Gold membership

Have 500 Status Credits
Fly 4 Eligible Sectors

Important Information - Find out more on whether you were eligible for the Status extension.

Upgrade to Gold membership

We assess memberships on a daily basis to ensure you are upgraded as soon as possible. As soon as your balance reaches 500 Status Credits and you have flown 4 Eligible Sectors within the last 365 days, you will be automatically upgraded to Gold membership.

Maintain your Gold membership

To maintain your Gold membership you will need to earn 400 Status Credits and fly four Eligible Sectors within your 12 month benefit period.

To help you stay on track to upgrade to Platinum or maintain Gold

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Your benefits before your travel

From upgrades, seat selection and priority service the benefits of being a Gold Status member start before you even get to the airport.

Contact our Membership Contact Centre for Priority Phone Service. Calls are prioritized based on the member’s tier and serviced by our experienced team members
Use Velocity Points to upgrade from a Freedom fare (fare classes Y, B, H, K) to a Premium Economy or Business Class seat or upgrade from a Premium Economy fare (fare classes W, R, O) to a Business Class seat or on International Long Haul flights marketed and operated by Virgin Australia.

Request an upgrade any time after you have booked your flight, up to two hours prior to scheduled flight departure time by contacting the Membership Contact Centre.

Upgrades are subject to Premium Economy and Business Class Reward Seat availability and to the Upgrade Cancellation and Amendment Policy.

To view the number of Points required to upgrade, see Flight Upgrades.
Use Velocity Points to upgrade from a Getaway fare (fare classes T, Q, V, N, E), Elevate fare (fare classes Q, V, N, E), or a Freedom fare (fare classes Y, B, H, K, L) to a Business Class seat on domestic flights marketed and operated by Virgin Australia.

Use Velocity Points to upgrade from a Go Plus fare (fare classes T, Q, V, N, E), Getaway fare (fare classes T, Q, V, N, E) or Freedom fare (fare classes Y, B, H, K, L) to a Business Class seat on International Short Haul flights marketed and operated by Virgin Australia.

Upgrade online any time after you have booked your flight, up to four hours prior to flight departure time.

If you have made any special requests for your booking, or if your booking was originally made through a mobile device, at the airport or through the Guest Contact Centre, please contact our Membership Contact Centre at least two hours prior to the scheduled flight departure time to request the upgrade.

Platinum members can also request a same-day upgrade from Freedom, Elevate or Getaway fares to a Business Class seat on domestic flights at the Virgin Australia Lounge up to 30 minutes prior to scheduled flight departure time.

Upgrades are subject to Business Class Reward Seat availability and to the Upgrade Cancellation and Amendment Policy.

To view the number of Points required to upgrade, view Flight Upgrades.
Select your preferred seat from reserved zones – as determined by your Velocity membership level and the fare class booked – on flights marketed and operated by Virgin Australia.
Add your Velocity membership number to your booking to ensure the appropriate seats, available for your level of membership, are displayed correctly. *Preferential Seating is not available when travelling on an Economy Light fare

Your benefits at the Airport

Access to Virgin Australia Sydney and Brisbane Lounge Premium Entry and Premium Valet

Request to Fly Ahead to your destination on an earlier flight¹

Fast-track your domestic airport experience with Priority Check-in.

Priority Check-in is also available through the Business Class counter when travelling on international long haul flights operated by Virgin Australia.
Request to Fly Ahead to your destination on an earlier flight. Fly Ahead requests can be made at the airport for you and up to 3 guests on the same booking.

Available when flying on any domestic Virgin Australia fare except a Getaway fare.

Requests can be made in the Virgin Australia Lounge or at the Service Desk (where available) when travelling with carry-on luggage only. Requests must be made to a Virgin Australia staff member at the Virgin Australia Priority Check-in counter when travelling with checked baggage.

Fly Ahead Terms and Conditions.
For domestic and international short haul flights you will receive a baggage allowance based on your fare type and your membership level at the time of travel. Gold Velocity members receive an additional baggage as part of their membership. Visit the Virgin Australia website to check your allowance.

For flights to the USA booked and ticketed on or after 11 Jun 2019 you will receive one extra piece of checked baggage up to 32 kgs in Business Class and up to 23 kg in Economy and Premium Economy

For baggage allowances on International Long Haul services by Virgin Australia and partners please refer to baggage allowances.

Lounges and Premium Entry

Whether waking up with a cup of fresh made barista coffe or relaxing with a glass of wine at the end of a long day, Virgin Australia lounges aim to make flying a pleasure.

