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Virgin Atlantic and Flying Club

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is the frequent-flyer program for Virgin Atlantic. Instead of miles, you earn ‘Virgin Points’ which can be used for a range of redemptions at Virgin companies and partners, including Virgin Voyages, Virgin Wines, Experience Days and of course flights.

If you are interested in earning Virgin Points from UK credit card spend then you should read this article comparing the two Virgin Atlantic credit cards.

The Virgin Atlantic website is here.

You can apply for the Virgin Atlantic credit cards here and earn a bonus of 3,000 points on the free card or 18,000 points on the paid card.

What do we expect from the loyalty market in 2013?

Yesterday I looked at some of the highlights from the miles and points world in 2012. Today, it is worth looking ahead a little to 2013. The future for Avios In general, the last couple of years have .....

Yesterday I looked at some of the highlights from the miles and points world in 2012. Today, it is worth .....

by Rob Burgess17 comments

Get 5,000 Virgin Flying Club miles for opening a Virgin Money Stocks & Shares ISA

Virgin Money is offering 5,000 Flying Club miles to anyone who open a new FTSE Tracker ISA.  There are two ways to invest. You can either invest a lump sum of £1,000, or make a £75 monthly .....

Virgin Money is offering 5,000 Flying Club miles to anyone who open a new FTSE Tracker ISA.  There are two .....

by Rob Burgess

Aer Lingus to operate Virgin Atlantic’s new UK domestic services

As I posted a few weeks ago, Virgin Atlantic is gearing up to launch services from Manchester, Edinburgh and Aberdeen to Heathrow. Virgin will be paying Aer Lingus to operate these flights under a .....

As I posted a few weeks ago, Virgin Atlantic is gearing up to launch services from Manchester, Edinburgh and .....

by Rob Burgess

What does Delta’s acquisition of 49% of Virgin Atlantic mean for you?

As you will presumably have read elsewhere by the time you see this, Delta has agreed to acquire the 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic owned by Singapore Airlines. The price of £244m means that Singapore .....

As you will presumably have read elsewhere by the time you see this, Delta has agreed to acquire the 49% stake .....

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Is Delta about to buy Virgin Atlantic?

The Sunday Times ran a long article yesterday which claimed that Delta Airlines of the US is in discussions to take over Virgin Atlantic. This being aviation, of course, nothing is that simple.  A US .....

The Sunday Times ran a long article yesterday which claimed that Delta Airlines of the US is in discussions to .....

by Rob Burgess1 comment

What are the most valuable UK credit card sign-up bonuses?

Two months ago I wrote a post on “What are the best credit card bonuses for LONG-TERM spending?“. This was an attempt to judge the best card to use as your ‘day to day’ card. .....

Two months ago I wrote a post on “What are the best credit card bonuses for LONG-TERM spending?“. .....

by Rob Burgess32 comments

Virgin Atlantic adds Edinburgh and Aberdeen to its short haul routes

Virgin Atlantic announced yesterday that they have been awarded all 12 of the daily slot pairs at Heathrow that BA had to give up as part of the acquisition of bmi. Here is the email that Virgin .....

Virgin Atlantic announced yesterday that they have been awarded all 12 of the daily slot pairs at Heathrow .....

by Rob Burgess1 comment

Is Virgin Atlantic finally about to join an alliance?

Bloomberg recently reported that Sir Richard Branson has stated that Virgin Atlantic is in ‘fairly advanced talks’ to join one of the major airline alliances. The phrase ‘about .....

Bloomberg recently reported that Sir Richard Branson has stated that Virgin Atlantic is in ‘fairly .....

by Rob Burgess6 comments

Get a 25% bonus when you buy Virgin Flying Club miles – worth it?

Virgin Atlantic has launched a 25% bonus when you buy Flying Club miles. See here for full details (scroll down to the Virgin logo). A similar bonus applies when you transfer miles to another member. .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched a 25% bonus when you buy Flying Club miles. See here for full details (scroll .....

by Rob Burgess1 comment

Why you shouldn’t bother earning Avios with e-Rewards

If you are a member of British Airways Executive Club, avios.com, Virgin Flying Club or a few other programmes, you may find yourself receiving an e-mailed invitation to earn miles by joining .....

If you are a member of British Airways Executive Club, avios.com, Virgin Flying Club or a few other .....

by Rob Burgess17 comments

What are the best credit card deals for November 2012?

The ‘Credit Card Offers’ page at the top of the site has been updated for November to reflect changes over the past month.  After a quiet start to the month, things have really picked up .....

The ‘Credit Card Offers’ page at the top of the site has been updated for November to reflect .....

by Rob Burgess1 comment

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