A quick reminder that 10th February (Sunday) is the last day to buy or transfer Virgin Flying Club miles with the current 25% bonus. If you are planning to convert a chunk of Tesco Clubcard points to .....

A quick reminder that 10th February (Sunday) is the last day to buy or transfer Virgin Flying Club miles with .....

8 Feb 20148 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Flying to Australia is a painfully difficult way to make money.  It was therefore not much of a surprise when Virgin Atlantic announced this week that it was scrapping its Hong Kong to Sydney .....

Flying to Australia is a painfully difficult way to make money.  It was therefore not much of a surprise .....

7 Feb 20147 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Virgin Atlantic is not in a major airline alliance, despite Delta Air Lines – a core plank of the Skyteam alliance – being a 49% shareholder. Despite that, the airline does have a number .....

Virgin Atlantic is not in a major airline alliance, despite Delta Air Lines – a core plank of the .....

6 Feb 20146 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for February. The big event during January was the launch of the temporary sign-up bonus on the Virgin Flying .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for February. The big event .....

5 Feb 20145 February 2014 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

I made a throw-away remark in my post on Virgin and Tesco yesterday that Virgin Flying Club is reducing the transfer ratio of miles to Hilton HHonors points.  I want to look at that more closely .....

I made a throw-away remark in my post on Virgin and Tesco yesterday that Virgin Flying Club is reducing the .....

29 Jan 201429 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Tesco has launched a 30% bonus on transfers of Tesco Clubcard points to Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club.  This means that you will receive 325 miles per £1 of Clubcard vouchers you convert, .....

Tesco has launched a 30% bonus on transfers of Tesco Clubcard points to Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club.  .....

28 Jan 201428 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus in conjunction with British Airways, although you can redeem the bonus .....

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

27 Jan 201427 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

As well as launching their ‘25% off economy redemptions’ sale yesterday, Virgin Flying Club also announced a 25% bonus when you buy, transfer or gift Virgin Flying Club miles. The link to .....

As well as launching their ‘25% off economy redemptions’ sale yesterday, Virgin Flying Club also .....

15 Jan 201415 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Almost certainly not coincidentally, Virgin Atlantic has gatecrashed the Avios sale with own January reward sale. Almost all economy routes are reduced by 25%.  And, apart from Easter and the .....

Almost certainly not coincidentally, Virgin Atlantic has gatecrashed the Avios sale with own January reward .....

14 Jan 201414 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

I wrote yesterday about the new Virgin Atlantic credit card promotion, which offers 10,000 – 25,000 Virgin Flying Club miles for signing up. As some people may be considering getting this card .....

I wrote yesterday about the new Virgin Atlantic credit card promotion, which offers 10,000 – 25,000 .....

10 Jan 201410 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

The first aggressive credit card promotion of 2014 has been launched, and it has come from Virgin Flying Club and MBNA.  Ironically, it was only last week that I mentioned in my end of year review .....

The first aggressive credit card promotion of 2014 has been launched, and it has come from Virgin Flying Club .....

9 Jan 20149 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

The Lloyds Avios Rewards credit card was a game-changer when it launched in October.  For the first time, we had a credit which offered NO FOREIGN EXCHANGE FEE – AND gave you Avios points for .....

The Lloyds Avios Rewards credit card was a game-changer when it launched in October.  For the first time, we .....

3 Jan 20143 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Opodo is currently advertising a £20 discount code for British Airways or Virgin Atlantic flights over £400. You must book by 31st December using discount code OPODO20. There are no other .....

Opodo is currently advertising a £20 discount code for British Airways or Virgin Atlantic flights over .....

27 Dec 201327 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is the final part of the 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 may .....

This is the final part of the article I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ .....

20 Dec 201320 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments