Up To 20% Bonus Velocity Points On Transfers In August 2025

Boost your balance with the latest Velocity transfer bonus offer.

Tom Goward04 Aug 2025

Velocity Frequent Flyer has dropped another of its regular transfer bonus promotions, this time offering up to 20% bonus for frequent flyers looking to transfer points from American Express Membership Rewards to Velocity.

This is a good opportunity to extract better value from your flexible rewards points, especially if your Velocity balance is looking a little tired, or you have a specific flight redemption in mind.

15-20% Bonus For Amex Transfers, August 2025

For the month of August, Velocity Frequent Flyers can score 15 to 20% bonus Velocity Points when transferring from American Express Cards which are earning Amex Membership Rewards. There is no need to activate this offer, simply transfer a minimum of 2,000 Membership Rewards points from your American Express Membership Rewards Program into your Velocity Frequent Flyer account in one transaction between 12:01am (AEST) 1 August 2025 and 11:59pm (AEST) 14 August 2025.

A Primary Card Member can redeem this bonus Points offer multiple times throughout the Promotion Period. The bonus Velocity Points will be calculated as 20% of the base number of Velocity Points the relevant Card Member is entitled to receive when they transfer Membership Rewards points to Velocity Points during the Promotion Period.

How To Earn Velocity Points Directly?

Unlock a complimentary Virgin Australia return domestic flight, lounge access at selected domestic airports whenever you fly Virgin Australia, and 60,000 bonus points* with Amex Velocity Platinum! Read our review or apply here.

^{*T&Cs apply. New American Express Card Members only.}

Should I Transfer My Points?

At Flight Hacks, we love Velocity Frequent Flyer’s regular transfer bonus promotions. These offers are a great way to maximise the value of your flexible bank reward points, especially if you have a specific flight redemption in mind.

We do still advise against transferring points to Velocity just because there is a bonus running, as this will wipe the flexibility of holding bank reward points. As soon as you make that transfer, you’re restricted to Velocity, as opposed to having the option to send bank rewards elsewhere when that Business Class Reward Seat pops up with another frequent flyer scheme.

That said, if the bonus is tempting enough, a speculative transfer could prove worthwhile.

Offer History – Velocity Transfer Bonus

Before taking advantage of the current offer, it's helpful to understand what Velocity has offered in the past. Here’s some of the transfer bonus promotions Velocity has run over the last few years;

August 2025: 15-20% for Amex
May 2025: 15% for hotel rewards
May 2025: 15% for most bank rewards
February 2025: 5% (manual) or 15% (first auto) for Flybuys
February 2025: 20% for Amex
February 2025: 20% for opting into auto-transfer partners

November 2024: 10% for most partners
November 2024: Bonus of 250 Velocity & 250 Flybuys (manual) or 500 Velocity & 500 Flybuys (first auto) for Flybuys
November 2024: 5% (manual) or 15% (first auto) for Flybuys
September 2024: 10-15% for Commbank
August 2024: 10-15% for Amex
June 2024: Bonus of 250 Velocity & 250 Flybuys (manual) or 500 Velocity & 500 Flybuys (first auto) for Flybuys
May 2024: 15-20% for bank rewards (transfer across 2-months)
May 2024: 5% (manual) or 15% (first auto) for Flybuys
March 2024: 10-15% bonus for Amex and CommBank