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Save more on business stays with IHG Business Edge

With IHG Business Edge your business can access guaranteed discounts at over 6,000 participating IHG Hotels & Resorts worldwide. But that's not all.

Travellers in your business can continue to earn Velocity Points on their stays at participating IHG Hotels & Resorts, plus when you sign up to IHG Business Rewards through your Virgin Australia Business Flyer account you can receive an immediate jump to IHG One Rewards Gold Elite status after the first night stay.*

Discounts, Gold and Points

IHG One Rewards and IHG Business Edge memberships can give you access to benefits for eligible business stays at participating IHG Hotels & Resorts.

Guaranteed discounts

Access guaranteed discounts at over 6,000 participating IHG Hotels & Resorts globally when you book business travel through your IHG Business Edge membership.

IHG One Rewards Gold Elite

The traveller can unlock more by jumping directly to IHG One Rewards Gold Elite status after your first night stay* (Did we mention late check outs?).

Velocity Points

The traveller can earn 3 Velocity Points per $1 spent on eligible bookings with participating IHG Hotels & Resorts.*

How to get your Gold Elite Status upgrade

To take advantage of the benefit of the Virgin Australia Business Flyer and IHG Business Edge Partnership, you will need 3 program memberships:

Virgin Australia Business Flyer

IHG One Rewards

IHG Business Edge

To access the Gold Elite Status upgrade, your business must create a new IHG Business Edge membership, using the link in your Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal.

Each IHG Business Edge membership must be linked to an IHG One Rewards member number, continue reading to find out how to join.

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How to set up the program memberships

1. Sign your business up to Virgin Australia Business Flyer

2. Sign up to IHG One Rewards

3. Log in to your IHG One Rewards account and select Virgin Australia as your preferred Airlines Miles Program to start earning Velocity Points for the traveller on every stay

4. Log in to the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal and click on the IHG Business Edge tile

5. Use your IHG One Rewards number to sign up to IHG Business Edge
If you are already a Virgin Australia Business Flyer member, you will need to follow the below steps:

1. Sign up to IHG One Rewards

2. Log into your IHG One Rewards account and select Virgin Australia as your preferred Airlines Miles Program to start earning Velocity Points for the traveller on every stay

3. Log in to your Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal and click on the IHG Business Edge tile

4. Use your IHG One Rewards number to sign up to IHG Business Edge
If you are already a Virgin Australia Business Flyer and IHG One Rewards member, you will need to follow the below steps:

1. Log in to your IHG One Rewards account and select Virgin Australia as your preferred Airlines Miles Program to start earning Velocity Points for the traveller on every stay

2. Log in to the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal and click on the IHG Business Edge tile

3. Use your IHG One Rewards number to sign up to IHG Business Edge
If you are already an IHG One Rewards member, but not a member of Virgin Australia Business Flyer, you will need to follow the below steps:

1. Log into your IHG One Rewards account and select Virgin Australia as your preferred Airlines Miles Program to start earning Velocity Points for the traveller on every stay

2. Sign your business up to Virgin Australia Business Flyer

3. Log in to your Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal and click on the IHG Business Edge tile

4. Use your IHG One Rewards number to sign up to IHG Business Edge
To be eligible for the discounted stays and Gold Elite Status jump, you must be a new IHG Business Edge member.

To set up a new account follow the below steps:

1. Log into your Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal

2. Click on the IHG Business Edge tile and set up a new IHG Business Edge program using your IHG One Rewards number

How to access guaranteed discounts at over 6,000 participating IHG Hotels & Resorts

Once you are signed up to IHG Business Edge, you can access the guaranteed discounts at participating IHG Hotels & Resorts accommodation in two ways:

Login to your IHG Business Edge account
Go to the IHG homepage and enter your Corporate ID when entering in your accommodation search options (Corporate ID provided by IHG Business Edge at the time of sign up)

Bring on better business rewards

Earn Points

Earn Velocity Points for your business in the air and on the ground with our wide range of everyday Business Partners.¹

Amazing Savings

Take your business further with up to 10% off eligible international flights,² up to 6% off eligible domestic flights³ and up to 18% off car hire.⁴

Redeem Points

Turn your business' Velocity Points into rewards.⁵ From travelling domestically or abroad to shopping online, learn more about redemption here.

Priority Benefits

Receive two Velocity Pilot Gold memberships⁶, manage your business travel in one place and enjoy exclusive member-only offers.

