Presumably as a response to American Express increasing the bonus on the two British Airways American Express cards to 9,000 Avios and 25,000 Avios respectively, Virgin Atlantic has boosted the .....

Presumably as a response to American Express increasing the bonus on the two British Airways American .....

2 Sep 20142 September 2014 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

A quick reminder that Virgin Little Red is still offering on-board status matches to anyone who flies with them (cash or reward ticket) and is carrying their BA Gold or BA Silver card at the time. In .....

A quick reminder that Virgin Little Red is still offering on-board status matches to anyone who flies with .....

23 Aug 201423 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

I have decided to make a determined effort to clear my inbox of stories this week! Here are a few things which are worth a look but which I have been sitting on for a while because I couldn’t .....

I have decided to make a determined effort to clear my inbox of stories this week! Here are a few things which .....

22 Aug 201422 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Back in April, the First group of train companies (Great Western, Capital Connect etc) began to offer Nectar points when you booked directly via their websites. It is ironic that the train companies .....

Back in April, the First group of train companies (Great Western, Capital Connect etc) began to offer Nectar .....

18 Aug 201418 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

The Virgin Flying Club scheme is less well known among Head for Points readers than British Airways Executive Club.  I have written occasional articles to highlight some of the more interesting .....

The Virgin Flying Club scheme is less well known among Head for Points readers than British Airways Executive .....

14 Aug 201414 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

For the last few months, until mid July, Virgin Flying Club was running some very aggressive sign-up deals on its two credit cards. Most impressive was the deal on the Virgin Black credit card.  This .....

For the last few months, until mid July, Virgin Flying Club was running some very aggressive sign-up deals on .....

13 Aug 201413 August 2014 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Tesco has launched a 20% bonus on transfers of Tesco Clubcard points to Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club. This means that you will receive 300 miles per £1 of Clubcard vouchers you convert, rather .....

Tesco has launched a 20% bonus on transfers of Tesco Clubcard points to Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club. .....

29 Jul 201429 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

This is my review of the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at JFK Airport in New York. I tried to fly Virgin Atlantic on one leg of my New York trip but availability wasn’t there on the days I needed .....

This is my review of the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at JFK Airport in New York. I tried to fly Virgin Atlantic .....

25 Jul 201425 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

For reasons not entirely clear, Virgin Atlantic will experiment next Summer with a very restricted service from Belfast and Glasgow. From Belfast, Virgin will be flying to Orlando.  It will fly a .....

For reasons not entirely clear, Virgin Atlantic will experiment next Summer with a very restricted service .....

18 Jul 201418 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Last August, I wrote about Rocketmiles and PointsHound.  These are both online hotel booking services, but with a difference – when you book, you earn a large pile of frequent flyer miles in .....

Last August, I wrote about Rocketmiles and PointsHound.  These are both online hotel booking services, but .....

14 Jul 201414 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

There are four big credit card sign-up deals ending in the next 48 hours.  This is your last chance to sign up if you are interested. ALL of these cards are issues by MBNA / Bank of America so .....

There are four big credit card sign-up deals ending in the next 48 hours.  This is your last chance to .....

13 Jul 201413 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Virgin Atlantic has announced the first routes to feature the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Virgin is the first European airline to receive the larger 787-9 version of the aircraft.  The first one is .....

Virgin Atlantic has announced the first routes to feature the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Virgin is the first .....

1 Jul 20141 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

For a few weeks now, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has been running a special promotion in conjunction with Little Red.  Little Red is the Virgin domestic airline which is running services to Heathrow .....

For a few weeks now, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has been running a special promotion in conjunction with .....

24 Jun 201424 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

I was at an event in London last Wednesday evening where model Amber Le Bon was present, wearing a rather daring totally backless number.  I don’t mention this to highlight the extent of my .....

I was at an event in London last Wednesday evening where model Amber Le Bon was present, wearing a rather .....

11 Jun 201411 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments