I posted back in December about the acquisition of a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic by Delta Air Lines of the US. I also reported on the later statement by Virgin that, surprisingly, it will not be joining Delta in the SkyTeam alliance in the [...]
What the new Delta / Virgin Atlantic joint venture means for you
June 12, 2013 by Raffles 9 Comments
Virgin cuts fuel surcharges on Economy redemptions – now £38 – £143 lower than BA
June 2, 2013 by Raffles
Virgin Atlantic has launched another of their occasional reward seat sales. There is a 30% reduction on the miles needed for a host of destinations (in ECONOMY ONLY). This means, for example, that Boston drops to 28,000 miles return, Las Vegas to 35,000 miles return [...]
When cashback sites really aren’t worth the trouble ….
May 31, 2013 by Raffles
I have decided that it is about time I reviewed the new Virgin Little Red domestic services, from Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Manchester to Heathrow. A flight has now been booked, so look out for my thoughts in a couple of weeks. Being the good little [...]
Virgin’s improved ‘Miles Booster’ – now worth a look
May 30, 2013 by Raffles
Back in November, I mentioned the launch of ‘Miles Booster’ by Virgin Atlantic. It was an odd little deal. When you bought a Virgin Atlantic flight for cash, you would be offered the chance to buy additional Flying Club miles – up to 200% of [...]
Do you know the expiry rules for your airline miles?
May 26, 2013 by Raffles
View from the Wing ran a good summary recently on the expiry policies for the major airline frequent flyer programmes. There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them or add to them. This is most [...]
Heathrow Rewards is (finally) here! So what is new?
May 25, 2013 by Raffles
A little later than originally planned, the new Heathrow Rewards website – the replacement for BAA WorldPoints – has finally launched. The link is here. The short version is heathrow.com/rewards and not rewards.heathrow.com, despite what my link shows. Very little has changed so far. Here [...]
3,000 bonus Virgin miles available if I refer you for the Virgin Atlantic credit cards
May 22, 2013 by Raffles
I am pleased to say that I am now able to offer referrals for anyone thinking about taking out the Virgin Atlantic White or Virgin Atlantic Black credit cards. I won’t go into the details of the two cards again, as I wrote about them [...]
Has the clamp down on credit card fees changed airline pricing?
May 20, 2013 by Raffles
From April 6th, UK companies have been banned from imposing excessive credit card surcharges on customers. The airline industry has, of course, been one of the worst offenders here, but has anything actually changed for the better? If you are flying a legacy airline then, [...]
Double Flying Club miles at American Express Currency Exchange
May 18, 2013 by Raffles
Virgin Flying Club is currently offering double miles (2 miles per £1) when you exchange your foreign currency at Amex Currency Exchange at Heathrow, Edinburgh or Birmingham. You can also get double miles at Gatwick at Moneycorp. You can read full details of the offer here. [...]
Credit Card Reviews 2013 (19): Virgin Flying Club Black American Express and Visa
May 6, 2013 by Raffles
(EDIT: This page was updated in May 2013) This is the 19th (and last!) of my series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for. These posts will be linked to the relevant [...]
Credit Card Reviews 2013 (18): Virgin Flying Club White American Express and Visa
May 5, 2013 by Raffles
(EDIT: This page was updated in May 2013) This is the 18th of my series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for. These posts will be linked to the relevant sections of the [...]
Jumeirah launches hotel discounts for Miles & More members and MasterCard holders
April 28, 2013 by Raffles
I have written a few posts about the Jumeirah hotels and resorts in Dubai, such as this one last week reviewing Emirates Towers, because they are very popular with people in the UK who are heading to the Middle East. We also use them a lot [...]
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