Find out more

Frequently Asked Question

IHG® Business Edge is IHG Hotels & Resorts’ free program for small to medium enterprises, offering businesses benefits, including discounts on accommodation at more than 6,000 participating hotels globally.
The program is open to businesses that are not already part of IHG®’s managed account portfolio. Please see IHG® Business Edge Terms & Conditions for further eligibility criteria.

To sign up to the program, each user must also be a member of IHG One Rewards. Sign up here if not already a member.
The IHG® One Rewards Program (“Program”), which includes InterContinental® Ambassador and IHG® Business Rewards, is a loyalty program offered by Six Continents Hotels, Inc. (“SCH”) and its subsidiaries and affiliates, all of which are InterContinental Hotels Group companies (collectively, “IHG® Hotels & Resorts” or “IHG”).
Please sign up via the IHG tile on the Rewards Portal (https://business.velocityfrequentflyer.com/).

Please note Virgin Australia Business Flyer members must register via the link on this tile to be eligible for the upgrade for Elite Gold status under their IHG One Rewards account.

Once registered, employees/colleagues can also be added to the membership to take advantage of the benefits available.
Please sign up here: Join IHG® Rewards Club Hotel Rewards Program

Ensure Virgin Australia is selected as your preferred airline miles program, to take advantage of the Velocity Frequent Flyer and Virgin Australia Business Flyer benefits.
To be recognised as a Virgin Australia Business Flyer member, members are required to ensure they have signed up via the dedicated link in the Rewards Portal (https://business.velocityfrequentflyer.com/).
There are two ways employees/colleagues can be added to a IHG Business Edge account:

For the Administrator adding an employee/colleague: Login to the IHG Business Edge Account and go to the Account Settings. You will need your colleague’s IHG® One Rewards number to add them to the account.

For employees adding themselves to an existing account: Visit the IHG® Business Edge application form and select ‘I’d like to link to an existing company’. You will need your company’s Corporate ID in order to add yourself to an existing account, as well as your IHG One Rewards number.
There are two ways to ensure you receive the discounts available to IHG Business Edge members:

Login to your IHG® Business Edge account at Login (ihg.com) and proceed to the accommodation booking page

Alternatively, book via the IHG home page (IHG Hotels & Resorts | Book hotels online at 6,000+ destinations worldwide). When entering your required destination and stay dates, select the Rate Preferences menu and enter your Corporate ID
Available to Virgin Australia Business Flyer members only, as long you sign up to IHG® Business Edge via the dedicated link in the Rewards Portal.

You will receive the complimentary upgrade to Elite Gold status under your IHG® One Rewards account after your first qualifying night stay at a participating property.
Virgin Australia Business Flyer members will be eligible for Elite Gold status on their IHG® One Rewards membership account once:

You have registered for IHG® Business Edge via our dedicated link in the Rewards Portal.

Stayed for at least one qualifying night at a participating IHG property.

Please allow up to 8 weeks after your first night stay for your Elite Gold status to be reflected on your IHG® One Rewards membership.
To earn Velocity Points whenever you stay with IHG Hotels & Resorts, you must be a member of (IHG® One Rewards join at https://www.ihg.com/rewardsclub/us/en/enrollment/join and select Virgin Australia as your Preferred Frequent Flyer Program.

If you are an existing IHG® One Rewards member, please log in to your account on IHG.com, select Personal Info and then View Preferences to update your Earning Preferences to Virgin Australia.
Velocity Frequent Flyer members will earn 3 points per AUD $1 spent at all IHG Hotels & Resorts properties located in Australia, or 600 points per stay at all IHG Hotels & Resorts properties located outside Australia.
To be eligible for Velocity Points, you are required to be an IHG® One Rewards member and a Velocity member at the time of your stay and have Virgin Australia selected as your preferred airline miles program. Please allow up to 4 weeks for your Points to be allocated to your Velocity account before submitting a missing Points claim.

If Points are not credited to your Velocity account after 4 weeks, please contact the IHG® One Rewards Service Centre on 02 9935 8362 (toll charges apply).

Terms and Conditions

~IHG® Business Edge & Virgin Australia Business Flyer Points Offer Terms and Conditions: This “Enrol & Stay 1 Night, Get 5K Points” promotion (the “Promotion”) gives companies who enrol in the IHG® Business Edge (“IHGBE”) program via the IHG® Business Edge & Virgin Australia Business Flyer Bonus Points Offer link an opportunity to earn 5,000 IHG One Rewards bonus points. IHG One Rewards points can be redeemed by individuals with a valid IHG One Rewards account.

