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The Virgin Atlantic credit cards get a smartphone app (at last)

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Yes, finally …. you can now manage the two Virgin Atlantic credit cards via a smartphone app.

I know that a few HfP readers have been put off from applying due to the lack of smartphone card management, but the problem is now fixed.  iPhone users should click here.  Android users should click here.

It seems to work well.  You can view recent transactions, make payments via the app and even see how many Flying Club miles you earned last month.

Virgin Atlantic credit card app

Remember that, for another few days:

you will earn an extra 5,000 miles (10,000 miles in total) on the FREE Virgin Atlantic Reward credit card 

you will get an extra 10,000 Flying Club miles (25,000 miles in total) if you take out the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ credit card, which has a £160 fee

This offer runs until 28th February.  You can apply here.

The representative APR on the free card is 22.9% variable.   The representative APR on Reward+ is 63.9% variable including the £160 fee based on a notional £1200 credit limit The interest rate on purchases is 22.9% variable.


How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards

How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (October 2024)

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.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with 40,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 40,000 Virgin Points.

The Platinum Card from American Express

40,000 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

Up to 80,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

Get up to 40,000 points as a sign-up offer 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

(Want to earn more Virgin Points?  Click here to see our recent articles on Virgin Atlantic and Flying Club and click here for our home page with the latest news on earning and spending other airline and hotel points.)

Comments (33)

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  • Combatjohnny says:

    Glad to see virgin finally getting an app. I was thinking of getting rid of the card as it felt inconvenient. I know thats first world problems but ease of managing my money and keeping an eye on things is important to me

  • Mr. AC says:

    Virgin card – was denied when I applied last year. Reapplied again this time around – same result. Decided to appeal in writing as Rob recommends, sent off in a signed-for envelope, it was delivered but crickets for now.
    One thing I noticed is the address Rob provided in the article and the one Virgin suggest in their denial email are different. I used the latter. Mistake?…

    • Netutgamer says:

      Try getting in touch with their social media people. They tend to be quite good at sorting stuff out.

      • RussellH says:

        Serious question…

        Do they have an e-mail address? I do not do any social media, and TBH, no interest in trying.

        Thinking about applying for the free card sometime and banking the 5000 points, but I am not interested in trying to spend £1000 in 3 months to get the further 5000 – wrong time of year – but could easily add a further 5000 from Amex for 15 000 Hilton

  • Richmond says:

    I saw Haynes manual on A380 in my local shopping centre.

  • Lee says:

    OT – Booked Czech airline PRG-ICN return this Christmas for 50000 Etihad points, probably the cheapest redemption between Europe and far east. Then realised that they only have one long haul route with only one A330.
    Has anyone had any good experience with CSA?

    • Rob says:

      I have another article on that coming up as it happens.

      The plane belongs to Korean on loan to Czech and they share the route with Czech, one day Czech flies it, the other day Korean flies it.

  • avidsaver says:

    Anyone having trouble setting up the Virgin C C App on an iPhone? Four attempts, four different activation codes and every time tells me that number entered is incorrect.

    • TGLoyalty says:

      Just set mine up and worked perfectly.

      Suggest deleting the app and starting fresh invade the first install went badly.

    • Colin JE says:

      I had that problem too initially. Don’t allow the iPhone to apply the code, but check your texts and apply the 6 digit number manually in the app. That worked for me. Also, the app was a bit glitchy with an almost hidden button under the date of birth entry (iPhone 6s). Tap where you think the button is if you think you have that problem.

  • Steve-B says:

    Make sure you install the VS app on your primary device as it’s locked to the first device you install/activate on and there’s no easy way to move it. Now on my 3rd call to CS…

    • Rob says:

      Genius. Metro Bank is similar – can only put it on one device.

    • barnyd says:

      You can only use it for one card too, not ideal if like me you have both virgin cards. Not the end of the world but worth a mention.

    • Leigh says:

      Also It looks like you need to register a second time with an additional login that is totally unconnected to the existing website account?

      And still no Apple Pay…

  • Cristian Saunders says:

    This is great news… However VS Credit Card still can’t work with G-Pay 🙁

  • BA-Flyer says:

    Be sure to screenshot every step of the application if you go for either of the Virgin cards, especially if you have an enhanced signup offer. Virgin offered me 33,000 miles as an ex-MBNA cardholder, then claimed I had been sent the offer by mistake and wasn’t eligible for the miles. I had to get the Ombudsman involved. Shocking customer service from Virgin.

    • Qwerty Bertie says:

      Did you get the miles? How about an apology and/or admission of fault?

      Your advice about screenshoting is sage, and I would further recommend everybody screenshot everything they do when it comes to any sort of application or non- low value online transaction/purchase. I have for years, and it has stood me in good stead when I’ve needed to make a request for after sales service, or ultimately even make a formal complaint. I also record calls to financial institutions and get each person to name themselves, but only when dealing with something of £100 plus in value, or if making a formal complaint. I also find that informing them I’m recording the call too, brings out a special reserve of competence and dedication one might otherwise not be blessed with.

      • BA-Flyer says:

        Yes, I did get the miles but no apology or admission of blame. How do you record your phonecalls? Put them on speaker, or is there an app you reccomend?

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