Up to 125 Bonus Status credits with min 2 Business Flyer bookings

[SeaWolf]

Can confirm it is indeed 10 points...View attachment 430011

That is... very odd.

 

[jase05]

Why bother.
Dare I say, totally pointless exercise

 

[aaa99]

Activation page Activate your exclusive member only offer

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There is also a points offer for the business

​ ​ Activate this offer by 11:59pm AEST 31 March 2025.

​ ​ Book 6 or more eligible business flights with Virgin Australia between 28 January – 31 March 2025 via the Business Booking Portal.

​ ​ Travel on booked eligible flights by 11:59pm AEST 31 March 2025.

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How to get 50,000 Points for your business​

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Does the 6 flights need to be taken by the same person or could it be multiple ppl flying for business as long as the ABN is entered while booking?

 

[harryhv]

Will be interested to see if a) this applies to existing bookings and b) at what point the SCs are credited? Can't find the T&Cs for this offer

 

[markis10]

Bonus Status Credits offer
Promotion is available between 12:01am AEST 28 January 2025 to 11:59pm AEST 31 March 2025 (inclusive) (Promotion Period).
To be eligible for the Velocity Frequent Flyer bonus Status Credits promotion, travellers must, during the Promotion Period:
1. Be a member of the Velocity Frequent Flyer program;
2. Activate this offer in the Velocity App or via a link contained within an email sent to the Velocity member;
3. Book two or more Eligible Flights , and add their Velocity membership number to the bookings before travel; and
4. Fly on the Eligible Flights (outlined below).
Bonus Status Credits are tiered according to the number of flights booked and flown within the Promotion Period. The bonus Status Credits will be awarded at the conclusion of the campaign based on the total flights flown during the Promotion Period as set out below:
Number of eligible flights booked and flown during the Promotional Period
1 = Nil bonus Status Credits awarded
2 = 45 bonus Status Credits awarded
3 = 65 bonus Status Credits awarded
4 = 85 bonus Status Credits awarded
5 = 105 bonus Status Credits awarded
6+ = 125 bonus Status Credits awarded
An Eligible Flight is:
A. a one-way domestic or short haul international flight marketed and operated by Virgin Australia, booked through virginaustralia.com adding an ABN number to the booking before travel where the ABN is linked to a Virgin Australia Business Flyer account, the Virgin Australia Business Flyer booking portal or via the member’s nominated Travel Management Company; and
B. ticketed during the Promotion Period in a fare class that normally accrues Status Credits.
Reward Seat booking and codeshare services marketed or operated by partner airlines are not Eligible Flights for this offer.
Bonus Status Credits will be earned in addition to base Status Credits earned. Please allow up to 4 weeks after the Promotion Period to be awarded the bonus Status Credits to your Velocity Frequent Flyer account. This offer can be used in conjunction with the 50,000 bonus Velocity Points for your business offer for Small to Medium Businesses. Velocity Membership Terms & Conditions apply.
Find out more about how to maintain or upgrade your Velocity Status.
Any Status Credits and Eligible Sectors earned are subject to expiry after 12 months from earn. Additional Status Terms and Conditions apply.
^10 bonus Points
10 bonus Points promotion (Offer) is valid for Velocity Frequent Flyer members between 12:01am AEST 28 January to 11:59pm AEST 31 March 2025 (inclusive) (Promotion Period). To be eligible to receive the 10 bonus Velocity Points promotion per eligible flight (see definition of an eligible flight below), you must be a Velocity Frequent Flyer member and, during the promotion period, (1) Activate the Offer through the activation link contained on this webpage Activate your exclusive member only offer during the 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 or at any other time before flying; and (3) complete travel on the Eligible Flight booked during the Promotion Period. An Eligible Flight is a one-way Domestic, Trans-Tasman or International Short Haul flight marketed and operated by Virgin Australia flown between 12:01am AEST 28 January to 11:59pm AEST 31 March 2025 inclusive and booked and ticketed in a fare class that normally accrues Velocity Points. 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 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. There is no limit on the amount 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. Bonus Velocity Points will be earned in addition to base Velocity Points earned. You should allow up to 4 weeks after satisfying the above eligibility criteria for the bonus Velocity Points to be allocated.

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Will be interested to see if a) this applies to existing bookings and b) at what point the SCs are credited? Can't find the T&Cs for this offer

I posted the terms, flights need to be ticketed during the promo period.

