Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
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.
If you travel on business, earning airline miles from your hotel stays is an easy way of running up your Avios balance. You should never take airline miles by default, as it is normally better .....
If you travel on business, earning airline miles from your hotel stays is an easy way of running up your Avios .....
16 Dec 202416 December 2024 • 3 comments
Last summer, Virgin Red signed a deal on a box at The O2 arena in London with tickets available for members of Virgin Red and Virgin Flying Club. Marriott Bonvoy, of course, has been doing this for .....
Last summer, Virgin Red signed a deal on a box at The O2 arena in London with tickets available for members of .....
15 Dec 202415 December 2024 • 30 comments
As regular readers will know, the move to ‘dynamic pricing’ for Virgin Flying Club flight rewards seems to have been cover for slashing the number of reward seats available – if you .....
As regular readers will know, the move to ‘dynamic pricing’ for Virgin Flying Club flight rewards .....
15 Dec 202415 December 2024 • 86 comments
Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you can fly 15 of the SkyTeam alliance carriers by the end of 2024, you will receive 1 million .....
Rob writes: In October, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you .....
14 Dec 202414 December 2024 • 44 comments
Virgin Flying Club has finally opened up household accounts to all members, irrespective of their elite status. See here. It’s been a long journey – it is exactly three years since they .....
Virgin Flying Club has finally opened up household accounts to all members, irrespective of their elite .....
13 Dec 202413 December 2024 • 82 comments
News in brief: Virgin Red splits with Greggs! In a move destined to send shock waves through the loyalty industry, Virgin Red appears to have split with Greggs. All of the Greggs redemption offers .....
News in brief: Virgin Red splits with Greggs! In a move destined to send shock waves through the loyalty .....
12 Dec 202412 December 2024 • 48 comments
There is a phrase in the PR world – ‘when you’re apologising, you’re losing’. You are more likely to know ‘when you’re in a hole, stop digging’. These .....
There is a phrase in the PR world – ‘when you’re apologising, you’re losing’. .....
10 Dec 202410 December 2024 • 245 comments
Some fairly random news in brief: New American Express cashback deal with Mondrian hotels A new cashback deal with Mondrian hotels has popped up on American Express cards. Mondrian is offering £100 .....
Some fairly random news in brief: New American Express cashback deal with Mondrian hotels A new cashback deal .....
4 Dec 20244 December 2024 • 15 comments
Qatar Airways has been struggling for years to get greater access to the Australian market, in the face of substantial lobbying from Qantas. It came up with a cunning plan, which has just been .....
Qatar Airways has been struggling for years to get greater access to the Australian market, in the face of .....
3 Dec 20243 December 2024 • 85 comments
We are still getting to grips with the mechanics of how the changes to Virgin Points last month actually work in practice. There is, for example, no agreement on how Virgin Atlantic credit card .....
We are still getting to grips with the mechanics of how the changes to Virgin Points last month actually work .....
24 Nov 202424 November 2024 • 98 comments
Virgin Red has launched some non-flight Black Friday deals and, to be honest, they look decent! If you have some Virgin Points then take a look. Virgin Red Room at The O2 We covered the Virgin Red .....
Virgin Red has launched some non-flight Black Friday deals and, to be honest, they look decent! If you have .....
23 Nov 202423 November 2024
Five days later than planned, Virgin Atlantic has published its official rebooking guidelines for anyone impacted by the cancellation of Cape Town flights in April 2025. I know this includes quite a .....
Five days later than planned, Virgin Atlantic has published its official rebooking guidelines for anyone .....
22 Nov 202422 November 2024 • 35 comments
There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Asia Miles, Emirates Skywards, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Aegean Miles+Bonus, Royal Brunei Royal Skies and Lufthansa Miles & More members. .....
There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Asia Miles, Emirates Skywards, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, .....
22 Nov 202422 November 2024 • 15 comments
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has been running a 30% bonus when you transfer American Express Membership Rewards points into Virgin Points. .....
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has been running a 30% bonus when you transfer American Express Membership Rewards .....
21 Nov 202421 November 2024 • 15 comments
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