Virgin Hotels opens in Edinburgh
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With a very un-Virgin approach to publicity (there hasn’t even been a press release circulated, yet alone any offers of review nights or a big media opening event), Virgin Hotels has entered the UK.
Virgin Hotels Edinburgh is now open for business, in the India Buildings on Victoria Street.
I can’t tell you more than that, because I don’t know anything more beyond what is on the hotel website. There are no rooms available for under £300 this Summer, which even for Edinburgh sounds chunky. On many dates the cheapest rooms are over £400.
There are special benefits for members of Virgin Flying Club which are outlined on the Virgin Atlantic website here. Silver and above get a room upgrade whilst Gold members receive free breakfast. All Virgin Flying Club members receive 1,000 Virgin Points per stay.
You can find out more on the hotel website here.
The Glasgow hotel on Clyde Street is also progressing and is due to open soon.
How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (April 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 15,000 Virgin Points):
Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard
15,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review
Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard
A generous earning rate for a free card at 0.75 points per £1 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 a huge range of valuable benefits – for a 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
40,000 points sign-up bonus 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.
(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.)
Jay 
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