To qualify for the 5,000 promotional bonus points, a company must, during the Promotion Period:

(a) be a current Virgin Australia Business Flyer member,

(b) sign up for the IHGBE program through the IHG® Business Edge & Virgin Australia Business Flyer Points Offer link, which can be accessed via your Virgin Australia Business Flyer account,

(d) have a company representative complete at least one (1) Qualifying Room Night Stay under the new IHGBE account during the Promotion Period.

The “Promotion Period” is from 12:01am AEST on 29 March 2024 to 11:59pm AEST on 14 May 2024

For purposes of the Promotion, a “Qualifying Room Night Stay” is defined as a minimum one (1) night stay at a participating hotel booked under the company’s IHGBE rate. Participating hotels include IHG® Hotels & Resorts that offer the IHGBE rate. Stays booked using Rewards Nights or Points & Cash are not Qualifying Room Night Stays for purposes of this Promotion. Bookings made through on-line travel agencies or other reservation sites such as booking.com or expedia.com also do not qualify under this Promotion.

A company with an IHGBE account may only participate once in this Promotion. A company can have only one IHGBE account, and IHGBE accounts already in existence prior to the Promotion Period are not eligible to participate. A maximum of 5,000 IHG One Rewards bonus points can be achieved. The points awarded under this Promotion will be in the form of digital points vouchers, which will be provided to the administrator on the applicable IHGBE account. The vouchers may only be redeemed by individuals with a valid IHG One Rewards account. If not already a member, an individual can enrol in the IHG One Reward program, at no cost, at Join IHG One Rewards. Any distribution of the points vouchers to other individuals will be the responsibility of the administrator and company who received the vouchers. IHG is not responsible for any lost, misplaced, or stolen vouchers. Expired vouchers will not be replaced should they not be redeemed within the period indicated on the voucher.

An IHG One Rewards member's participation in the IHG One Rewards program and this Promotion are subject to the standard IHG One Rewards Membership Terms and Conditions, which can be obtained here or by visiting ihgonerewards.com. Enrolment and participation in the IHGBE program and this Promotion are also subject to the IHGBE Terms and Conditions, which can be found here or by visiting businessedge.ihg.com.

Virgin Australia Business Flyer membership is available to businesses with an active ABN/ACN and an Australian business address that spend less than $300K per annum on flights with Virgin Australia. The business cannot be a Superannuation fund, travel agent, travel management company, travel wholesaler, air travel consolidator or anyone re-selling air travel. For more information please see the Virgin Australia Business Flyer and Loyalty Terms and Conditions.

The bonus points awarded through this Promotion are not Elite status qualifying under the IHG One Rewards program. The time needed for awarding points can vary with each promotion, so please allow up to 8 weeks for the points vouchers to be emailed to the administrator on the IHGBE account following the completion of the Promotion. IHG One Rewards benefits are generally available at all IHG® Hotels & Resorts and other alliance hotels participating in the program, with exceptions for the following:

Six Senses® Hotels Resorts Spas: IHG One Rewards points may be earned or redeemed for stays but other benefits may not be available. (Note that some hotels do not participate in IHG One Rewards).

See IHG One Rewards Membership Terms and Conditions for details on program benefits and restrictions.

IHG may withdraw points from a member’s IHG One Rewards account if they were deposited into the member’s account in error and may revoke all points in a member’s account if the member abuses the IHG One Rewards program, including but not limited to abuse of the point redemption process. IHG also expressly reserves the right to remove a member's points, downgrade their status, or cancel their account if fraudulent use of the Promotion is detected, and any fraudulent activity or other prohibited activity relating to a member’s account, this Promotion, restricted rate offerings, or the IHG One Rewards program is subject to the IHG One Rewards Membership Terms and Conditions, including any of the identified actions that may be taken in response to such activity. In addition, IHG also reserves the right to suspend or terminate participation in the IHGBE program or use of the IHGBE member portal for any fraudulent, wrongful, or other prohibited activity in connection with the program, the portal, or this Promotion. To the extent permitted by applicable law, IHG’s interpretation of the scope and application of the Promotion and these Terms and Conditions will control, and IHG also reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Promotion. This Promotion is valid only for companies that are newly enrolled and approved into the IHGBE program through the IHG® Business Edge & Virgin Australia Business Flyer Bonus Points Offer during the Promotion Period, and participation in the Promotion cannot be transferred or conveyed. Any inquiries concerning this Promotion must be made by July 14, 2024.

