Make savings on No1 Lounges with a Virgin Atlantic offer

No1 Lounges, along with its sister brands Clubrooms and My Lounge, is one of the largest independent airport lounge operators in the UK. Since the pandemic, the cost of booking its lounges for cash has jumped sharply.

You can make a saving, however, via a little known but long running partnership with Virgin Flying Club. This partnership continues even though Virgin Atlantic no longer flies from London Gatwick, the stronghold of No1 Lounges.

This means that you can book a lounge for as little as £22.50 per person. Even better, you’ll receive 200 to 400 Virgin Points on top.

There are deals available on the No1, Clubrooms and My Lounge spaces at Gatwick North, Gatwick South, Heathrow Terminal 3 and Birmingham.

The Virgin Flying Club member prices are:

• £35 – Clubrooms (Gatwick N, Gatwick S, Birmingham)
• £27.50 – No1 Lounges (Gatwick N, Gatwick S, Birmingham)
• £22.50 – My Lounge (Gatwick S)

…. and the Virgin Points you earn are:

• 400 points at Clubrooms
• 350 points at No1 Lounges
• 200 points at My Lounge

Note that the new No1 Lounge at Luton Airport is not participating.

As a price comparison, the standard pre-booked pricing is £42 for Clubrooms (£38 at Birmingham), £36-£42 for No1 Lounges (£34 at Birmingham) and £30 for My Lounge.

You can book the Virgin Flying Club / No1 Lounges offer via this link.

Obviously if you’re not a member of Virgin Flying Club then you need to sign up for free via the Virgin Atlantic website.

As points are earned per booking, you should make separate bookings for each adult in your group. However, each booking must contain a different Virgin Flying Club account number – the terms restrict points earning to one reward per Virgin Points account per day.

If you are looking for reviews of the lounges above – or indeed any other UK airport lounge – we have been to most of them. Our UK airport lounge reviews are indexed here.

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How to get FREE airport lounge access via UK credit cards (March 2025)

Here are the five options to get FREE airport lounge access via a UK credit card.

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with two free Priority Pass cards, one for you and one for a supplementary cardholder. Each card admits two so a family of four gets in free. You get access to all 1,500 lounges in the Priority Pass network – search it here.

You also get access to Eurostar, Lufthansa and Delta Air Lines lounges.  Our American Express Platinum review is here.

You can apply here.

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

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for the first year. It comes with a Priority Pass card loaded with four free visits to any Priority Pass lounge – see the list here.

Additional lounge visits are charged at £24.  You get four more free visits for every year you keep the card.  

There is no annual fee for Amex Gold in Year 1 and you get a 20,000 points sign-up bonus.  Full details are in our American Express Preferred Rewards Gold review here.

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

HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard gets you get a free Priority Pass card, allowing you access to the Priority Pass network.  Guests are charged at £24 although it may be cheaper to pay £60 for a supplementary credit card for your partner.

The card has a fee of £290 and there are strict financial requirements to become a HSBC Premier customer.  Full details are in my HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard review.

HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard

A good package, but only available to HSBC Premier clients Read our full review

Got a small business?

If you have a small business, consider American Express Business Platinum which has the same lounge benefits as the personal Platinum card:

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 8th April 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Business Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to 120,000 points. You receive 80,000 points when you spend £12,000 within three months and a further 40,000 points if you spend on the card between Month 14 and Month 17. Points convert 1:1 into Avios and many other programmes. Click here to apply.

American Express Business Platinum

Up to 120,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

You should also consider the Capital on Tap Pro Visa credit card which has a lower fee and, as well as a Priority Pass for airport lounge access, also comes with Radison Rewards VIP hotel status:

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) plus good benefits Read our full review

PS. You can find all of HfP’s UK airport lounge reviews – and we’ve been to most of them – indexed here.