What to expect?

At Virgin Australia Domestic Lounges, Gold members receive complimentary lounge access for you, a guest, and up to three children aged between 4 and 17 years.
Enjoy priority lounge entry using Self Service Entry.

Learn more about the Virgin Australia lounge.

Enjoy direct kerbside lounge access

Optional valet parking

Private reception desk

A dedicated security screening point, when travelling with carry-on baggage only, through Sydney Airport’s T2 terminal.

Learn more about Sydney lounge Premium Entry and Premium Valet.
Enjoy direct lounge access

Optional valet parking

Private reception desk

A dedicated security screening point, when travelling with carry-on baggage only through Virgin Australia’s Brisbane terminal

Learn more about Brisbane lounge and Premium Valet.
A dedicated security screening point at Melbourne Lounge, where you can fast track to gates 1 to 10 with a direct path.

Learn more about Melbourne Lounge Premium Exit.
Receive complimentary access for you, one guest and 2 children under the age of 12 years at No1 Lounges international airports

Available at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane

Get a 20% discount off all lounge access fees when booking additional No1 Lounges passes online for travelling companions above your complimentary entitlement

Platinum Velocity members will earn 3 Points per $1 spent plus an additional 100% bonus of the base Velocity Points

Hotel

Receive complimentary Platinum Partner membership with IHG®Rewards Club or Diamond Partner membership with Hilton HHonors^TM.

To request membership into your preferred program, login to your Velocity Account, go to My Benefits and select your preferred option.

This benefit is only available once and is valid for one year. To retain your level of Partner membership you will need to meet the maintain requirements for the membership of your choice.
Car Hire

Receive Complimentary Privilege Elite Partner membership with Europcar Privileges Program or Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Presidents Circle®.

To request membership into your preferred program, login to your Velocity Account, go to My Benefits and select your preferred option.

This benefit is only available once and is valid for one year. To retain your level of Partner membership you will need to meet the maintain requirements for the membership of your choice.
Priority Baggage

Your checked baggage will be delivered with priority to the arrivals carousel at your destination when travelling on flights operated by Virgin Australia.

Travel benefits with our International airline partners

Carry your valid My Velocity Card with you at all times to ensure seamless access to your travel benefits when travelling with our airline partners.

Priority Check-in

Priority Boarding

Priority Baggage

Priority Screening

Delta Air Lines Lounge Access

Members can request a complimentary upgrade to Delta Comfort+^TM, offering dedicated overhead space, extra legroom, premium snacks on longer flights, complimentary beer, wine and spirits and complimentary premium entertainment with Delta Studio^TM.

Additional Checked Baggage Allowance - Receive the same allowance as Delta Gold Medallion members.

Members who book an eligible fare can request to use their Velocity Points to upgrade to Business Class or Premium Economy (where available) on all Delta Air Lines operated flights with a VA flight number.⁴

Subject to availability. Changes have been made to the way you can request a Delta Comfort+TM upgrade for flights departing from 19 September 2016. Find out about requesting a Delta Comfort+^TM upgrade.
Priority Check-in

One piece of additional checked baggage when travelling to/from the USA and Brazil

Additional checked baggage up to 20kg when travelling to other international destinations

Priority Boarding

Priority Baggage

Singapore Airlines Lounge Access
Priority Check-in

Additional checked baggage up to 20kg

Priority Boarding

Priority Baggage

SilkAir Lounge Access
Priority Check-in through the Upper Class counter

Priority Boarding (where available)

Priority Screening at London, Heathrow (where available)

Virgin Atlantic Lounge Access
Priority Check-in

Priority Boarding

One additional bag (up to 23kgs in Economy Class and 32kgs in Business Class)

Hong Kong Airlines Lounge Access
Priority Check-in through the Business Class counter

Priority Boarding

Priority Baggage

Etihad Airways Lounge Access

Additional checked baggage up to 20kgs

One additional bag (up to 23kgs in Economy Class and 32kgs in Business/First Class) when travelling to the USA/Canada
Priority Check-in

Additional checked baggage in all cabins up to 32kg

Priority Boarding

South African Airways Lounge Access
Lounge access*

*Gold members travelling on a Hawaiian Airlines operated flight with a VA flight number have access to pre-departure lounges in Sydney and Honolulu only.
Priority Check-In

Priority Boarding

One additional bag (up to 23kgs in Economy Class and 32kgs in Business Class)
Priority Check-in

Priority Boarding

One additional bag (up to 23kgs in Economy Class and 32kgs in Business Class)

Hainan Airlines Lounge Access
Priority Check-in

One additional bag (up to 23kgs in Economy Class and 32kgs in Business/ First Class)
Priority Check-in

One additional bag (up to 23kgs in Economy/Premium Economy and 32kgs in Business/First)

Priority Boarding

Alitalia lounge access

Your family can benefit from Gold memberhip too

Being a Gold member gets you a heap of benefits for use before, during and after your travel. But your family also benefits from your membership status too.

