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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.
How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller? Whilst Head for Points generally treats the 2-4-1 voucher from the British Airways American Express card as the greatest .....
How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller? Whilst Head for Points .....
20 Jul 202020 July 2020 • 40 comments
Virgin Atlantic will continue to fly – at least for the medium term. The airline has just announced its £1.2 billion recapitalisation which will hopefully provide enough liquidity to see it .....
Virgin Atlantic will continue to fly – at least for the medium term. The airline has just announced .....
14 Jul 202014 July 2020 • 54 comments
If you are a holder of the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ credit card you are likely to have received an email this week announcing a £40 refund of your £160 annual card fee. “As a Virgin Atlantic .....
If you are a holder of the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ credit card you are likely to have received an email this .....
5 Jul 20205 July 2020
Sky News ran a long article on Saturday on the current state of the Virgin Atlantic refinancing talks. You can read it here – there is no pay wall so I won’t repeat everything. It also .....
Sky News ran a long article on Saturday on the current state of the Virgin Atlantic refinancing talks. You can .....
29 Jun 202029 June 2020
Because most frequent traveller currencies can be converted into something else, there are always odd opportunities that get thrown up. Sometimes you can do a conversion which you would logically not .....
Because most frequent traveller currencies can be converted into something else, there are always odd .....
25 Jun 202025 June 2020 • 7 comments
Where is Virgin Atlantic planning to fly this Summer? Virgin Atlantic is, hopefully, carrying passengers again from 20th July. It is looking like a slow ramp-up of services, however, with routes .....
Where is Virgin Atlantic planning to fly this Summer? Virgin Atlantic is, hopefully, carrying passengers again .....
22 Jun 202022 June 2020 • 27 comments
Where is Virgin Atlantic planning to fly this Summer? Virgin Atlantic is, hopefully, carrying passengers again from 20th July. It is looking like a slow ramp-up of services, however, with routes .....
Where is Virgin Atlantic planning to fly this Summer? Virgin Atlantic is, hopefully, carrying passengers again .....
21 Jun 202021 June 2020 • 50 comments
After a flurry of coverage in March and April, we have heard surprisingly little in recent weeks about the financial situation at Virgin Atlantic. Sir Richard Branson recently sold part of his stake .....
After a flurry of coverage in March and April, we have heard surprisingly little in recent weeks about the .....
17 Jun 202017 June 2020 • 60 comments
Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has brought back its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can earn you 5,000+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from just one night. .....
Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has brought back its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can .....
11 Jun 202011 June 2020 • 22 comments
The Bank of England has published the list of businesses which have received a taxpayer-funded bailout under the UK Government’s Coronavirus Corporate Finance Facility (CCFF). This is the list .....
The Bank of England has published the list of businesses which have received a taxpayer-funded bailout under .....
6 Jun 20206 June 2020 • 91 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 .....
5 Jun 20205 June 2020
Virgin Atlantic has just announced that it hopes to restart passenger flying in July. The airline seems to have changed its mind recently after stating that it didn’t intend to restart flying .....
Virgin Atlantic has just announced that it hopes to restart passenger flying in July. The airline seems to .....
4 Jun 20204 June 2020 • 53 comments
The Virgin Flying Club website has been down for over a week now. The system has been totally down – even the call centre agents couldn’t access accounts or process redemptions. I spoke .....
The Virgin Flying Club website has been down for over a week now. The system has been totally down – .....
2 Jun 20202 June 2020 • 36 comments
A reader recently got in touch to suggest we write an article on how you are protected if you book cash flights now for later this year or early 2021. It was a good idea. After all, you may wish to .....
A reader recently got in touch to suggest we write an article on how you are protected if you book cash .....
1 Jun 20201 June 2020 • 70 comments
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