Get 3,000 Flying Club miles with Virgin Money International Money Transfer
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Virgin Money International Money Transfer has returned as a Flying Club partner – but only for a few months.
If you try this service now you can get 3,000 Virgin Atlantic miles when making your first transaction.
Virgin Money promises a best price guarantee on all international money transfers, although as this guarantee excludes internet specialists such as Azimo and TransferWise you should treat it with a pinch of salt.
In order to get ‘the best price on the high street’, you need to register an account with Virgin Money and provide the quote you received from any high street bank in writing within three hours of receiving it. Virgin Money will then give you a matching quote.
Note the slightly confusing deadlines for this.
You need to be a Virgin Atlantic Flying Club member and not already have a Virgin Money International Money Transfer account
You need to open an account by 31st January but you have until 30th April 2018 to actually make your first transaction
If your first transaction is over £1000 you will qualify for the 3000 miles which will be credited to your account within 60 days
This is not necessarily a ‘no brainer’ deal. The miles are worth around £30 at best and you need to transfer £1000. If the Virgin rates are close to Azimo then you may come out on top but you should definitely do the maths first – the banks are not known for their great rates.
Full terms and conditions can be found here.
The Virgin Money page is here.
PS. Remember that Virgin Money is also offering 6,000 Virgin Flying Club miles for opening an ISA at the moment – details are on the Virgin Atlantic site here.
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):
Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard
15,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review
Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard
A generous earning rate for a free card at 0.75 points per £1 Read our full review
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.
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review
The Platinum Card from American Express comes with 40,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 40,000 Virgin Points.
The Platinum Card from American Express
40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a fee Read our full review
Small business owners should consider the two American Express Business cards. Points convert at 1:1 into Virgin Points.
American Express Business Platinum
40,000 points sign-up bonus and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review
American Express Business Gold
20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review
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.)
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