How I got 1,000 free Virgin Atlantic miles from Tesco Clubcard

Let me start by saying that this offer is no longer available.  However, I wanted to post this result as a data-point in case the offer comes along again in the future.

Between January and March, Tesco Clubcard was offering a 50% bonus on transfers of points to Virgin Flying Club, as I posted here.  Alongside that, Virgin was offering 1,000 Virgin miles if you agreed to auto-convert your future Tesco Clubcard points to Virgin Flying Club miles.

I have a few old Tesco Clubcard accounts which I no longer use, dating back to a time when in-store bonus promotions were more common and I used to spread purchases amongst different cards to keep under the radar.

I took one of these old Clubcard accounts – which has not earned a single point for 2-3 years – and set it up to convert future points (of which there will be none!) to Virgin miles.

Last week, 1000 Virgin Flying Club miles turned up in my account!  The transaction was dated 22 March although the miles did not show until 5/6 April.

So, if this offer turns up again (and this was the second time I have seen it), dig out an unused or dormant Clubcard and set it up to autoconvert.  You will get a few Virgin Atlantic miles out of it.

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.)