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LAST CHANCE: Get 30,000 Virgin Points with the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ credit card!
Virgin Atlantic has been running a special offer for its Virgin Money-issued Reward+ credit card.
The standard bonus of 18,000 Virgin Points on the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ credit card is increased to 30,000 Virgin Points!
You need to apply by Monday, 18th November, and spend £3,000 within your first three months.
There is no special deal on the free Virgin Atlantic Reward credit card which retains its usual bonus of 3,000 Virgin Points.
Our full article on the offer is here.
Note that Virgin Money tends to pull its offers during the day, not at midnight, so don’t leave it until Monday if you can.
The representative APR is 69.7% variable, including the annual fee. The representative APR on purchases is 26.9% variable.
In other news ….
Avios deal of the week:
STILL RUNNING: Buy Avios for just 0.88p via Finnair Plus! It is VERY easy to transfer them, instantly and free, to your British Airways Executive Club account afterwards as our article explains.
The offer ends on Wednesday. Click here to buy.
We look into Virgin Flying Club’s dynamic pricing:
We had a detailed analysis of the Virgin Flying Club dynamic pricing changes this week:
On how many days does Virgin Flying Club now offer Saver pricing?
The cheapest, and most expensive, redemptions with Virgin Flying Club’s dynamic pricing
This week’s top travel news stories:
We go onboard Iberia’s (and the world’s) first Airbus A321XLR …. what can you expect? Image above.
Virgin Atlantic cancels all Cape Town flights for April 2025
…. and delays Accra launch and Tel Aviv return, due to Rolls-Royce engine issues
…. but is relaunching flights to Cancun
Jet2 launches a new base at London Luton Airport
Is American Express Platinum worth the £650 annual fee? The current sign-up bonus is worth 80,000 Avios!
What’s it like flying British Airways from London City Airport, as it celebrates 25 years?
Where does British Airways fly to from London City Airport?
The Aspire Heathrow T3 is closing for refurbishment over the next few months
Priority Pass finally gets a proper lounge at Berlin Brandenburg airport
You can now redeem Virgin Points at Virgin Hotels – and it can be a decent deal
Singapore Airlines will refurbish its A350 fleet with brand new business class and First Class
Reviews:
Park Hyatt London River Thames is London’s newest five star hotel …. how is it? We spent a night.
Top travel deals this week:
Get £200 cashback with an easyJet Holidays / American Express offer
Get 5,000 Virgin Points by activating Tesco Clubcard auto-convert
Get a bonus buying IHG One Rewards points – ends TODAY (Saturday)
Cathay Pacific is offering an exclusive discount to HSBC Premier customers
Hotel news:
How to gift a Marriott Bonvoy reward night to someone else
The new Marriott Bonvoy / Nectar partnership looks interesting – here’s why
What are the best hotel promos for November?
IHG is bringing its voco conversion brand to London
Credit card news:
Other travel news:
Camp in an ex-Etihad A320 in Tenby, Wales!
How to earn Avios on Avis car rentals
That’s all, folks
Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here and will be updated on the site on Sunday morning.
Don’t forget to visit our forum if you have any questions relating to frequent flyer or hotel loyalty programmes or loyalty credit cards.
See you next Saturday,
Rob, Rhys and Katie @ Head for Points
Robert Smith 
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