Make savings on No1 Lounges with a Virgin Atlantic offer

No1 Lounges, along with its sister brands Clubrooms and My Lounge, is one of the largest independent airport lounge operators in the UK. Since the pandemic, the cost of booking its lounges for cash has jumped sharply.

You can make a saving, however, via a little known but long running partnership with Virgin Flying Club. This partnership continues even though Virgin Atlantic no longer flies from London Gatwick, the stronghold of No1 Lounges.

This means that you can book a lounge for as little as £22.50 per person. Even better, you’ll receive 200 to 400 Virgin Points on top.

There are deals available on the No1, Clubrooms and My Lounge spaces at Gatwick North, Gatwick South, Heathrow Terminal 3 and Birmingham.

The Virgin Flying Club member prices are:

• £35 – Clubrooms (Gatwick N, Gatwick S, Birmingham)
• £27.50 – No1 Lounges (Gatwick N, Gatwick S, Birmingham)
• £22.50 – My Lounge (Gatwick S)

…. and the Virgin Points you earn are:

• 400 points at Clubrooms
• 350 points at No1 Lounges
• 200 points at My Lounge

Note that the new No1 Lounge at Luton Airport is not participating.

As a price comparison, the standard pre-booked pricing is £42 for Clubrooms (£38 at Birmingham), £36-£42 for No1 Lounges (£34 at Birmingham) and £30 for My Lounge.

You can book the Virgin Flying Club / No1 Lounges offer via this link.

Obviously if you’re not a member of Virgin Flying Club then you need to sign up for free via the Virgin Atlantic website.

As points are earned per booking, you should make separate bookings for each adult in your group. However, each booking must contain a different Virgin Flying Club account number – the terms restrict points earning to one reward per Virgin Points account per day.

If you are looking for reviews of the lounges above – or indeed any other UK airport lounge – we have been to most of them. Our UK airport lounge reviews are indexed here.

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How to get FREE airport lounge access via UK credit cards (July 2025)

Here are the six options to get FREE airport lounge access via a UK credit card.

Your best value option (but no points):

The cheapest route to a Priority Pass airport lounge card is via the Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard.

The credit card has a fee of £15 per month, and comes with a Priority Pass which gives unlimited free access for the cardholder. If you add a free supplementary cardholder, they will also receive unlimited free access.

Unlike the version of Priority Pass you receive with American Express, the Lloyds Bank version also lets you access £18 airport restaurant credits.

Even better, the credit card has 0% FX fees and comes with 0.5% cashback. Full details are in my Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard review.

Lounge access via American Express cards:

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with two free Priority Pass cards, one for you and one for a supplementary cardholder. Each card admits two so a family of four gets in free. You get access to all 1,500 lounges in the Priority Pass network – search it here.

You also get access to Eurostar, Lufthansa and Delta Air Lines lounges.  Our in-depth review of The Platinum Card from American Express is here.

You can apply here.

The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card is FREE for the first year. It comes with a Priority Pass card loaded with four free visits to any Priority Pass lounge – see the list here.

Additional lounge visits are charged at £24.  You get four more free visits for every year you keep the card.  

There is no annual fee for Amex Gold in Year 1 and you get a 20,000 points sign-up bonus.  Full details are in our American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card review here.

Lounge access via HSBC Premier credit cards (Premier account holders only):

HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard gets you get a free Priority Pass card, allowing you access to the Priority Pass network.  Guests are charged at £24 although it may be cheaper to pay £60 for a supplementary credit card for your partner.

The card has a fee of £290 and there are strict financial requirements to become a HSBC Premier customer.  Full details are in my HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard review.

Got a small business?

If you have a small business, consider The American Express Business Platinum Card which has the same lounge benefits as the personal Platinum card:

You should also consider the Capital on Tap Pro Visa credit card which has a lower fee and, as well as a Priority Pass for airport lounge access, also comes with Radison Rewards VIP hotel status:

PS. You can find all of HfP’s UK airport lounge reviews – and we’ve been to most of them – indexed here.