 

[engbren]

I have had two bookings, both were booked within the promo period and both were before I activated the offer. One booking, I had commenced travel and activated the offer ahead of my return flight the next day. On this first booking, I have not received the 10 bonus points on either leg of the trip.

The second booking was again made in the promo period but before I activated the offer but both legs of the trip were about a week after I activated the offer. On this booking, both legs of the trip have been awarded the 10 bonus points. I have not received any bonus SC so I assume the bonus SC are awarded at the end of the promo period.

 

[travelhands]

I have asked 3 times now to Business Flyer and they are treating connecting flights on the same ticket as just one flight which differs to previous promos... if anyone has tried it and it works please let me know. cheers

Hi Paul, Unfortunately, although a connecting flight consists of two segments, it is considered a single flight under the Back to Business campaign if both segments are booked on the same ticket. ?

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If you have any further questions please contact our team. Kind regards, Virgin Australia Business Flyer Finn T (AU) 1300 246 498 E [email protected]

HI there – oh, ok, last year’s campaign same time treated it as 2 flights and the discussion on frequent flyer chat forums saying this is definitely incorrect information so you may need to clarify this on your T&C’s so members are not mistaken.

Cheers
Paul

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Hi Paul,

Thanks for letting me know this, I will make sure to pass this onto our team running the Back to Business Campaign and hopefully they can clear this up from now on!​

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Hi Paul, Thank you for contacting the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Team. We hope you are doing well. As noted in the terms and conditions of the promotion, you would need to complete and book 6 or more eligible business flights with Virgin Australia between 28 January and 31 March 2025 via the Business Booking Portal. As your business is currently a member of Virgin Australia Business Flyer, for your business to earn 50,000 bonus Velocity Points, the business must, during the Promotion Period: A. Activate this offer through the activation link contained via the email you received; and book and fly on at least six (6) Eligible Flights. An Eligible Flight is: A. A one-way domestic or short haul international flight marketed and operated by Virgin Australia, with a VA flight number, booked through virginaustralia.com. Add your ABN number to the booking before travel, the Virgin Australia Business Flyer booking portal or via the member’s nominated Travel Management Company, and; B. Ticketed during the Promotion Period in a fare class that normally accrues Velocity Points for the business (excludes Lite fares). Reward Seat bookings, and codeshare services marketed or operated by partner airlines are not Eligible Flights for this offer. We highly encourage reading the terms and conditions of the current promotion for more information. On the other hand, the flight below is a one-way booking considered as 1 flight SYD to TSV with a connecting flight via BNE on the same ticket. We hope this information helps. Thank you and stay safe. If you have any further questions, please contact our team. Kind regards, ?

Virgin Australia Business Flyer Jackielou

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[travelhands]

I have had two bookings, both were booked within the promo period and both were before I activated the offer. One booking, I had commenced travel and activated the offer ahead of my return flight the next day. On this first booking, I have not received the 10 bonus points on either leg of the trip.

The second booking was again made in the promo period but before I activated the offer but both legs of the trip were about a week after I activated the offer. On this booking, both legs of the trip have been awarded the 10 bonus points. I have not received any bonus SC so I assume the bonus SC are awarded at the end of the promo period.

I am pretty sure you need to activate the offer BEFORE making a new booking & travelling on your promo period flights. This is key. If you activated it after you booked the flights or commenced travel then I think it would not qualify for the bonus. the 10 bonus points is normally a good indicator you are on the promo within the T&C's. I am pretty sure last year the SC bonus did not get credited until after 31 March so they can determine how many valid flights you accumulated to work out the SC bonus entitlement. I kept a copy of the activation confirm just in case I run into these problems with dates.

 

[engbren]

I am pretty sure you need to activate the offer BEFORE making a new booking & travelling on your promo period flights. This is key. If you activated it after you booked the flights or commenced travel then I think it would not qualify for the bonus. the 10 bonus points is normally a good indicator you are on the promo within the T&C's. I am pretty sure last year the SC bonus did not get credited until after 31 March so they can determine how many valid flights you accumulated to work out the SC bonus entitlement. I kept a copy of the activation confirm just in case I run into these problems with dates.

That’s my interpretation of the rules as well. However, for one of my bookings which was booked before activation of the offer, I have received the bonus points. I am hoping that means it will be picked up in the bonus SC allocation as that would mean I regain Gold status after being bumped to Silver this past year. If not, I’ll likely have enough SC to go gold by the end of March from work trips anyway.