
Earn 5% bonus Velocity points when you next manually transfer Flybuys points to Velocity and 15% if it’s your first ever Auto Transfer. These offers only run a couple of times a year and are the best way to maximise your points when transferring from Flybuys to Velocity.
Anyone can earn the 5% bonus by performing a manual transfer during the promotion period but the higher 15% bonus is exclusively for those who activate Auto Transfer for the first time ever. If you’ve ever used Auto Transfer before then you are ineligible for the 15% bonus.
The bonus points apply only to your first qualifying transfer. You can expect them to credit to your Velocity account within four weeks of the promotion ending.
The manual transfer offer is capped at 10,000 bonus points whilst the Auto Transfer offer is limited to 30,000 bonus points, meaning in both cases you can convert up to 400,000 Flybuys points (resulting in 200,000 Velocity points plus the additional 10,000-30,000 bonus points).
This offer doesn’t end until 31 Mar so don’t be too hasty in converting your points. Between now and the end of the month you’ll likely earn more Flybuys points so you should set a reminder and convert them a day or two before 31 Mar to ensure you earn the largest possible bonus.
Terms and conditions
Between 12:00am AEDT Sat 1 March 2025 and 11:59pm AEDT Mon 31 March 2025 (Promotion Period), Flybuys members who have linked their Velocity Frequent Flyer membership to their Flybuys account and make an eligible transfer of Flybuys points to Velocity during the Promotion Period will earn bonus Velocity Points based on transfer preference:
- 5% bonus Velocity Points on the value of Velocity Points received on your next manual transfer when you transfer a minimum of 1,000 Flybuys points to Velocity; or
- 15% bonus Velocity Points on the value of Velocity Points received on your first ever Auto Transfer when you transfer a minimum of 1,000 Flybuys points to Velocity. To be eligible, you must turn on Auto Transfer during the Promotion Period and the Auto Transfer must be your first ever Auto transfer.
Each Flybuys member is eligible for one allocation of bonus Velocity Points which will be calculated on the first eligible transfer that the member successfully completes during the Promotion Period. Bonus Velocity Points will be awarded to the member’s Velocity Frequent Flyer account within 4 weeks from the end of the Promotion Period. Bonus Velocity Points offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Flybuys’ privacy policy applies. Standard Flybuys terms and conditions apply and are available at flybuys.com.au.
Velocity membership Terms and Conditions apply.
Manual transfer to receive 5% bonus Velocity Points
If you choose to make a manual transfer as your next transfer within the Promotion Period, you will receive 5% bonus Velocity Points on the base number of Velocity Points you receive on your first manual transfer from Flybuys to Velocity during the Promotion Period. A maximum of 10,000 bonus Velocity Points for completing a manual transfer will be awarded per member during the Promotion Period.Auto Transfer to receive 15% bonus Velocity Points
If you choose to turn on Auto Transfer and complete an Auto Transfer as your first ever transfer during the Promotion Period, you will receive 15% bonus Velocity Points on the base number of Velocity Points you receive on your first Auto Transfer from Flybuys to Velocity during the Promotion Period. A maximum of 30,000 bonus Velocity Points for completing your first Auto Transfer will be awarded per member during the Promotion Period. This offer is not available to members who have already completed an Auto Transfer prior to the Promotion PeriodIf you’ve linked your Velocity Frequent Flyer membership to your Flybuys household account, you can choose to manually transfer a minimum of 1,000 Flybuys points at a time to receive 500 Velocity Points per 1,000 Flybuys points transferred to Velocity. Or, you can turn on Auto Transfer and if you choose to do this, your entire existing Flybuys points balance (to the highest multiple of 1,000 Flybuys points) will be automatically transferred to your linked Velocity account, and every 1,000 Flybuys points you subsequently collect will be automatically transferred into 500 Velocity Points. Only one Velocity membership can be linked to a Flybuys household at any one time. You can de-link or manage your linked accounts at any time at partners.flybuys.com.au/velocity-frequent-flyer/. Visit flybuys.com.au/transfer to manually transfer your Flybuys points. Alternatively, to turn on Auto Transfer, visit partners.flybuys.com.au/velocity-frequent-flyer/ and sign in to your Flybuys account then turn your Auto Transfer preference to ‘On’. This selection will apply to all members under that specific Flybuys household account. You can turn your Auto Transfer preference to ‘Off’ at any time and will still be able to manually transfer your Flybuys points to Velocity.
Please allow up to 48 hours for Velocity Points to be credited to your linked Velocity account and for your Flybuys points balance to be updated. Once Flybuys points have been redeemed for Velocity Points they can’t be returned to your Flybuys account. Standard Flybuys Terms and Conditions apply to the collection of Flybuys points. Velocity membership Terms and Conditions apply.
18 Responses
If you currently have auto-transfer set up and you turn this off, then make a manual transfer of points, do those manually transferred points get the 5% bonus?
Yes I believe so.
If you’ve already had an auto transaction occur after March 1 then turn off auto and make a manual transfer before the end of the promo period do you get the bonus points still?
The terms are a bit contradictory but I suspect you would be fine as your next manual transfer would be your first “eligible transfer” whereas the Auto Transfer wouldn’t have been. If in doubt, message Velocity and see what they say as having it in writing always helps.
Guys be careful not to activate the auto transfer on the last day of the campaign. They did the transfer next day and then didn’t honour my bonus 15%.
When I complained, they asked me for proof that I activated within the campaign period but who would save that kind of screenshot.
Thanks for the tip. I’ve changed the article text to suggest that people convert their points a day or two before 31 Mar just to be safe.
How is a manual transfer different to activating auto transfer?
Manual transfer is when you choose how many points you want to convert and when, whilst Auto Transfer is a feature you can enable to automatically convert them every time you reach 1,000 or more Flybuys points.
How many times do they do these offers? I am saving up my flybuys, have over 100K wonder if worth it yet, but also scared they could scrap this one day haha!
Usually once or twice a year.
Hi
I was about to manually transfer but no mention of the 5% bonus on their blurb. Should I hold off?
I don’t think it’s stated at the time of transfer.
It was 20%
Now only 5% what the hell
Those higher transfer bonuses occurred back when the standard conversion rate was 2,000 Flybuys to just 870 Velocity points.
that’s sad, do you still remember when was the last time that 10% or 15% manual transfer
January 2021 was when they permanently increased the transfer rate by 15% so before then.
I just did a manual transfer of 35,000 Flybuys points. When should I see my 5% bonus appear?
Per the terms and conditions: