Double Virgin Atlantic miles on Little Red, and quadruple miles from Hilton

Virgin Flying Club has announced that it will be offering double miles on all Little Red domestic flights until June 30th.

This means that you will earn 3,000 Flying Club miles per return flight, instead of 1,500.

More interestingly, you will earn double miles on EVERY Little Red flight you take during this period, so it could be very lucrative for some people.  Full details can be found here.

Virgin has also announced that new Flying Club members who take a Little Red return flight before 30th June will get an extra 1,500 Flying Club miles.  This is a better deal than using the referral route that I offered a couple of days ago, so I would sign up via the link above instead.

Remember that Virgin Flying Club miles can be converted to Hilton HHonors at a rate of 1:2 (minimum 10,000 miles) so even if you have no intention of building up a collection of Flying Club miles, this promotion could still be very interesting if you transfer your miles to Hilton points.

Meanwhile, talking of Hilton ….

Virgin and Hilton have launched a promotion offering QUADRUPLE VIRGIN MILES on stays at selected London and Scottish hotels.  You must register before your stay using this form.

The rules are:

Stays must be between 31st March and 30th June

You must set your account to ‘Hilton Points & Fixed Miles’ to receive the basic 1,000 Virgin miles per stay, plus a bonus of 3,000 Virgin miles per stay (Hampton Inn stays only get a bonus of 600 miles)

Only stays at these hotels in London and Scotland count

There is no cap on the number of times you can earn the bonus

This is a very interesting promo if you need a London hotel over the next three months.  It may even be worth hopping from Hotel A to Hotel B and back again, night after night, given that you are earning 4,000 Virgin miles per stay!

Some of the hotels, especially at weekends, will not be very expensive in the first place, so 4,000 miles represents an aggressive rebate.  I wonder if you could use it together with this 40% Hilton discount code I posted recently?

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How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (April 2025)

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 18,000 Virgin Points and the free card has a bonus of 3,000 Virgin Points):

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard

18,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review

Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard

3,000 bonus points, no fee and 1 point for every £1 you spend 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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with 50,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 50,000 Virgin Points.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large 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

50,000 points when you sign-up 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.