Velocity Frequent Flyer members with a linked Flybuys account can earn up to quadruple Virgin Australia status credits when shopping at Coles, Liquorland or First Choice Liquor Market this month.

Flybuys members can normally earn 1 Velocity status credit per $100 spent at Coles, Liquorland or First Choice Liquor Market – up to a maximum of 10 status credits per month (for a spend of $1,000).

During December 2022, this standard earn rate doubles to 2 Velocity status credits per $100 – up to a total of 20 status credits for the month.

But Flybuys members who have opted into Velocity Auto Transfer will receive quadruple status credits. That’s 4 status credits per $100 spent, up to a total of 40 status credits!

If you’re collecting Velocity status credits, that seems like a pretty good reason to do your Christmas shopping at Coles this year! Of course, you’ll also earn Flybuys points when shopping at Coles and other Flybuys partners in addition to the status credits.

If you opt-in to Velocity Auto Transfer, your Flybuys points will be automatically converted into Velocity points. The conversion rate is 1,000 Flybuys points = 500 Velocity points. However, beware that as soon as you opt-in, your entire existing Flybuys points balance will be converted into Velocity points. You cannot transfer those points back into your Flybuys account at a later time.

To receive 4x status credits, you would need to remain opted-in to Velocity Auto Transfer until at least the end of the promotion period. In other words, until at least 11.59pm on 31 December 2022. See the Flybuys website for full T&Cs.

Earning Virgin Australia status

You would need to earn at least 250, 500 or 1,000 Velocity status credits to reach Virgin Australia Silver, Gold or Platinum status respectively. You’d also need to complete a minimum number of eligible Virgin Australia flights. Lower status credit thresholds apply for renewals.

You wouldn’t be able to earn Virgin Australia status just from shopping at Coles, Liquorland or First Choice Liquor. But this promotion could help if you’re only a few status credits short of upgrading or renewing your Velocity status tier.

If you have family members with their own Flybuys accounts, you may also be able to use Velocity’s family pooling scheme to earn even more status credits from this promotion.

Join the discussion on the Australian Frequent Flyer forum: Quadruple status credits with Flybuys in Dec

Matt Graham

The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to over 90 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course!
Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil & Kazakhstan. His interests include aviation, economics & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine.

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