Bits: BA lounge adds BrewDog taps, get £200+ Virgin Atlantic cashback with American Express

News in brief:

British Airways adds BrewDog taps to the Gatwick lounges

Given the run of bad publicity about BrewDog for its treatment of employees and, just two weeks ago, a raft of redundancies as it closed a number of failing pubs, it seems odd for British Airways to double-down on its relationship.

However, you can now get BrewDog on tap at the British Airways lounge at London Gatwick.

Punk IPA and Wingman are available at a self-pour draught beer station, along with the usual selection of chilled cans.

Get £200+ Virgin Atlantic cashback with American Express

Last year we saw the first ever Virgin Atlantic cashback deal with American Express. Since then they have become a regular feature.

So regular, in fact, that a new one has launched just four weeks after the previous one closed.

As always, you need to see if the deal shows under the ‘Offers’ tab on one or more of your American Express cards. You need to click ‘Save to card’ to register before making your transaction. Don’t waste your time checking British Airways American Express cards!

I’ve seen or heard of three versions so far:

• £200 cashback when you spend £1,500 with Virgin Atlantic
• £250 cashback when you spend £2,500 with Virgin Atlantic
• £300 cashback when you spend £2,500 with Virgin Atlantic

Last time there was also a £100 offer for a lower spend target – I don’t know if it is available again.

You must book by 30th September and depart from a UK airport. Cumulative spend is OK. Phone bookings do not count.

I am fairly certain that taxes and charges on Virgin Atlantic redemption flights WILL trigger the cashback as long as you hit the £1,500 or £2,500 threshold. They go through your credit card in the usual way. American Express will get details of the underlying flight but is it smart enough to weed out redemptions? The T&C don’t even explicitly block reward flights.

The cashback will NOT trigger on the purchase of Virgin Points because this is handled by a third party intermediary. Anything booked via Virgin Holidays will not count.

You can check prices and book on the Virgin Atlantic website here.