With six out of every ten frequent flyer points coming from sources other than actually flying—and with credit cards earning the bulk of those— we round up some Velocity Point earning cards with noteworthy bonus offers to know about this month.


Latest Offers

We round up the cards with noteworthy Velocity Point bonus offers to know about this month.

CardBonus PointsAnnual FeeOffer end dateCard Guide
Velocity Points
American Express Velocity Business Card
American Express Velocity Business ↓
120,000 Velocity Points
$249 p.a.ongoingRead Here
Citi Premier
Citi Premier Credit Card ↓
110,000 bonus Velocity Points$300 p.a.27 May 2025Read Here
American Express Velocity Platinum
American Express Velocity Platinum ↓
100,000 Velocity Points$375 p.a.30 April 2025Read Here
NAB Rewards Platinum
NAB Rewards Platinum ↓
Up to 80,000 Velocity Points*$95 for the first year,
$195 p.a. ongoing
30 April 2025Read Here
St.George Amplify Signature Visa
St.George Amplify Signature ↓
90,000 Velocity Points*$199 for the first year,
$279 p.a. ongoing
ongoingRead Here
Westpac Altitude Black
Westpac Altitude Rewards Black ↓
60,000 Velocity Points*$200 for the first year,
$295 p.a. ongoing
ongoingRead Here
American Express Membership Rewards
American Express Platinum Business Card
American Express Platinum Business ↓
125,000 Velocity Points*$875 in the first year
(normally $1,750 p.a.)
27 May 2025Read Here
American Express Platinum Card
American Express Platinum ↓
112,000 Velocity Points*$1,4508 April 2025Read Here
American Express Explorer
American Express Explorer ↓
50,000 Velocity Points*
$3958 April 2025Read Here
* Equivalent Velocity Points when transferred

Digging into the details

Learn more about the cards with noteworthy Velocity Point bonus offers this month.

American Express Velocity Business

  • Sign-up Bonus: 170,000 bonus Velocity Points
  • Rewards Earn Rate: 1 Velocity Point per $1 spent on eligible everyday business purchases and 2 Velocity Points per $1 spent with Virgin Australia. 
  • Annual Fee: $249 p.a. and $99 per Employee Card up to 99 cards
  • Offer expires: 30 April 2025

The American Express Velocity Business Card is offering 170,000 bonus Velocity Points for new American Express Card Members who apply by 30 April 2025, are approved and spend $5,000 on eligible purchases on your new Card within the first 2 months of approval*. The card lets you access a line of unsecured funding with flexible spending power^ and offers business owners and sole traders up to 2 Velocity Points per dollar on purchases within Australia. T&Cs apply. Available for new American Express Card Members only.

Citi Premier Credit Card

  • Sign-up Bonus: 110,000 bonus Velocity Frequent Flyer Points¹ with the Citi Premier Credit Card
  • Rewards Earn Rate: 2 Citi reward Points per $1 spent on Eligible Transactions online or overseas and 1 Citi reward Point per $1 spent on Eligible Transactions everywhere else, capped at 200,000 Citi reward Points over a 12-month period. 
  • Annual Fee: $300 p.a. ongoing
  • Offer expires: 27 May 2025

The Citi Premier Credit Card offers 110,000 bonus Velocity Points¹ for new cardholders who spend $8,000 or more on eligible purchases within 3 months from approval. The card earns up to 2 Citi reward Points per dollar on eligible transactions and includes complimentary membership and two airport lounge visits every year when you enrol in Priority Pass™, plus the ability to automatically transfer Points from the Citi Rewards Program to Velocity Frequent Flyer each month with Points Autosweep⁴. Offer ends 27 May 2025. This product is provided by National Australia Bank Limited, using certain trademarks temporarily under license from Citigroup Inc.

American Express Velocity Platinum

  • Sign-up Bonus: 100,000 bonus Velocity Points*
  • Rewards Earn Rate: 1.25 Velocity Points earned per $1 on all eligible spend except for government bodies˜. 2.25 Velocity Points per $1 spent on selected Virgin Australia purchases˜. 0.5 Velocity Points per $1 on Government spend˜. 
  • Annual Fee: $440 p.a.
  • Offer expires: 30 April 2025

The American Express Velocity Platinum Card has 100,000 bonus Velocity Points* on offer for new American Express Card Members who apply by 30 April 2025 and spend $3,000 on eligible purchases within the first 3 months of approval. Includes several perks such as Virgin Australia Lounge Access^ every time you fly domestically with Virgin Australia, 2 VA Guest Lounge Passes⁼ each year and a Complimentary Domestic Return Virgin Australia Flightˢ. Terms, conditions and exclusions apply. New American Express Card Members Only.

