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*Points Booster Promotion Terms and Conditions:
Buying Points with Velocity Points Booster is facilitated by Points Inc.
To be eligible for this offer, Velocity members must have a minimum Points balance of 1 Point. Members will receive a discount of up to 35% on purchases of between 1,000 and 250,000 Velocity Points purchased through the Velocity Points Booster website or the Membership Contact Centre between 12:01 AM AEST 9 May 2024 and 11:59 PM AEST 15 May 2024 (Promotion Period). Available discounts are as follows:
1,000 - 25,000 Points: 10% discount off the regular price shown at the time the Points are purchased
26,000 - 70,000 Points: 15% discount off the regular price shown at the time the Points are purchased
80,000 - 110,000 Points: 25% discount off the regular price shown at the time the Points are purchased
120,000 - 250,000 Points: 35% discount off the regular price shown at the time the Points are purchased
Members can buy a minimum of 1,000 Points at a time and can buy Points as many times as desired during the Promotion Period up to a maximum of 250,000 Points per calendar year. Points will be allocated to the Velocity membership account of the member buying the Points. Points Booster transactions facilitated through the Membership Contact Centre will attract a service fee of $20 or 2,500 Points. Prices are in Australian Dollars and are inclusive of GST. The applicable price will be the price published at the time the Points are purchased and is subject to change for any future transactions without notice. Once the member buys the Points, the amount paid is non-refundable (unless the member is entitled to a refund under the Australian Consumer Law). Points Booster transactions are processed outside of Australia. The member is responsible for any additional fees charged by the member’s financial institution in connection with the Points Booster transaction. Points bought must be redeemed for a Reward. Buying Points doesn’t guarantee the availability of a desired Reward.
Just be aware that points are rarely worth buying directly from an airline. The only instance where this is worth doing is if you're quite close to a redemption that is available and you need to immediately top up to buy the redemption flight. Even with 35% bonus points they're still very overpriced for what they are.
For those who find themselves in the situation above where they're close to having enough points to buy an available flight, go for it … but I highly recommend people don't go and buy points to let them fester in their account because the airline is offering a 35% bonus.