Virgin Atlantic launches a new reward seat sale – up to 40% off on selected routes

Virgin Flying Club has launched a new sale on flight redemptions.

The good news is that this is not a flash offer. You have until 1st June to book.

The bad news is that the number of routes are restricted. Full details are on the Virgin Atlantic website here.

Discounts apply to both Economy and Premium cabins. There is no discount for Upper Class flights.

Here are the participating routes and discounts. Full taxes and charges are payable on top.

London Heathrow to Austin

• 40% off in May
• 30% off in June
• 20% off in July and August
• 10% off in September

London Heathrow to Tampa

• 40% off in May
• 30% off in June
• 20% off in July and August
• 10% off in September

London Heathrow to Barbados

• 10% off in September, October and November

Manchester to Barbados

• 10% off in October and November

Manchester to Orlando

• 40% off in May
• 30% off in June
• 20% off in July and August

You can see the Virgin Atlantic reward charts, showing the points needed before the discounts above, on this page of its website. The same page has the peak and off-peak pricing dates.

You can combine these discounts with a Virgin Atlantic credit card 2-4-1 voucher.

You CANNOT combine it with a Gold reward (open up any seat for double points if you are Gold) or ‘Points Plus Money’.

Reward tickets will earn Virgin Flying Club tier points at the usual rates.

If you want to earn more Virgin Points, our review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard credit card is here (15,000 bonus points) and our review of the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card is here.

You can find out more on the Virgin Atlantic website here.

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How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (June 2023)

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):

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 13th June, the sign-up bonus on the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ card is doubled to 30,000 Virgin Points. Apply here.

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.

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with 30,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 30,000 Virgin Points.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 13th June, the sign-up bonus on The Platinum Card is doubled to 60,000 Membership Rewards points (worth 60,000 Virgin Points) – and you get £200 to spend at Amex Travel too! Apply here.

Small business owners should consider the two American Express Business cards. Points convert at 1:1 into Virgin Points.

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.)