Virgin Australia drops 800,000 airfares in Boxing Day sale

Breaking news! Virgin Australia has released 800,000 discounted Boxing Day fares across its domestic and international network, at up to 30 per cent off.

Travellers can secure fares from as low as $55 Economy one-way from Ballina (Byron Bay) to Sydney in the epic sale. Other popular destinations include the Gold Coast, Melbourne, Cairns, Denpasar, Haneda (Tokyo) and Vanuatu for travel on selected dates from February to September 2023.

The discounted fares are on sale from 12:01am 26 December 2022 until midnight (AEST) 29 December 2022, unless sold out prior, with travel available on selected dates and destinations between February and September 2023. All sale fares include Velocity Frequent Flyer Points earn and Status Credits.

Virgin Australia Domestic Airfares on Sale

One-way Economy Lite fare* highlights in both directions include:

  • Brisbane — Cairns from $89 one-way
  • Ballina (Byron Bay) — Sydney from $55 one-way
  • Perth — Sydney from $209 one-way
  • Canberra — Gold Coast from $109 one-way
  • Adelaide — Darwin from $139 one-way
  • Hobart — Melbourne from $79 one-way
  • Launceston — Melbourne from $69 one-way

Virgin Australia International Airfares on Sale

Return Economy Lite fare* highlights include:

• Cairns — Haneda (Tokyo) from $699 return
• Adelaide — Denpasar from $529 return
• Gold Coast — Denpasar from $479 return
• Brisbane — Vanuatu from $539 return

Bonus Points and Rewards also up for grabs

And if travel isn’t what’s in store for customers, members of Virgin Australia’s loyalty program, Velocity Frequent Flyer, are able to do more with their Points this Boxing Day, with discounts and Bonus Points offers across the Velocity e-Store, Velocity Rewards Store and at Myer.

Velocity’s recently repriced Rewards Store will offer more value this holiday season, with members now able to purchase items using up to 50 percent less Points. Our pick of the Rewards Store bargains include:

  • Coles Supermarkets $100 Gift Card for 19,606 Velocity Points
  • Bunnings $100 Gift Card for 20,001 Velocity Points
  • MokiPods Mini for 6,138 Velocity Points
  • Apple – AirPods 2nd generation — White for 40,549 Velocity Points
  • Apple Watch Series 8 GPS + Cellular 45mm Stainless Steel Case for 249,308 Velocity Points
  • Weber – Family Q Black (Q3100) LP Only for 170,329 Velocity Points

Some of the e-Store picks include:

  • 5 Points for every $1 spent on eligible purchases with The Iconic, City Beach, Adrenaline and Endota Spa
  • 8 Points for every $1 spent on eligible purchases with CUE
  • 6 Points for every $1 spent on eligible purchases with Veronika Maine

Use Velocity Points in the Myer Stocktake Sale

Velocity Frequent Flyer members are covered with great bargains this Boxing Day at Myer. Thousands of discounted items are up for grabs as part of its Stocktake Sale, ending 29 January 2023.

Velocity’s new partnership with Myer gives members access to more than 200,000 products, across womenswear, menswear, kids, and toys, plus home goods and electrical at mver.com.au using Points or Points + Pay.

Velocity Frequent Flyer CEO thanks members

CEO, Nick Rohrlach said the sale marks the end of a wonderful year and a celebration of the group’s people, partners, members and guests.

“It’s been a privilege to support millions of Australians in stretching their dollar further this year, both with the Velocity program’s new partnerships and member innovations, and as an airline with more choice and better value airfares.

We thank our members and guests for their loyalty in 2022 and look forward to delivering even more value and choice to Australians in 2023.”

Will you be getting away early in 2023 on one of the 800,000 airfares on sale?

*Readers should ensure they are familiar with the terms and conditions of the sale, available on the Virgin Australia website and the Velocity Frequent Flyer website.

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