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Save £29 on Virgin Atlantic Economy Classic and Economy Delight flights

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Until 2nd March, Virgin Atlantic is offering an extra £29 saving on flights in its Economy Classic and Economy Delight cabins to all destinations.

Full details are on the Virgin Atlantic website here. You do not need a promo code to book the offer.

There are two good reasons to book Economy Delight – one relating to comfort and one relating to miles.  Most people only look at the first one and don’t bother to work out the impact of the improved mileage earning, which is a mistake.

Virgin Atlantic Economy Delight

First up is comfort.

Economy Classic:  Standard Economy fare with checked luggage included, can be upgraded to Premium Economy with miles

Economy Delight: Extra legroom (34″ pitch), priority check-in and priority boarding, can be upgraded to Premium Economy with miles

The second reason is more miles.

Economy Classic:  earns 50% of miles flown plus 25 tier points each-way 

Economy Delight:  earns 150% of miles flown plus 50 tier points each-way

On the longer Virgin Atlantic flights the additional cost of Economy Delight is virtually offset by the additional Virgin Flying Club miles you earn.  The extra leg room and other benefits are pretty much free!

We reviewed Economy Delight in 2018 on a flight to New York which you can read here.

If you want to find out more about the different Economy products, you can read our in depth comparison here.  This page of the Virgin Atlantic site shows you the differences between the fare classes.

You can book the £29 off Economy Delight and Economy Classic fares on the Virgin Atlantic website here.  The offer runs until 2nd March.

To maximise your miles when paying, your best bet is one of the two Virgin Atlantic Reward credit cards.  These earn double miles (3 per £1 on the paid card or 1.5 per £1 on the free card) when you book at virginatlantic.com or via Virgin Holidays. 

Another option is American Express Preferred Rewards Gold which offers double points – 2 per £1 – when you book flight tickets directly with an airline.

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How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards

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. 

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Comments (142)

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  • mark2 says:
    27 Feb27 February 14:06

    OT
    on the subject of 10% back at Morrison’s I also had 5% back appear later and saved that too.
    My last purchases received two emails each; has anyone had two statement credits in similar cases?

  • Kai says:
    27 Feb27 February 14:08

    Infrastructure is impossible in this country to move forward.

  • Go says:
    27 Feb27 February 14:21

    Airline shares getting hammered, unsurprisingly. Many had been on a good run since the autumn so perhaps a correction was needed? Any brave souls prepared to buy?

  • Andy says:
    27 Feb27 February 14:30

    Reading the Heathrow response, it seems the appeal can be overturned quite readily.

    • memesweeper says:
      27 Feb27 February 19:36

      Can — if the government wants. Which it doesn’t.

      3rd runway died when Boris got into number 10. He was waiting for the courts to do his job for him.

  • Zara says:
    27 Feb27 February 14:42

    OT: @Rob. I mentioned a week ago that the ibis where I bought the business card said I would get a £20 refund in a couple of weeks time. Well, it has arrived in exactly a week and I’m pleasantly surprised myself as I did not expect it!

    • Rob says:
      27 Feb27 February 14:57

      Thanks – I will have a dig as it wasn’t on the website.

    • Lady London says:
      27 Feb27 February 18:36

      Getting a bit tired of paying full price for this then finding out shortly after others have received decent offers or not had their status cut before the end of the validity…!

      As I say, sup with Accor at your peril

      But I am glad you got sorted, @Zara

  • LST says:
    27 Feb27 February 14:55

    Called Amex to cancel my Bonvoy card, was offered 3/£ for another 3 months, so will hang onto it for the time being.

    LST

    • Rob mc says:
      27 Feb27 February 19:11

      Who offered? I called yesterday and said they can’t do anything at all. Did ring post 7pm though.

      • manoj brahmbhatt says:
        27 Feb27 February 22:04

        The agent on the phone offered it when I said I was thinking of cancelling after the next points sweep, called today at 2pm. From the accent, I would hazard a guess it was an agent in the Phillipines rather then Brighton, obviously it could quite easily have been someone with an accent working at Brighton!

        LST

  • grammer says:
    27 Feb27 February 14:59

    O/T Tesco Pet Insurance

    Does anyone have any data points for when the bonus points should post to my clubcard account? I called tesco bank who confirmed I was eligible for the bonus and that my clubcard no. was associated with the policy starting 13th Jan. They would only commit to “…the points should post before the next statement…”

    P.S. I did a cheeky double dip if that’s a factor?

    • BJ says:
      27 Feb27 February 16:42

      People reported the stated 35d plus one or two I think. You’ll have to hang in there some months to see if double dip works unless they decline it quickly.

    • grammer says:
      27 Feb27 February 16:42

      Just checked and the points posted today… 🙂

  • Boi says:
    27 Feb27 February 15:13

    I have a 4 night stay coming up. Can’t decide whether to book Hilton (gold) or IHG (play) What do people do when hotels are equally matched?
    I am not paying from my own pocket…
    It’s a toss between Hampton and holiday inn ( town doesn’t have too many choices)

    • Jonty says:
      27 Feb27 February 15:52

      Hampton likely to be more modern than HI, HI brekky likely better than Hampton. Four one night stays changing every night best for points, worst for faff.

    • BJ says:
      27 Feb27 February 16:45

      Base it on promotional benefit to you, EQN may also be a factor in your decision.

    • Lady London says:
      27 Feb27 February 18:39

      For me Hilton.
      Even though IHG seems to have lost their way on their loyalty incentive strategy, if you do have any IHG points I have found they will get you out of a hole sometimes with a bit more flexibility than Hilton points.

      Plus I haven’t stayed in a Hampton that was any worse than the best HIX I’ve stayed in, I find the quality of the rooms much better.

      • BJ says:
        27 Feb27 February 19:00

        I agree on quality of Hampton versus HIX. However, I’ve noticed Hamptons seem to show their age quicker. Probably just because they are nicer to start with, any deterioration is more obvious.

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