© 2024 InterContinental Hotels Group, Three Ravinia Drive, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia 30346-2121 USA. All rights reserved. Most hotels are independently owned and operated. The portfolio of Iberostar Beachfront Resorts excludes any interests in Cuba. ^Join Virgin Australia Business Flyer: Eligibility to join Virgin Australia Business Flyer: Virgin Australia Business Flyer membership is available to businesses with an active ABN/ACN, an Australian business address and spend of less than $300,000 per annum on flights with Virgin Australia. Superannuation funds, travel agents, travel management companies, travel wholesalers, air travel consolidators and any businesses re-selling air travel are not eligible to join. For more information please see the Virgin Australia Business Flyer and Loyalty Terms and Conditions.

*Virgin Australia Business Flyer IHG Business Edge Status Upgrade Offer Terms and Conditions:

In connection with IHG® Business Edge ,Virgin Australia Business Flyer is partnering with IHG® to offer Eligible Persons the opportunity to receive a complimentary upgrade to IHG® One Rewards Gold Elite Status for their IHG® One Rewards membership after one qualifying room night is booked and consumed (the “Offer”). This Offer is in addition to the standard benefits provided by IHG® as part of its IHG® One Rewards and IHG® Business Edge programs. Please see the IHG One Rewards and IHG Business Edge websites for more detail. This Offer is only available to new IHG® Business Edge Accounts.

An “Eligible Person” is a natural person (and not a business entity) who: (1) is an employee or contractor of a business which is a Virgin Australia Business Flyer member; (2) is an IHG® One Rewards member; and (3) meets the Eligibility Requirements below.

For an Eligible Person to receive IHG® One Rewards Gold Elite Status, the following “Eligibility Requirements” must also be met: (1) while this Offer is live, an authorised representative of the Virgin Australia Business Flyer member (who is also an IHG® One Rewards member) must enrol the Virgin Australia Business Flyer member for IHG® Business Edge, using the IHG® Business Edge URL included on the IHG Business Edge tiles in the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal and/or Booking Portal; (2) the Eligible Person must be invited by a Virgin Australia Business Flyer member with an IHG® Business Edge account, using the functionality within the online IHG® Business Edge portal, to link the Eligible Person’s IHG® One Rewards membership to the Virgin Australia’s Business Flyer member’s IHG® Business Edge membership and must accept such invitation; (3) the Eligible Person must be logged into IHG® with their IHG® One Rewards member number and they must provide the Virgin Australia Business Flyer member’s IHG® Business Edge corporate ID (provided at time of IHG® Business Edge approved registration) when booking one Qualifying Room Night; (4) the Eligible Person must stay one Qualifying Room Night; and (5) the Eligible Person must be registered as an employee of the registered company on the IHG® Business Edge Portal within the company profile.

A “Qualifying Room Night includes a minimum one (1) night booked and consumed at the IHG Business Edge program rate as confirmed by the IHG® reservation system. Qualified IHG® Business Edge program rates must include the IHG® Business Edge Corporate ID number. Qualifying Room Night stays can be reserved through the IHG® App, IHG.com, Global Distribution Systems (GDS), IHG® Central Reservations Office or the property direct. Bookings made on any other IHG® rate either through the previous channels or through online travel agencies such as booking.com or expedia.com or other similar reservation sites will not be included in this Offer; these are considered as non-qualifying stays.

If an Eligible Person meets the Eligibility Requirements, IHG® will automatically award the IHG® One Rewards Gold Elite Status to the Eligible Person’s IHG® One Rewards membership. Please allow up to 8 weeks after the Qualifying Room Night for the status update to be applied. There is no limit on the number of Eligible Persons who can receive the status upgrade, but each Eligible Person can only receive the upgrade as part of this Offer once after they have booked and consumed one Qualifying Room Night. The Gold Elite Status will continue for one (1) year from the date it is applied. To retain Gold Elite Status, the IHG® One Rewards member will be required to meet the status maintain requirements in line with the IHG® One Rewards program requirements.

Registration and use of an IHG® Business Edge account and IHG® One Rewards account is subject to the relevant IHG® One Rewards Terms and Conditions and IHG® Business Edge Terms and Conditions available on the IHG website.

Velocity members can also link their Velocity account to their IHG® One Rewards account and earn Velocity Points on select IHG® bookings, including select IHG® Business Edge bookings. This is a separate and existing offer for Velocity members. Velocity membership is subject to the Velocity Membership Terms and Conditions, as amended from time to time. Please see here for more detail about the Hotel Partner Velocity Points offer.

IHG® reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify this Offer if any fraud, technical failures, human error or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper administration of the Offer. This Offer and members are subject to the IHG® Business Edge Program’s Terms & Conditions found here and IHG® One Rewards membership terms and conditions found here.

