News: 30% off lounges, redeem Virgin Points for a gin advent calendar, new Virgin US discount

News in brief:

Save 30% at No1 Lounges in November

No1 Lounges, which operates the Clubrooms and No1 brands, is offering a 30% discount on adult entry. The deal also includes Club Aspire lounges, including the one at Heathrow Terminal 5.

The deal is only valid for lounge visits in November. Children are not included in the offer, unfortunately.

To make use of the promotion you must enter the promo code ‘WINTER23’ during checkout.

You can book on the No1 Lounges website here. Full details are on this special page.

Thanks to Daniel for this.

Redeem Virgin Points for a gin advent calendar!

Last week we covered the wine advent calendars being offered by Virgin Wines and Virgin Red.

For 12,500 Virgin Points, which includes delivery, you can have 24 mini bottles and one full bottle of wine delivered to your door to enjoy in December.

Virgin Red has now added a gin advent calendar, also for purchase with points.

For 12,500 Virgin Points – or £108 including postage if you pay cash on the Virgin Wines website – you will receive 24 x 5cl gins in a special advent presentation box, pictured below. All 24 gins are different.

If you don’t already have a Virgin Red account, you need to download the app, register and link your Virgin Flying Club account. Your existing Virgin Points balance in Virgin Flying Club will be usable in the Virgin Red app.

Extra savings on Virgin Atlantic flights to the US

Finally, Virgin Atlantic has released a discount code for additional savings on US routes.

The code – USOFA – is valid for flights from Heathrow to New York or Los Angeles only.

You save £20 on Economy seats and £50 on Premium seats. There is no discount on Upper Class.

You must book by 20th November.

You must travel by 20th March 2024.

You can check out pricing and availability on the Virgin Atlantic website here.

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How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (December 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):

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 9th January 2024, you will receive 30,000 Membership Rewards points (convertible to 30,000 Avios) with American Express Preferred Rewards Gold. You receive 25,000 points if you spend £3,000 in three months and a further 5,000 points if you hold the card for 15 months. You can apply here.

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

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 9th January 2024, you will receive a huge 100,000 Membership Rewards points (convertible to 100,000 Avios) with The Platinum Card. You receive 75,000 points if you spend £10,000 in six months and a further 25,000 points if you hold the card for 15 months. You can 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.)