Virgin offers new platform for hotel deals and car rentals

Virgin offers new platform for hotel deals and car rentals

Virgin Australia Group has partnered with Rocket Travel to launch a new booking platform that offers customers hotel room deals and car rental options that can be booked directly on the airline’s websites.

Rocket Travel is owned by the same holding company as Booking.com and Agoda, Booking Holdings Inc.

The partnership marks the first time Virgin Australia has offered hotel and car rental options through one partner since the airline was relaunched less than two years ago.

Virgin Australia Group CCO, Dave Emerson, said the airline was providing hundreds of thousands of great value travel options for customers through a new simple booking process provided by Rocket Travel.

“Virgin Australia is committed to always providing the best value and experience to our customers at every step of the travel journey and the relaunch of a hotels and car rental deals platform is a great example of that,” Emerson said.

“We know how popular Booking.com and Agoda are to the Australian market, and our customers now have direct access to hundreds of thousands of hotel rooms, car rental options and exclusive deals across the globe through the Rocket Travel platform, which can be accessed directly from the Virgin Australia and Velocity Frequent Flyer websites and apps.

“We are also providing even more travel options for our more than 10.8 million Velocity Frequent Flyer members who now have more ways to earn and redeem Points which we know is a great benefit to many Australians who are looking for more cost-effective ways to travel amid rising inflation.

“Our partnership with Rocket Travel provides a competitive proposition for Australian travellers and heralds another significant customer improvement as we continue on our very bright future.”

To celebrate the launch, Velocity Frequent Flyer members who make an eligible hotel booking by 13 September 2022 will earn triple Points, the equivalent of 9 Points per $1 Spent. Members will also earn 1,000 bonus Points on eligible car rental bookings made by 30 September 2022.


Image source: Virgin Australia

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