Bits: new SPG Moments at The O2 released, Virgin East Coast sale ending

News in brief:

New Starwood SPG Moments concerts at The O2 bookable

Starwood Preferred Guest has released a new batch of concerts at The O2. It is fair to say that the list has something for everyone. You can catch (list correct as of yesterday afternoon):

• Black Sabbath, 31st January (20,000 points for two tickets)
• Green Day, 8th February (20,000 points for two tickets)
• Strictly Come Dancing Live, 11th February (15,000 points for two tickets)
• Drake, 14th February (15,000 points for two tickets)
• Rod Stewart, 27th February (15,000 points for two tickets)
• Kaiser Chiefs, 1st March (15,000 points for two tickets)
• The Weeknd, 7th and 8th March (20,000 points for two tickets)
• Country To Country, 10th March (15,000 points for two tickets)
• Craig David, 25th and 26th March (15,000 points for two tickets)

Note that there is currently a bug on the Moments website – if you filter for events by ‘Europe’, the UK ones do not show up.  You need to search by ‘Music’ or ‘All Moments’.

You can read my review of my visit to Muse here and Rob’s review of Sting and Paul Simon here.

The SPG Suite is fully catered and is a very relaxed place to catch the music, although it is fair to say that if you want to jump around and sing along you would be better off down on the floor of the arena.

Starwood Preferred Guest is an American Express Membership Rewards transfer partner at 2:1. You can also get 10,000 Starwood points as a sign-up bonus for getting the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card. I review the Starwood Amex here.  You can also transfer Marriott Rewards points into SPG at the rate of 3:1.

You can get your tickets via the SPG Moments site here.

Virgin East Coast sale ends today

Virgin East Coast has been running a four days 50% off sale that will come to an end today.

If you want to travel on the Virgin East Coast route between 31st January and 31st March, head tot the Virgin East Coast website before midnight to book your tickets.

There are 400,000 seats in total available in the sale.

You can book for example:

• Edinburgh to King’s Cross £20 (First Class £35.25)
• York to Newcastle £6 (First Class £9.90)

The 17th – 20th February period is excluded from this sale.

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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.