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Bits: Virgin East Coast sale launched, earn Nectar points with South Western Railway

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News in brief:

Virgin East Coast flash sale launched

Virgins Trains (East Coast) has launched a flash sale with a full 50% off Advance Standard and Advance First tickets.

You need to book by Monday 28th August for travel between 11th September and 20th December.  Note that you cannot book for weekends after 5th November.

Full details are on the East Coast website here.  Remember that you will also earn 1 Virgin Flying Club mile or 2 Nectar points per £1 spent.

Earn Nectar points with South Western Railway

The South West Trains franchise changed hands on Sunday, and services are now operated by First Group.

This means that you can now earn Nectar points when you book South Western rail tickets via their website.  The earning rate is 2 points per £1.

In fact, you can earn Nectar points on ANY train ticket booked via the South Western website irrespective of train operator.  Full details are here.

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  • Kai says:

    This is the standard partner discount (with Mastercard / Avis etc. too).

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