Looking to reach Velocity Platinum faster?
Virgin Australia and Velocity Frequent Flyer are now offering all members the ability to earn double Status Credits on flights booked before 30 June 2026.
While there’s a relatively small travel window, Velocity members who need to fly in the next three weeks can enjoy the perks of Gold and Platinum status much faster.
Virgin Australia Double Status Credits
| Expiry: Book by 30 June 2026 |
From 17 to 30 June 2026, you’ll be able to fast-track your next reward or status upgrade with double Status Credits on eligible Virgin Australia flights.
This limited-time offer is available for bookings made until 30 June 2026, with travel until 12 July 2026.
To earn double Status Credits, simply activate the offer on the Virgin Australia app/website. Then book an eligible Virgin Australia-marketed and operated flight through Virgin Australia’s website and travel between the selected dates.
As a reminder, you usually earn 1 Status Credit per $12 spent on Business, Flex or Choice fares. You normally earn 1 Status Credit per $24 spent on Lite fares. Double those amounts under this offer.
*Double Status Credits Promotion.
To be eligible for the Double Status Credits promotion (Offer) you must: (1) Activate this Offer between 12.01am AEST 17 June 2026 and 11.59pm AEST 30 June 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 flown between 12.01am AEST 17 June 2026 and 11.59pm AEST 12 July 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, 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. 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.
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.
Featured image courtesy of Virgin Australia.
American Express Velocity Platinum
- Bonus points
- 50,000 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
- 50,000 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 50,000 Velocity Points¹ when you apply online, are approved, and spend $5,000 on eligible purchases on your new American Express Velocity Platinum Card within the first 3 months. New American Express Card Members only.
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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.