For questions on the Offer, please email businessedgesupport@ihg.com

Terms and Conditions for IHG® One Rewards can be found here.

IHG®’s Privacy Statement can be located by visiting our Privacy Statement.

1. Earning Points with Virgin Australia Business Flyer: Virgin Australia Business Flyer Members can earn up to 1,000,000 Points from completed travel on eligible flights marketed and operated by Virgin Australia or marketed by Virgin Australia and operated by eligible airline partners, per annum, based on the rolling 12 month period from when the Member joins Virgin Australia Business Flyer. Points aren’t earned on certain fees, taxes, or charges.  Virgin Australia Business Flyer Terms and Conditions  apply.

2. United Airlines Business Discounts (UA Business Discounts): As at 1 November 2023, the following discounts apply to the United Airlines and Virgin Australia base fares (which excludes fees, carrier charges and taxes) of Virgin Australia marketed and United Airlines operated flights (with a VA flight number) booked by Virgin Australia Business Flyer members (Members), which may change without notice:

Business Fares:
VA Fare Class J, C and D: 10%

Economy Fares:
VA Fare Classes Y, B, W, H, K and L: 10%
VA Fare Classes R and E: 5%

Please check the Virgin Australia Business Flyer website for current discount levels. UA Business Discounts can only be booked through the Booking Portal, our Guest Contact Centre, or a registered Travel Management Company (TMC) or travel agent and are not available through the public Virgin Australia website. If your TMC or travel agent is not registered to process these UA Business Discounts, please instruct your TMC or travel agent to contact the Virgin Australia Business Flyer team businessflyer@virginaustralia.com.

UA Business Discounts cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount and cannot be combined with any other Unpublished Fares or Promotional Fares, unless otherwise stated. UA Business Discounts do not apply to any bookings made via the Virgin Australia conference and group travel area, sale fares or other tactical fares offered from time to time, and bookings for children and infants. If you have any questions regarding the application of UA Business Discounts, please contact the Virgin Australia Business Flyer team. Virgin Australia Business Flyer Terms and Conditions apply.

3. Fare advantage discounts: The Fare Advantage Discount of 4% applies to Flex fares (L, K, H, W, B, Y class) operated and marketed by Virgin Australia and 6% applies to Business Class fares (D, C, J class) operated and marketed by Virgin Australia, and is available to Virgin Australia Business Flyer members. The Fare Advantage Discount levels are subject to change without notice. Please check our website for current discount levels.  Fare Advantage Discounts can only be booked through the Booking Portal, our Guest Contact Centre, or a registered self-ticketing Travel Management Company (TMC) or travel agent and are not available through the public Virgin Australia website. If your TMC or travel agent is not registered to process Fare Advantage Discounts, please instruct your TMC or travel agent to contact the Virgin Australia Business Flyer team at businessflyer@virginaustralia.com.  Fare Advantage Discounts cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount and cannot be combined with any other Unpublished Fares or Promotional Fares. Fare Advantage discounts do not apply to any bookings made via the Virgin Australia conference and group travel area, sale fares or other tactical fares offered from time to time, and bookings for children and infants. If you have any questions regarding the application of Fare Advantage Discounts, please contact the Virgin Australia Business Flyer team.  Virgin Australia Business Flyer Terms and Conditions  apply. 

4. Thrifty Car Hire Discount: Virgin Australia Business Flyer members will receive the following benefit from Thrifty on all bookings made via the Thrifty booking portal within the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal or the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Booking Portal: a discount of 15-18% off the best base rate of the day on www.Thrifty.com.au (that is, the rates on the Thrifty booking portal accessed via the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Rewards Portal or the Virgin Australia Business Flyer Booking Portal).

5. Points Transfer: Virgin Australia Business Flyer Account Administrators can transfer Points earned by the Virgin Australia Business Flyer member to a Velocity Frequent Flyer member, provided that (a) there is a minimum of 3,000 Points per transfer; and (b) the Velocity Frequent Flyer member transferee is directly employed or contracted by the Virgin Australia Business Flyer member.

6. Pilot Gold: A new Virgin Australia Business Flyer member is eligible to receive two three-month Velocity Pilot Gold Memberships if, within the first three months of becoming a Virgin Australia Business Flyer member, it books and completes at least $2,000 of eligible travel (excluding taxes, fees and charges). For more information, please visit our website at https://virginaustralia.com/businessflyer. Virgin Australia Business Flyer Terms and Conditions and Velocity membership Terms and Conditions apply.