NAB Rewards Platinum Card

  • Sign-up Bonus: Up to 80,000 bonus Velocity Points *
  • Rewards Earn Rate: Earn uncapped points including 1 NAB Rewards Point earned per $1 on eligible everyday spend and 1.5 NAB Rewards Points per $1 at eligible Grocery Stores *. 
  • Annual Fee: $95 for the first year, $195 p.a. ongoing
  • Offer expires: 30 April 2025

The NAB Rewards Platinum Card is offering up to 80,000 Velocity Points (auto-converted from 160,000 NAB Rewards Points) and a reduced first-year annual fee for new cardholders. * NAB Rewards allows you to earn flexible points on eligible spend, and offers bonus points at eligible grocery stores and purchases made online with Webjet via NAB Rewards Store or on Webjet.com.au.

St.George Amplify Rewards Signature

  • Sign-up Bonus: Up to 180,000 Amplify Rewards Points
  • Rewards Earn Rate: 1.5 Amplify Points for every $1 spent on eligible purchases. 
  • Annual Fee: $199 in the first year, $295 p.a. ongoing

St.George is offering up to 180,000 Amplify Rewards Points (equivalent to 90,000 Velocity Points or up to $800 in eGift cards) plus a reduced first-year annual fee for new cardholders of the Amplify Rewards Signature Card. Includes two complimentary airport lounge passes per year and you can also receive a 10% bonus reward of the points you earned for the previous year on your birthday.

Westpac Altitude Rewards Black

  • Sign-up Bonus: Up to 180,000 Altitude points
  • Rewards Earn Rate: 1.25 Altitude Points for every $1 spent on eligible purchases. 
  • Annual Fee: $200 for the first year, $295 p.a. ongoing

The Westpac Altitude Rewards Black has up to 180,000 Altitude Points plus a reduced first year annual card fee on offer for new cardholders, the points can be redeemed for up to $800 in e-gift cards or transferred to Velocity Frequent Flyer, KrisFlyer or Cathay miles at a 3:1 ratio. The card offers high points earn rates plus ongoing benefits, including Priority Pass lounge invites.

American Express Membership Rewards

American Express Membership Rewards points are amongst the most flexible out there, with the ability to be transferred to key frequent flyer programs like Velocity, KrisFlyer and Asia Miles, as well as Qantas for Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders.

American Express® Platinum Business Card

  • Sign-up Bonus: 250,000 Membership Rewards Bonus Points*
  • Rewards Earn Rate: Earn 2.25 Membership Rewards points per $1 on all eligible business purchases, except for spend with government bodies, for which you will earn 1 point per $1 spent. 
  • Annual Fee: $875 in the first year (normally $1,750 p.a)*
  • Offer expires: 27 May 2025

New American Express Card Members can earn 250,000 Membership Rewards Bonus Points in the first year* when you apply, are approved and spend $12,000 on eligible purchases on your American Express Platinum Business Card in the first 3 months of your approval date. Plus, enjoy a half annual Card fee of $875 (normally $1,750) in the first year. The Card is aimed at small and medium-size businesses who want to maximise their points earned, as well as business and travel benefits. Offer ends 27 May 2025. T&Cs apply.

American Express Platinum Card

  • Sign-up Bonus: 225,000 bonus Membership Rewards points
  • Rewards Earn Rate: Earn 2.25 Membership Rewards points per $1 on all eligible purchases, except for spend with government bodies, for which you will earn 1 point per $1 spent. 
  • Annual Fee: $1,450 p.a.
  • Offer expires: 8 April 2025

The American Express Platinum Card is offering 225,000 bonus Membership Rewards Points¹ for new American Express Card Members who apply by 8 April 2025 and spend $5,000 on eligible purchases in the first 3 months of approval. It also comes with up to $400 in Global Dining Credit¹¹ per calendar year and a $450 annual Travel Credit⁵. A great card for those who want to earn Membership Rewards Points on everyday spend and transferable to over 10 major Airline Rewards Partner Programs⁸. T&Cs apply.

American Express Explorer Credit Card

  • Sign-up Bonus: 100,000 bonus Membership Rewards Points
  • Rewards Earn Rate: Earn 2 Membership Rewards points per $1 on all purchases except government bodies where you will earn 1 point per $1 spent. 
  • Annual Fee: $395 p.a.
  • Offer expires: 8 April 2025

American Express is offering 100,000 bonus Membership Rewards Points for new American Express Card Members who apply for the Explorer Credit Card by 8 April 2025, are approved, and spend $4,000 on eligible purchases within the first 3 months of the approval date. Includes $400 Travel Credit each year as a regular benefit, plus free access to The Centurion® Lounge at Sydney and Melbourne airports along with a range of insurances and high points earn rates on spend. T&Cs apply. New Amex Card Members only.

You may also check out our other credit card offers here as well as our best uses of points series.

Best Velocity Points Credit Card Offers this month was last modified: January 22nd, 2025 by Daniel Sciberras