Discover all the ways you and your family will benefit from Gold status.

Once a year, you will be guaranteed to be able to redeem four return Economy Reward Seats to any destination within Australia when travelling with Virgin Australia.

Reward Seats can be redeemed using Points or Points plus Pay (minimum Points redemption applies).

These Reward Seats must be booked at least six months prior to your journey and are only available for one itinerary per year.

For more information or to make redemption booking, please contact our Membership Contact Centre.

Guaranteed Economy Reward Seats for an Annual Family Trip Terms and Conditions.
Choose to pool Points, or Points and Status Credits, earned by family members into one Account.

There may be a maximum of six family members, living at the same address, involved in a pool. This may include up to four children under the age of 18 and two adults 18 years or over (including the main pooling beneficiary).

Log in to your Account to setup Family Pooling.

Family Pooling Terms and Conditions
Choose to pause your membership for a period of six months when you are expecting a new addition to the family.

To apply for a Membership Pause for Parental Leave, you may be required to provide documentation of pregnancy, recent or future child birth or adoption of a child in the form of a doctor’s certificate, a birth certificate or an adoption or foster parent registration.

Contact our Membership Contact Centre for further information about Membership Pause for Parental Leave.

Membership Pause for Parental Leave Terms and Conditions.

Extra bonus Points because you're Gold!

This tab contains all of the added extras that come with upgrading to Gold. You'll get some flashy tags for your bags and more Points on your purchases. Check out all of the reward benefits that come with your Gold membership.

75% bonus Points with Virgin Australia

Receive a 75% Points bonus, on top of the base Points earned, when travelling on Virgin Australia Domestic flights on all fare types except Getaway fares.

Receive a 75% Points bonus on miles flown in addition to the base Points earned when travelling on Virgin Australia international Trans Tasman, Short Haul and Long Haul flights3

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50% with Etihad Airways

Receive a 50% Points bonus, on top of the base Points earned, when travelling on an Etihad Airways operated flight with an EY flight number

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75% with Delta Air Lines

Receive a 75% Points bonus, on top of the base Points earned, when travelling on a Delta Air Lines operated flight with a DL flight number

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75% bonus Points with select travel partners

Receive a 75% Points bonus, on top of the base Points earned, when using our travel partners Cover-More, Looking4Parking, Europcar Global Driver Services, Virgin Australia Holidays and Cruisepilot.

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Get 5.25 Points per $1 on Car Rental

As a tiered Velocity member earn 5.25 Points per $1 spent when hiring a car rental with Europcar, Hertz or Thrifty in Australia & New Zealand

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3.5 Points per $1 with Ola

Ola is a better value way to ride. Whether you’re heading to the airport, for a night out, or you're running late for work, Ola will get you there. Earn 3.5 Points per $1 spent on eligible rides to and from selected airports. Thats 1.5 Points extra just because you're Gold.

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Personalised baggage tags

When you upgrade to Gold, we will send you a pack containing two personalised bag tags for your suitcase. Adding these to your checked in baggage will ensure that your bag is one of the first bags out of the plane when you arrive at your destination.

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Benefits at a glance

Terms & Conditions

For full Terms and Conditions, view the Velocity Member Benefit Terms and Conditions.

1. Benefits apply only when travelling between Australia/ New Zealand and Greater China from 2 July 2018 onwards

2. Benefits do not apply for flights to/ from North America from 2 July 2018 onwards

3. For Trans Tasman and International Short Haul flights purchased from 1 August 2018 for travel from 28 October 2018 Points bonus will be calculated on base Points earned rather than miles flown.

Gold membership

Hotel

Car Hire

Priority Baggage

75% bonus Points with Virgin Australia

50% with Etihad Airways

75% with Delta Air Lines

75% bonus Points with select travel partners

Get 5.25 Points per $1 on Car Rental

3.5 Points per $1 with Ola

Personalised baggage tags

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