Rocket Travel is the platform used by Virgin Australia to allow Velocity Frequent Flyer members to earn and redeem points on hotel bookings. Until 23 Oct 2023, you can earn 9x Velocity points per dollar instead of the usual 3x points if you book your accomodation via the Rocket Travel page on the Virgin Australia website.
Terms and conditions
During the promotional period of 12:01AM AEDT on 11 October 2023 to 11:59PM AEDT until 23 October 2023 (Offer Period), Velocity members will earn triple Velocity Points on eligible hotel bookings via Rocket Travel at https://www.virginaustralia.com/au/hotels/ with an earn rate of 9 Velocity Points per $1 spent, which is triple the standard earn rate of 3 Points per $1 spent on hotel bookings. All bookings made through this platform are subject to Rocket Travel terms and conditions.
An eligible hotel booking is one that is made during the Offer Period via Rocket Travel at https://www.virginaustralia.com/au/hotels/, is for an accommodation booking, is for travel between 11 October 2023 and 30 April 2024 and where Velocity Points are not used as a form of payment or part payment. This offer is only available to Velocity members when they book with Rocket Travel, and only the member who has added their Velocity number to the booking will be eligible to earn the triple Points. Points cannot be earned on redemption bookings made with Points or Points plus another form of payment, and Points will not be awarded for cancelled bookings or bookings where stay is not completed. Velocity members must submit their valid Velocity membership number at the time of booking to be eligible to earn Velocity Points. Only one Velocity member per booking is eligible to earn Points.
For prepaid bookings, please allow 2-3 weeks after check-out for Points to be credited to your account. For bookings paid at the hotel, please allow 4-6 weeks after check-out for Points to be credited to your account. To earn Points you must be a Velocity member. This offer, Velocity membership and Points earn are subject to the Velocity membership
