Virgin Atlantic has boosted the sign-up bonus on its credit cards again.  This is not entirely surprising given that British Airways increased the bonus on its cards recently. This new offer is as .....

Virgin Atlantic has boosted the sign-up bonus on its credit cards again.  This is not entirely surprising .....

5 Sep 20155 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

Delta Air Lines, the US airline which is a 49% shareholder in Virgin Atlantic, has announced two new routes from the UK for 2016. Delta is a member of the SkyTeam alliance, which would usually mean .....

Delta Air Lines, the US airline which is a 49% shareholder in Virgin Atlantic, has announced two new routes .....

1 Sep 20151 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

For some reason, Virgin Atlantic is having a one-day-and-a-bit Flash Sale on seats in Upper Class from London to Chicago. The fare is just £995 return. Here is the best bit.  You are, in .....

For some reason, Virgin Atlantic is having a one-day-and-a-bit Flash Sale on seats in Upper Class from London .....

28 Aug 201528 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

Virgin Flying Club has teamed up with hotel booking site Kaligo.com to offer a new way of redeeming your Virgin miles.  You can now use them to pay for hotels globally offered by Kaligo.com. You .....

Virgin Flying Club has teamed up with hotel booking site Kaligo.com to offer a new way of redeeming your .....

23 Aug 201523 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

News in brief: Competition for converting Clubcard points to Virgin Flying Club Tesco Clubcard is NOT offering a conversion bonus to Virgin Flying Club this quarter, unfortunately. Instead, there is a .....

News in brief: Competition for converting Clubcard points to Virgin Flying Club Tesco Clubcard is NOT offering .....

23 Aug 201523 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

This is the second part of the updated article I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon.  You need to remember that you .....

This is the second part of the updated article I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero .....

8 Aug 20158 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic and Delta’s O2 bar is now open I wrote back in June about the new bar that Virgin Atlantic and Delta were opening at the O2 Arena in Greenwich.  The facility is .....

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic and Delta’s O2 bar is now open I wrote back in June about the new bar .....

6 Aug 20156 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

I have written in the past about the Virgin Atlantic ‘miles plus money’ scheme.  Whilst it had its faults, it could be decent value for money.  I showed in my earlier .....

I have written in the past about the Virgin Atlantic ‘miles plus money’ scheme.  Whilst it .....

1 Aug 20151 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic allowing redemptions for Virgin East Coast trains Virgin Atlantic is now allowing you to redeem your miles for Virgin East Coast rail tickets.  The rate is pretty poor .....

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic allowing redemptions for Virgin East Coast trains Virgin Atlantic is now .....

31 Jul 201531 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

It is, of course, hugely frustrating to find that you can book half of a reward ticket but cannot find seats for other leg.  On short haul flights it isn’t so bad, because British .....

It is, of course, hugely frustrating to find that you can book half of a reward ticket but cannot find seats .....

28 Jul 201528 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

One of the more mind-boggling posts I have ever run on Head for Points was this one from last December, discussing how to maximise your Avios points when buying petrol. Earning Avios when buying .....

One of the more mind-boggling posts I have ever run on Head for Points was this one from last December, .....

22 Jul 201522 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

In my article on Friday I showed how difficult it will be to earn the new top tier status in IHG Rewards Club. Unless you spend £37,500 in a calendar year on the IHG Rewards Club Premium Visa or .....

In my article on Friday I showed how difficult it will be to earn the new top tier status in IHG Rewards Club. .....

14 Jul 201514 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 105 comments

This is the final part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series which I have updated and re-run this week in preparation for the Summer season. For many of us, the only time in the whole year when we .....

This is the final part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series which I have updated and re-run this week in .....

13 Jul 201513 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus in association with Lufthansa. This is, by a substantial margin, the most .....

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up .....

1 Jul 20151 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments