Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
There are two UK credit cards that let you earn Virgin Points directly: the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard (3,000 points bonus) and the paid-for Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard (18,000 points bonus).
The cards comes with a 2-4-1 or upgrade voucher when you spend £10,000 or £20,000 per year respectively. The voucher is valid for two years and can be used on cash or points flights.
You can read our full review of the free Virgin Atlantic Reward credit card here and our review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ credit card here.
You can apply for the free card here (3,000 Virgin Points bonus) and the Reward+ card here (18,000 Virgin Points bonus).
The two Virgin Atlantic credit cards, issued by Virgin Money, are hugely impressive products. They are, by a long way, the most generous non-Amex credit cards on the market: Even better, you .....
The two Virgin Atlantic credit cards, issued by Virgin Money, are hugely impressive products. They are, by a .....
28 Aug 202128 August 2021 • 25 comments
Why should you get the Virgin Atlantic Reward Plus Mastercard? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits you will receive if you apply for a Virgin Atlantic Reward Plus Mastercard credit card. .....
Why should you get the Virgin Atlantic Reward Plus Mastercard? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card .....
1 Aug 20211 August 2021
Why should you get the Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits you will receive if you apply for a free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card. Here .....
Why should you get the Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits .....
1 Aug 20211 August 2021
A lot of people don’t understand how the Virgin Atlantic credit card vouchers work. We are going to deal with that issue today. In August 2020 Virgin Flying Club made substantial changes to the .....
A lot of people don’t understand how the Virgin Atlantic credit card vouchers work. We are going to deal .....
24 Jul 202124 July 2021 • 84 comments
Many of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focused on sign-up bonuses. Get a card, spend the minimum required to trigger the bonus and potentially move on. However, if you are .....
Many of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focused on sign-up bonuses. Get a card, spend .....
14 Jun 202114 June 2021 • 80 comments
In April 2018, Virgin Atlantic launched its two new Virgin Flying Club credit cards, issued by Virgin Money. They have proved hugely successful, with over 175,000 applications in the first .....
In April 2018, Virgin Atlantic launched its two new Virgin Flying Club credit cards, issued by Virgin .....
20 Apr 202120 April 2021
As we covered on Wednesday, Lloyds Bank has announced that the Lloyds Avios Rewards Mastercard credit card will close at the end of May. This card was OK for a non-American Express product. It earned .....
As we covered on Wednesday, Lloyds Bank has announced that the Lloyds Avios Rewards Mastercard credit card .....
16 Apr 202116 April 2021 • 44 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 .....
10 Apr 202110 April 2021
A Head for Points reader has won his case with the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) against Virgin Money, and the way they applied the annual fee on his Reward+ credit card. For background …. .....
A Head for Points reader has won his case with the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) against Virgin Money, and .....
9 Mar 20219 March 2021 • 99 comments
If you have either of the Virgin Atlantic credit cards, you now have access to cashback rewards. This is similar to what is offered by American Express, and indeed what has just been launched by MBNA .....
If you have either of the Virgin Atlantic credit cards, you now have access to cashback rewards. This is .....
4 Feb 20214 February 2021 • 42 comments
This is our review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth .....
This is our review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles .....
31 Jan 202131 January 2021 • 46 comments
I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card they should get. These often come with the caveat “but I don’t want to pay a .....
I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card .....
30 Jan 202130 January 2021 • 93 comments
This is our review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth .....
This is our review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles .....
30 Jan 202130 January 2021 • 38 comments
In April 2018, Virgin Atlantic launched its two new Virgin Flying Club credit cards, issued by Virgin Money. They have proved hugely successful, with over 175,000 applications in the first 18 months.
In April 2018, Virgin Atlantic launched its two new Virgin Flying Club credit cards, issued by Virgin Money. .....
22 Aug 202022 August 2020 • 115 comments
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