Last chance for 20% off Virgin Economy and Premium Economy redemptions

A quick reminder that Wednesday June 4th is the last day to book yourself a redemption seat in the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club seat sale.

It covers both Economy and Premium Economy seats but not Upper Class unfortunately.

You will save 20% on the standard mileage required.

Virgin taxes on economy redemptions are already lower (by roughly £100) than British Airways. Even without a promotion, the miles required are also lower than Avios for some destinations. A New York seat at normal prices will cost you just 35,000 miles return, compared to 40,000 Avios with BA. With the sale the difference is even more stark.

These are the Economy destinations available in the sale together with the taxes and surcharges required for a return flight:

New York – 28,000 miles + £241

Barbados (Heathrow or Manchester) – 36,000 miles + £239

Delhi – 34,000 miles + £301

Tokyo – 36,000 miles + £280

The Premium Economy destinations are:

New York – 44,000 miles + £403

Jamaica – 56,000 miles + £465

Mumbai – 56,000 miles + £459

Shanghai – 56,000 miles + £495

Dubai – 48,000 miles + £425

Remember that you can book for any time in the next 11 months. There are no date restrictions as long as seats are available.

If you are short of miles, remember that Virgin miles transfer INSTANTLY from American Express Membership Rewards as long as your accounts are already linked. It will take a couple of days if you have not previously linked your accounts.  Transfers from Tesco Clubcard are also very fast, usually overnight – the ‘Clubcard to Virgin’ page is here.

You can combine these discounts with a CombiFare. CombiFare is explained in this post, but basically if you can only find a redemption in one direction Virgin will sell you a cash ticket for the other half at a discounted rate.

Full details of the Reward Seat Sale can be found here.

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How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (April 2024)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Virgin Points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

You can choose from two official Virgin Atlantic credit cards (apply here, the Reward+ card has a bonus of 15,000 Virgin Points):

You can also earn Virgin Points from various American Express cards – and these have sign-up bonuses too.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for a year and comes with 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 20,000 Virgin Points.

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with 40,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 40,000 Virgin Points.

Small business owners should consider the two American Express Business cards. Points convert at 1:1 into Virgin Points.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Virgin Points. 

(Want to earn more Virgin Points?  Click here to see our recent articles on Virgin Atlantic and Flying Club and click here for our home page with the latest news on earning and spending other airline and hotel points.)