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Virgin Money Credit Cards up to 40000 Velocity Pts

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LMr BoMBAStiG on 11/05/2015 - 14:48 virginmoney.com.au (381 clicks)
Last edited 11/05/2015 - 17:05

Virgin Australia Velocity High Flyer Card

There are a couple of deals here and you have to be careful what it offers you when you press "Start Application" (not Apply Now). It seems to all come down to what site you came from when you get to the Start Application page.

40000 pts

$289 annual fee but you get $150 flight voucher and 40000 pts when you spend $10k in 3 months (hint: fully refundable business class flights for dates after the 3 month window. Yes you will not get points for the flights but you should still satisfy the $10k spend to get the bonus points in the deal window)
This link: http://virginmoney.com.au/products/credit-card/high-flyer-cr…
will send you to: http://virginmoney.com.au/products/credit-card/multi-credit-…
But if you go straight to the second link, you will only get the 20k pts offer on the same card.

60000 pts

Coops1 has commented that there is a 60k pts offer with 150 status credits. Remember that status credits are important as you need to be Silver or higher to use points to upgrade on long haul flights.
The requirement on this deal is to spend $18k over 6 months ($3k per month). I have no idea if you can just buy business class flights and refund each month to reach this requirement, assuming you don't have that sort of spend habit already!
This link is: http://prod3.virginmoney.com.au/credit-card/high-flyer-credi…
However when I click on it, I am taken to a 20k points deal page. These 60k deals all seem to be sourced from this blog listing: http://prod3.virginmoney.com.au/2015/03/
Update: it would seem that the 60k deal finished in April, according to pointhacks

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Referees will receive 5,000 Virgin Money Points when they open their first Virgin Money Go Account before 31 July 2024 and meet the Welcome Offer Bonus Points Criteria (1 debit card purchase/direct debits/BPAY transaction in the first 30 days).

Referrer will receive 5,000 Virgin Money Points for each referee who meets the Welcome Offer Bonus Points Criteria, for up to 5 referees in a month.

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  • [Deactivated] on 11/05/2015 - 15:03
    -7

    umm business class flights?
    not sure if you realised this is OzBargain, not OzRipOff..

    • Lukian on 11/05/2015 - 15:14
      +4

      You spend $10,000 on business class flights, then refund them to get the min required spend for the bonus.
      (This is OzBargain)

    • Mr BoMBAStiG on 11/05/2015 - 15:15

      It's an easy way to spend $10k and then get it back. You simply wait until near the end of the first 3 months. Buy some business class flights to the tune of $10k for a date 6 months in the future, get your 40k points and then refund the flights before any interest kicks in.
      Minimum credit limit for the High Flyer card is $15k so should be easy to do as long as you can get the card.

  • xdivino on 11/05/2015 - 15:05
    +1

    Big spend for the points.
    50,000 Qantas for $3k spend was a stretch on the ANZ one for me.
    I'd prefer Velocity/Virgin over Qantas nowadays but that's a hefty spend esp when everyone else is doing no annual fee.

  • Coops1 on 11/05/2015 - 15:14
    +1

    Id rather this one, 60k points, but the $ spend is 18k (3k a month for 6 months). Whats worth it is the 150 status credits. Expires 31 May, although has been extended already from 30 April. http://prod3.virginmoney.com.au/credit-card/high-flyer-credi…

    • Mr BoMBAStiG on 11/05/2015 - 15:20

      I'd be interested in whether or not you can buy and refund items like flights in that 6 month window.
      I just signed up for the 40k deal but probably would have gone with this had I known about it, 150 status credits is great.

    • Lukian on 11/05/2015 - 15:23

      $75k min income requirement on both linked cards (OP's and one above)

  • Lukian on 11/05/2015 - 15:15

    I took a survey for these cards the other day, so my input helped create/refine this product range :)
    Plus NineRewards paid me like $2 in JB Hifi/ChemistWarehouse vouchers for it.

    Looks like the website is a bit flaky (prod3 - production3 server?) Plus this looks like a CMS - http://prod3.virginmoney.com.au/
    and the Intro offers page isn't updated yet for a nice overview:
    http://virginmoney.com.au/credit-card/our-credit-cards/curre…

  • jimbo2009 on 11/05/2015 - 16:01
    +1

    I have a referral link to a American Express card that gives:
    80,000 Velocity Points
    Free return flight with Virgin
    4 lounge passes.

    annual fee $349 and you have to spend $500 in the first 3 months to get the loot. Absolutely amazing deal

    • carwashhair on 11/05/2015 - 16:13
      +1

      Is this a personalised referral link, or do you know if it is available elsewhere on the web?

    • [Deactivated] on 11/05/2015 - 16:22

      Can you share the link?

    • Coops1 on 11/05/2015 - 16:43

      Annual fee of $349… ? Its not public and I would be amazed if a referral gave that much value…have seen 60k and 2 lounge passes for that though…

      • Paul Atreides on 11/05/2015 - 16:57
        +1

        yeah the referral deal got updated on the 7/5/15 from memory, from 60k points to 80k points

    • bunnybinbadger on 11/05/2015 - 16:50
      +2

      There are a number of referrals available over at the pointhacks site (www.pointhacks.com.au) in the community section: http://www.pointhacks.com.au/community/forums/topic/velocity…
      Thanks to Keith who runs the site and has done great promoting sharing of referral links within the FF community.

      • carwashhair on 12/05/2015 - 08:33

        excellent work. I've had this card before - so can anyone confirm (or have a link to) the 'new customer' criteria? I seem to recall you can't have had an amex-issued card for at least 12 months to become 'new'. Anyone?

        edit: found it - "Card Members who currently hold or who have previously held any other Card product offered by American Express Australia Limited in the preceding 12 month period are ineligible for this offer".

  • Valjew on 15/05/2015 - 14:41

    I have another Virgin Australia card that I picked up a year ago that I was just about to cancel (ann fee about to hit). Does anyone know if it's best if I:

    A) Apply for this card before canceling the other; or

    B) Cancel the other card first (to open up some credit) before applying for this card

    • carwashhair on 15/05/2015 - 14:59

      I don't believe your credit score is accessed for closing a CC, so it shouldn't matter on that front in which order you do this.

      From a the perspective of opening a new CC, I would say close your old card first - so option B). Any credit already extended to you reduces the amount given on your new CC (also remember that credit companies don't care so much about amounts owing on existing cards when assessing your application - they will assume the full credit limit is being used on existing cards).

      Finally, check to see you will still be eligible for bonus points - some companies require you to be a new customer (or wait at least 12 months from closing an existing account to qualify as a 'new customer').

      • Valjew on 15/05/2015 - 15:24

        Thanks - will cancel the old card and if I decide to grab this one will call for clarification about what they deem a "new customer" as I couldn't find a more detailed description elsewhere.

  • jimbo2009 on 15/05/2015 - 15:38

    its legit, pm me and ill send you the link, if i post it up here it will be taken down

  • MUMMY85 on 16/05/2015 - 21:07

    Anyone want to sell their velocity points Pm me?

    • carwashhair on 18/05/2015 - 09:04

      what's the most you'd pay, say per 1,000 pts?

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