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Did you win Virgin Points in our competition?

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Our huge prize draw to win 255,000 Virgin Points is still running for another couple of days. It ends on Friday. If you haven’t already entered, click here.

In the run up to the grand prize, we ran a number of smaller 24 hour prize draws.

The winners are:

15,000 points:

  • Francois B
  • Jothi R
  • Jason B
  • Patrick B
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20,000 points:

  • Harry T (a familiar name if you read our comments section)
  • Nick C
  • Alifiya R

50,000 points:

  • Stuart R

75,000 points:

  • Elaine B

Rhys has already been in touch with the winners, so if any of the above sound like you, it isn’t. Sorry.

Click here to enter our 255,000 Virgin Points prize draw if you haven’t yet. Time is running out.


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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