Double Amex Membership Rewards points when you book Virgin Atlantic flights

I broke this post out from the long piece I did on American Express promotions yesterday as I didn’t want any regular Virgin travellers to miss it.

Between 20th November and 31st December, Amex is offering an extra Membership Rewards point per £1 spent on Virgin Atlantic flights via their website.

This means 2 points per £1 on the Platinum and Green card and 3 points per £1 on the Gold card, since that earns an additional travel bonus anyway.

The offer is open to the first 1,000 people to register and make a qualifying transaction.  You need to register the number of your American Express charge card here (link deleted as dead) before you book.

It is worth noting that the rules also say that BA Amex cardholders will receive double Avios!  This may be an error on Amex’s part, though.

The deal is not listed on the website showing Christmas offers for BA Amex cardholders, and it would be odd for BA to countenance a deal which made it worthwhile booking with a competitor!  

That said, if you were going to book a Virgin ticket anyway you clearly have nothing to lose by registering your card.

How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (December 2021)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Virgin Points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

You can choose from two official Virgin Atlantic credit cards (apply here, one has a bonus of 15,000 points):

Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard

The UK’s most generous free Visa or Mastercard at 0.75 points / £1 Read our full review

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard

15,000 points bonus and the most generous non-Amex for day to day spending Read our full review

You can also earn Virgin Points from various American Express cards – and these have sign-up bonuses too.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for a year and comes with 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 20,000 Virgin Points:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with 30,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 30,000 Virgin Points:

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Virgin Points. 

(Want to earn more Virgin Points?  Click here to see our recent articles on Virgin Atlantic and Flying Club and click here for our home page with the latest news on earning and spending other airline and hotel points.)