This is our review of Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class seat on the Boeing 787-9 service from Heathrow to Austin. Virgin Atlantic invited us to the inaugural flight to Austin – Virgin’s .....

This is our review of Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class seat on the Boeing 787-9 service from Heathrow to .....

20 Jun 202220 June 2022 by Rhys Jones • 74 comments

Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes. The first thing to say is that it is VERY rare for an airline to allow you to transfer to a hotel .....

Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes. The .....

20 Jun 202220 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

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

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

19 Jun 202219 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

If you try to book an economy flight with Virgin Atlantic, you will see that there are three levels of pricing, each with different benefits. At the bottom end you have no checked baggage and will be .....

If you try to book an economy flight with Virgin Atlantic, you will see that there are three levels of .....

17 Jun 202217 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Covid led to many businesses having to pivot their operations, none more so than airlines. Virgin Atlantic was, for many months, more of a cargo airline than a passenger airline. Back in 2020, the .....

Covid led to many businesses having to pivot their operations, none more so than airlines. Virgin Atlantic .....

11 Jun 202211 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

It is now over two years since Virgin Atlantic added Air France and KLM as redemption partners, following the launch of the expanded transatlantic joint venture with Delta Air Lines. In theory, being .....

It is now over two years since Virgin Atlantic added Air France and KLM as redemption partners, following the .....

10 Jun 202210 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Virgin Atlantic has brought back its ‘Miles Booster’ promotion – now renamed ‘Points Booster’ following the transition from Virgin Flying Club miles to Virgin Points. .....

Virgin Atlantic has brought back its ‘Miles Booster’ promotion – now renamed ‘Points .....

7 Jun 20227 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

I get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard credit card for earning Avios, airline miles or hotel points.   The comprehensive Head for Points reward .....

I get a steady stream of reader emails looking for advice on the best Visa or Mastercard credit card for .....

6 Jun 20226 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

For another 24 hours, until some point on Monday 6th June, you can get a special sign-up bonus of 30,000 Virgin Points with the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ credit card. As well as reminding you (again .....

For another 24 hours, until some point on Monday 6th June, you can get a special sign-up bonus of 30,000 .....

5 Jun 20225 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

For the first time in six months, Virgin Atlantic has been running an impressive special offer for its Virgin Money-issued Reward+ credit card. For a limited period you will get 30,000 .....

For the first time in six months, Virgin Atlantic has been running an impressive special offer for its .....

4 Jun 20224 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

With a very un-Virgin approach to publicity (there hasn’t even been a press release circulated, yet alone any offers of review nights or a big media opening event), Virgin Hotels has entered the .....

With a very un-Virgin approach to publicity (there hasn’t even been a press release circulated, yet .....

4 Jun 20224 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

News in brief: HfP 10th birthday party sold out! The Head for Points 10th birthday party on 21st June sold out in 7 minutes yesterday. We’d like to say sorry to everyone who missed out. We .....

News in brief: HfP 10th birthday party sold out! The Head for Points 10th birthday party on 21st June sold out .....

31 May 202231 May 2022 by Rhys Jones • Leave a comment

Back in February we covered the launch of a new partnership between Virgin Red and SquareMeal, the restaurant booking service. This would allow you to earn Virgin Points when you eat out. It has taken .....

Back in February we covered the launch of a new partnership between Virgin Red and SquareMeal, the restaurant .....

30 May 202230 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Unlike British Airways, Virgin Atlantic does not guarantee to make a minimum number of seats available for redemption on each flight. This means that reward seat availability can be patchy or even non .....

Unlike British Airways, Virgin Atlantic does not guarantee to make a minimum number of seats available for .....

27 May 202227 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments