Looking to reach Velocity status faster? Virgin Australia Holidays by Hopper is offering double Status Credits on flight and hotel packages booked before 27 July 2026.
While there’s a relatively small window to book, Velocity members can enjoy the perks of Gold and Platinum status much faster.
Virgin Australia Double Status Credits
| Expiry: Book by 27 July 2026 |
From 20 to 27 July 2026, you’ll be able to fast-track your next reward or status upgrade with double Status Credits on Virgin Australia Holidays by Hopper.
This limited-time offer is available for flight and hotel packages booked until 27 July 2026, with travel between 25 August and 22 June 2027.
The key perk of booking through Virgin Australia Holidays is that you earn Status Credits based on the distance flown and fare class, rather than how much you spend. The best value is with packages that include VA Business Class flights, as you’ll earn at least 40 Status Credits per flight.
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.
| One-way Miles (zone) | Status Credits awarded | ||
| Lite | Choice | Business | |
| 0–750 (1) | 7 | 15 | 40 |
| 751–1,500 (2) | 10 | 20 | 60 |
| 1,501–3,000 (3) | 15 | 25 | 80 |
| 3,001–5,000 (4) | 20 | 35 | 120 |
| 5,001–8,000 (5) | 30 | 45 | 160 |
| 8,001+ (6) | 40 | 55 | 200 |
Virgin Australia Holidays – Double Status Credits Offer Terms and Conditions
During the promotional period of 12:01am AEST 20 July 2026 until 11:59pm AEST 27 July 2026 (“Offer Period”), Velocity members will earn double Status Credits on the Virgin Australia Domestic and/or Virgin Australia Short-Haul International and/or Trans-Tasman flight components of an eligible Virgin Australia Holidays booking made with Hopper at https://www.virginaustralia.com/au-en/holidays, for travel between 25 August 2026 and 22 June 2027 (“Offer”). This is in addition to the standard base Status Credits earn on the fare type originally booked (i.e. Lite, Choice or Business) and the number of miles flown as part of the Virgin Australia Domestic and/or Virgin Australia Short-Haul International and/or Trans-Tasman flight forming part of the eligible booking.
Status Credits earned from Virgin Australia Domestic and/or Virgin Australia Short-Haul International and/or Trans-Tasman flights, including the double Status Credits under this Offer, are typically allocated within 2-3 days of completed travel, but timing may vary. All Velocity Members named on an eligible booking may be eligible to earn Status Credits for the booking, including the bonus Status Credits under this Offer, if they have submitted their valid Velocity Member number at the time of booking, or by contacting Virgin Australia prior to check-in. Status Credits are not awarded on any cancelled or un-flown bookings.
Virgin Australia Holiday packages booked via https://www.virginaustralia.com/au-en/holidays are provided by Hopper and all bookings made through this platform are subject to the Virgin Australia Holidays terms and conditions.
Velocity membership Terms and Conditions apply.
Featured image courtesy of Virgin Australia.
American Express Velocity Platinum
- Bonus points
- Up to 100,000 bonus Velocity Points¹
- Annual fee
- $440 p.a.
- Earn
- 1.25 Velocity Points earned per $1 on all eligible spend except for government bodies⁵. 2.25 Velocity Points per $1 spent on selected Virgin Australia purchases⁵. 0.5 Velocity Points per $1 on Government spend⁵
American Express Velocity Platinum
- Bonus Points
- Up to 100,000 bonus Velocity Points¹
- Annual Fee
- $440 p.a.
- Earn
- 1.25 Velocity Points earned per $1 on all eligible spend except for government bodies⁵. 2.25 Velocity Points per $1 spent on selected Virgin Australia purchases⁵. 0.5 Velocity Points per $1 on Government spend⁵
Earn 70,000 Velocity Points¹ with the American Express Velocity Platinum when you apply by 13 October 2026, are approved, and spend $5,000 in the first 3 months. Plus, an additional 30,000 bonus Velocity Points when you spend a further $5,000 on eligible purchases within the first 3 months of your second year Card Membership.
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“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.
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
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.
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.
If I’ve booked Bris > Melb with stopover in Syd, does that count as 2 flights?
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 ♂️)
What ended up happening? Were your flights still eligible?
Brandon, your article says “All eligible bookings will earn triple Status Credits”
Is this over and above the bonus status credits?
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.
That’s a different offer.
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?
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?
Hi XI, it needs to be a new booking made from now until 29 May.
I haven’t received status credits yet, did 2 flights, booked before hand and flew before 28/3. nothing yet.
I haven’t received bonus status credits yet. Activated the offer and made 5 flights inside the offer dates.
I still haven’t received the status credits – does anyone know who we contact to chase it up?
No. Still waiting.
Anyone got them yet?
Mine just came through
Still waiting…
Has anyone received their bonus status credits yet?
Family of 4 travelling on 28/3/24 would count as 4 eligible flights or a single flight?
It would count as a single flight for each traveller.
Out of interest would this bonus be available for flights booked before the offer period started?
If I fly more than 6 flights will I get a bonus 125 SC for every additional flight?
Unfortunately, the bonus SCs are capped at 6 flights. You won’t earn any more than the 125 SCs.
Interesting. I can’t see that in the T&C’s it also says 6+ 125 SC.
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..
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.
If bookings are made via Virgin Business Flyer, does the double SC offer still apply?
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?
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.
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.
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
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.
Does double status available for booking via online travel agent such as Expedia?
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.
Would the double status credits still apply if booked by Virgin Business Flyer?
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….
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
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
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?
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.
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.
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.
Will bookings I already before the offer turned up made be eligible? I already booked a business fare for March 16 returning March 17
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…?
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.