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Get bonus Virgin Flying Club miles on the new Tel Aviv flights

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Virgin Atlantic is continuing to push its new Tel Aviv route, opening 25th September, by offering bonus Flying Club miles.

As we wrote yesterday, you can already get £20 – £30 off:

you can save £30 per person on Upper Class flights from London to Tel Aviv

you can save £20 per person on Economy and Premium flights from London to Tel Aviv

For this offer you need to add the promo code FLC03 when booking. The offer is for travel between 1st November and 11th December 2019 as well as 1st January to 31st March 2020.

In addition to this, Virgin Atlantic is now offering 3,000 bonus miles for all trips to Tel Aviv before the 31st December.

Flights must be booked between now and 5th July, and you must register for the offer in advance on the Virgin Atlantic website here.

The bonus is available in all classes, and comprises of 1,500 bonus miles per sector booked, up to two sectors (ie. a return flight).


How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards

How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (May 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.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card

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.

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.

The American Express Business Platinum Card

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

The American Express Business Gold Card

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

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