 inclusive and booked and ticketed in a fare class that normally accrues Velocity Points. Velocity Points cannot be earned on Velocity Reward Seat bookings. 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 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 and Platinum members will earn their tier bonus Velocity Points separately. Silver, Gold, and Platinum 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 and Platinum 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 members will receive an additional 100% of Base Points earned.
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.

Velocity membership Terms and Conditions apply.

^Double Status Credits Option T&C’s

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 3 June 2025 and 11.59pm AEST 13 June 2025 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 3 June 2025 and 11.59pm AEST 29 April 2026 inclusive and booked and ticketed in a fare class that normally accrues Status Credits. For more information on Status Credits, click here. 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 promotion 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.

Velocity membership Terms and Conditions apply.

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Velocity ‘Pick Your Bonus’ including Double Status Credits was last modified: June 3rd, 2025 by Brandon Loo