Velocity Frequent Flyer has a number of preferred car rental parnters in Hertz, Thrifty, and Europcar, with whom you can earn points at over 12,000 locations worldwide.
This guide covers off the basics of the different rental partnerships for Velocity, and how to get cashback on your bookings.
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This promotion will see you earn thousands more Velocity Points on Virgin Australia flights to Australia, but make sure you register for the promotion before making your booking.
Velocity Frequent Flyer has an excellent and very useful Family Points Pooling feature. It can offer huge benefits to couples and families trying to build their Velocity Points and Status Credits balances.
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Velocity Frequent Flyer has announced another round of transfer bonuses, specifically for those holding American Express cards. There is also a free flight benefit available to Platinum Card Members.
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Say you want to fly to the US. Did you know that you’ll pay less in fuel surcharges if you use your Qantas Points on an American Airlines flight rather than a Qantas flight?
This is the second guide in a two-part series looking at how to minimise the taxes, fees and fuel surcharges on flight bookings. That’s regardless of whether they are included in a paid ticket or a points redemption.
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Until 13 June, you will earn 9 Velocity Points per $ spent on hotels booked through the Velocity Frequent Flyer-Expedia portal. Continue reading…
Point Hacks reader Shanti commented on a post on our Facebook page with this question:
When I’m on the Velocity site doing a search, why can’t I ever find awards under a million points to Los Angeles? Some seats show as sold out and the others are really expensive!
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The SkyBus-Velocity Frequent Flyer partnership allows you to earn Velocity Points on about half of SkyBus services, including those in Auckland. Continue reading…
Australia’s second-largest carrier has always lagged behind Qantas in lounge access options (and still does) but they are slowly and surely closing the gap.
In this guide, I run through the lounges in each city, what to expect when you use a lounge, and a quick look at the Virgin Australia paid lounge program and the one credit card that offers Virgin Australia lounge access as an (unofficial) perk. Continue reading…
