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Get startedpay.com.au welcomes Virgin Australia Business Flyer on board our panel of airline partners, so you now have even more flexibility with your PayRewards Points.
As part of this exciting new partnership, you can now earn PayRewards Points on all your business expenses and convert them into Velocity Points for your business simply by linking your Virgin Australia Business Flyer account.
Turn your business bills into thrills with Virgin Australia Business Flyer. Redeem your business’ Velocity Points and travel the world to over 500 destinations, or if on the ground rewards are more your style, redeem Velocity Points for online shopping through the Velocity Reward store.
Supercharge your Velocity Points
Earn Velocity Points for your business whenever your team flies1, while they continue to earn Velocity Points and Status Credits for their individual Velocity Frequent Flyer accounts.4 Every time your team flies, your business’ Points multiply.
Be rewarded for paying all your business expenses. Our PayRewards Points convert at a rate of 2.5 PayRewards Points to 1 Velocity Point for your business and can be transferred at the click of a button through our easy-to-use platform.
Savings and Upgrades
Travel like a boss with Virgin Australia Business Flyer. Save up to 6% on great value fares2 and receive discounted annual Lounge Memberships for you and your team.3 Or if you’re feeling like a premium flight experience, use your business’ Velocity Points to upgrade to Virgin Australia’s Business Class for the ultimate travel experience and land in a new city feeling refreshed.6
Flexible Redemption Options
We know how much you put into your business, which is why we want you to get more out of it. Our flexible points program, PayRewards, allows you to earn PayRewards Points on every business payment and convert them to Velocity Points for your business. With a range of redemption options, you can use your Points on flights, flight upgrades, cars, hotels, products, gift cards and so much more – the possibilities are endless.
Gift Velocity Points to your team by transferring from your business account to a Frequent Flyer account once your business account balance reaches 3,000 Velocity Points.5
Priority Benefits
Make travelling a breeze by managing your business’ travel activity in the one place, all while enjoying exclusive offers through joining Virgin Australia Business Flyer. Experience the high life and receive two Velocity Pilot Gold Memberships when you book $2,000 of travel in your first three months of becoming a Virgin Australia Business Flyer member.7
Bring on rewards for your business with Virgin Australia Business Flyer and become a member today by signing up for free.*
More on PayRewards
Want more flexible points? By processing your business payments through pay.com.au, you can earn PayRewards Points on every business expense and redeem them for flights, upgrades, hotels and more.
Have complete control and choose the rate at which you earn by opting in for 1 PayRewards Point per $1 or 2 PayRewards Points per $1 and transfer them to Velocity Points or to any of our partner airlines.
To find out more about earning Velocity Points through the pay.com.au platform, head over to our Virgin Australia Business Flyer page here.
Terms and Conditions
^ Pay.com.au Partner Terms & Conditions
Earn 1 Velocity Point for your business for every 2.5 PayRewards Points transferred to your Virgin Australia Business Flyer account. The total Points awarded is calculated by applying the Velocity Points earn rate to the number of PayRewards Points by increments of 2.5. For example, 1250 PayRewards Points would earn 500 Velocity Points. Any PayRewards Points balance less than 1250 cannot be transferred to your Virgin Australia Business Flyer account until the minimum points balance of 1250 has been reached. Fractions of Velocity Points will not be allocated.
Velocity Points will be awarded to the nominated Virgin Australia Business Flyer account, which is linked to the relevant PayRewards account at the time of the relevant earn activity. Velocity Points will be allocated to the member’s account within 30 business days of completing the relevant earn activity, unless otherwise stated in connection with a specific campaign. Velocity Points are not exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash.
To earn Velocity Points, you must be a current Virgin Australia Business Flyer member. Membership and Points earn is subject to the Virgin Australia Business Flyer and Velocity membership Terms and Conditions, and any changes to the Member benefits and features, including Points earn with pay.com.au, will be governed by those Terms and Conditions. Velocity collects and handles your personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy, and Virgin Australia Business Flyer collects and handles your personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy.
The pay.com.au payment platform service is provided by pay.com.au Ltd ACN 639 316 546. The pay.com.au payment platform is subject to the pay.com.au Terms and Conditions (as applicable) and the PayRewards Program Terms and Conditions. Pay.com.au collects and handles your personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy. Pay.com.au Pty Ltd is not responsible for the redemption of Velocity Points – please contact Velocity regarding any queries relating to the redemption of Velocity Points.
If you link your Virgin Australia Business Flyer membership to your PayRewards account, pay.com.au may share some of your personal information with Virgin Australia Business Flyer. Virgin Australia Business Flyer and pay.com.au may use your personal information for purposes related to your linked accounts, including to: (a) confirm that you are a Virgin Australia Business Flyer member, (b) link your accounts, and (c) allow you to access details about your Virgin Australia Business Flyer account, such as your ABN, from within your pay.com.au account.
