Upgrade to Platinum membership
We assess memberships on a daily basis to ensure you are upgraded as soon as possible. As soon as your balance reaches 1,000 Status Credits and you have flown 8 Eligible Sectors3 within the last 365 days, you will be automatically upgraded to Platinum membership.
Maintain your Platinum membership
To maintain Platinum membership you will need to earn 800 Status Credits and fly 8 Eligible Sectors3 within your 12 month benefit period.
To help you stay on track to maintain Platinum
When you upgrade to Platinum, 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.
Exclusive Platinum membership with
our Car and Hotel Partners
Receive complimentary Platinum Partner membership with IHG®Rewards Club or Diamond Partner membership with Hilton HHonorsTM.
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.
Receive Complimentary Europcar Privilege Elite Membership 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.
Extra bonus Points because you're Platinum!
This tab contains all of the added extras that come with upgrading to Platinum. 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 Platinum membership.
Get bonus Points on flights
Receive a 100% Points bonus, on top of the base Points earned, when travelling on Virgin Australia Domestic, Trans-Tasman and International Short Haul flights on all fare types, except Economy Lite fares4
Receive a 100% Points bonus on miles flown, in addition to the base Points earned, when travelling on a Qatar Airways operated flight with a VA flight number.
Receive a 100% Points bonus on miles flown, in addition to the base Points earned, when travelling on a Singapore Airlines operated flight with a VA flight number.
Receive a 100% Points bonus on miles flown, in addition to the base Points earned, when travelling on an eligible Air Canada-operated flight with a VA flight number.6
Receive a 100% Points bonus on miles flown, in addition to the base Points earned, when traveling on a United Airlines operated flight with a UA or VA flight number.
Receive a 50% Points bonus on miles flown, in addition to the base Points earned, when traveling on an Etihad Airways operated flight with an EY flight number.
More options to get bonus Points
As a Platinum Velocity member earn 4 points per eligible $1 spent to share a car in a cost-effective and convenient way with Flexicar. T&Cs apply
Receive a 100% Points bonus, on top of the base Points earned, when using our travel partners Cover-More, Looking4Parking and Cruisepilot.
As a tiered Velocity member earn 6 Points per $1 spent when hiring a car rental with Europcar, Hertz or Thrifty in Australia & New Zealand.
From Red to Platinum find out all there is to know about Status!
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. An Eligible Sector is any flight that begins with a VA flight number excluding Reward Seats, Economy Lite fares and Choice fares booked in P,Q,T,I,S for the portion of the flight that is operated internally within Canada
4. Excludes domestic Getaway fares purchased prior to 19 August 2021
5. Please ensure you download the Velocity Frequent Flyer App as a valid virtual or physical membership card needs to be presented to attain benefits.
~ Platinum members who have purchased a Flex fare on Virgin Australia marketed and operated Domestic (excluding Christmas Island and Cocos Island), Trans-Tasman and International Short Haul flights are entitled to use their available complimentary upgrades to Business class. Only valid Upgrade certificates can be used. To check how many upgrades you have available and the validity of your Upgrade certificates, log into My Velocity online and select “My Benefits”. All upgrades are subject to Reward Seat availability, which is controlled by Virgin Australia, and to the Upgrade Cancellation and Amendment Policy. Some flights may have no upgrades available. Additional terms and conditions apply.
6. For some Choice fares booked on Virgin Australia marketed/Air Canada operated flights, Velocity members will not earn Velocity Points, Status Credits or Eligible Sectors for the portion of the flight that is operated internally within Canada. For more information please visit Earn Points with Air Canada prior to booking your flight.