You can de-link or manage your linked accounts at any time through your profile in your PayRewards account settings.
*Join Virgin Australia Business Flyer:
Eligibility to join Virgin Australia Business Flyer: Virgin Australia Business Flyer membership is available to businesses with an active ABN/ACN, an Australian business address and spend of less than $300,000 per annum on flights with Virgin Australia. Superannuation funds, travel agents, travel management companies, travel wholesalers, air travel consolidators and any businesses re-selling air travel are not eligible to join. For more information please see the Virgin Australia Business Flyer and Loyalty Terms and Conditions.
1. Earning Points with Virgin Australia Business Flyer
Virgin Australia Business Flyer Members can earn up to 1,000,000 Points from Virgin Australia, airline partners and Virgin Australia codeshare flights only, per annum, based on the rolling 12 month period from when the Member joins Virgin Australia Business Flyer. Points aren’t earned on certain fees, taxes, or charges. Virgin Australia Business Flyer and Loyalty Terms and Conditions and Velocity membership Terms and Conditions apply.
2. Fare Advantage Discounts
The Fare Advantage discount of 4% applies to Flex fares and 6% applies to Business Class fares). The availability of Fare Advantage Discounts is limited and does not apply to all fare classes. The Fare Advantage Discount levels applicable are the discount levels published on our website at the time a booking is made and are subject to change. Fare Advantage Discounts can only be booked through the Booking Portal, our Guest Contact Centre, or the TMC. Fare Advantage Discounts cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount. Fare Advantage discounts do not apply to any Bookings made via the Virgin Australia conference and group travel area and cannot be combined with any other Unpublished Fares and Promotional Fares. Fare Advantage Discounts are not available through the Virgin Australia public website and may not be available through all TMCs or corporate travel agents. If your TMC is not registered to process Fare Advantage Discounts, please instruct your TMC to contact us. Published Fare Advantage Discount levels may change without notice. Please check our website for current discount levels. Fare Advantage Discount do not apply to bookings for children and infants. Virgin Australia Business Flyer and Loyalty Terms and Conditions apply.
3. Discounted Lounge Membership
Discount is compared to the usual annual fee of $399. Discounted Virgin Australia Lounge Memberships are available for Key Contact, Account Administrators, Travel Bookers and Travellers and are subject to the Virgin Australia Business Flyer and Loyalty Terms and Conditions. Use of the Lounge is subject to the Virgin Australia Lounge Terms and Conditions and Virgin Australia Lounge rules. Virgin Australia Lounge entry is subject to space availability.
4. Velocity Frequent Flyer Points Terms and Conditions
If the individual flying with Virgin Australia or a partner airline is also a Velocity Frequent Flyer Program member, they may also earn Velocity Frequent Flyer Program points in accordance with the relevant Velocity Frequent Flyer Program Terms.
5. Points Transfer
Virgin Australia Business Flyer Account Administrators can transfer Points earned by the Virgin Australia Business Flyer member to a Velocity Frequent Flyer member, provided that (a) there is a minimum of 3,000 Points per transfer; and (b) the Velocity Frequent Flyer member transferee is directly employed or contracted by the Virgin Australia Business Flyer member.
6. How to redeem Points with the Virgin Australia Business Flyer program
The Points required for a Business Class Upgrade or a Reward Seat will be based on the total miles for all sectors in a one-way journey, except where there is a break in the journey. Where there is a break in the journey, the Points required is calculated on a per sector basis. A break in the journey includes: (a) a stopover, which means: (i) in an Australian domestic itinerary, a break of journey at an intermediate point when onward travel does not take place on the same calendar day; and (ii) for all other itineraries, including those containing a domestic to international connecting flight, when a passenger arrives at an intermediate point and is not scheduled to depart within 24 hours of arrival; (b) a change in class of travel within the journey; or (c) a change in operating airline where the airlines are located in different Business Class or Reward Seat Points tables.
7. Pilot Gold
A new Virgin Australia Business Flyer member is eligible to receive two three-month Velocity Pilot Gold Memberships if, within the first three months of becoming a Virgin Australia Business Flyer member, it books and completes at least $2,000 of travel. For more information, please visit our website at https://virginaustralia.com/businessflyer. Virgin Australia Business Flyer and Loyalty Terms and Conditions and Velocity membership Terms and Conditions apply.
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Kylah is a Marketing Specialist and author at au.multisite.content.varklin.com, where she is passionate about helping business owners unlock the full potential of their points. With a deep interest in travel herself, and a flair for content creation, Kylah combines her expertise to provide valuable insights, guiding readers to maximise the value of their points and achieve their goals through rewards education.
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