Take advantage of the Virgin Hotels San Francisco launch offer

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• Dillo says:

  25 Jan25 January 15:43

  O/T regarding Virgin Rewards credit card 241 benefit.
  I just called Virgin asking whether I could use flying club miles for 3 reward tickets and use the 241 for a fourth, rep said I needed to have one cash ticket.

  However, I just found this on the T&C page:
  “A companion reward ticket in Economy. Spend your miles for a reward booking in Economy and take one companion with you in the same cabin for no additional miles.”
  https://www.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/flying-club/credit-card.html#tsandcs

  Is the rep wrong?

  • Dillo says:

    25 Jan25 January 15:52

    Oh and I need 60 tier points to bump to Silver (so I can do the same with premium), any ideas how I can get there without flying (Unless it’s SAS short haul to copenhagen…)

• David P says:

  25 Jan25 January 16:56

  OT but Marriott-related bits:

  My Marriott ’29 ways to stay’ points posted a few weeks ago but these don’t seem to have reset the expiry date for my points. Was there ever a definitive answer to the question of whether these points counted as eligible activity or not?

  • TGLoyalty says:

    25 Jan25 January 21:07

    They don’t count as qualifying activity. Credit card spend or a stay does.

• Roger says:

  25 Jan25 January 17:31

  Rob,

  Is it safe to assume a Curve article coming tomorrow morning?
  I am tempted to apply for metal but not until I see full analysis.

  As others posted, don’t need insurance or lounge benefits, so in two minds.

  • Rob says:

    25 Jan25 January 19:00

    Not tomorrow, there are various media embargos in place.

• Dillo says:

  25 Jan25 January 18:41

  There’s no timetable, as it’s in beta right now. The free blue curve will have a fee for top up of Amex wallet 0.65%, but black and metal will have free top up (black will have a cap, but metal won’t, subject to fair use)

  • Rob says:

    25 Jan25 January 18:59

    We are days not weeks.

    • VJ says:

      25 Jan25 January 19:40

      Rob, do you know where is the option to do Manual Amex TopUp on Curve Beta

      • Rob says:

        25 Jan25 January 21:40

        No

      • Alan says:

        26 Jan26 January 02:22

        Just add an Amex and top it up? There’s a button in the app below the card that says topup!

    • TGLoyalty says:

      25 Jan25 January 21:09

      You need to add the card and it will create an Amex wallet you can then top up.

• KBuffett says:

  25 Jan25 January 18:55

  OT – What is the best sign up bonus for a company AMEX and can I self refer?

  • Rob says:

    25 Jan25 January 18:58

    None, if you already have a personal Membership Rewards earning Amex. Otherwise it is 45k for Plat.

• Leo says:

  25 Jan25 January 19:17

  Can I just keep my old blue card (which is physically black) and pay the Amex 0.65% fee when putting my tax through to get my BAPP 241? I know Anna has asked something similar twice and no-one has got back to her.

  • Brian W says:

    26 Jan26 January 00:10

    +1

    I’m in the same boat, I’d like to know this too.

  • Alan says:

    26 Jan26 January 02:21

    Quite a few of us have replied in various articles saying yes.

    • Brian W says:

      26 Jan26 January 02:32

      Thanks Alan 👍🏻

• Berneslai says:

  25 Jan25 January 19:52

  OT: I need to get my hands on 40k Marriott points to complete a reward booking. What’s the best card to get (if any) for reward points if I already have Amex Gold and Platinum and have held Amex SPG in the last six months?

  • Steve says:

    25 Jan25 January 20:40

    Amex MR is not the optimal way to get Marriott points but if you need the points desperately – I assume you have reached your 90k referral limit this year?

    Also consider asking partner/family member/very good friend to take out a SPG amex, which you use to spend (and pay back your trusting person) and transfer the sign up spend points to you.

    • berneslai says:

      25 Jan25 January 21:08

      Thanks. I wasn’t sure if Marriott points could be transferred (I know Hilton points can) between members.

      What’s another way of earning Marriott points? This is for a booking in August that I’ve already secured at 100k points for 2 nights (I already have 60k points). I don’t stay often enough at a Marriott to get 40k through nights and Megabonuses.

      • Alex W says:

        25 Jan25 January 22:04

        Sorry is this a trick question? August is more than 6 months away so you should be able to refer yourself for the SPG Amex again.

        I’m not aware of any other way to get 40k points quickly except buying them, but you would probably be better off doing 1 night redemption and 1 night paid.

      • Steve says:

        25 Jan25 January 22:12

        Alex W, thats cutting it fine/impossible, 6 months from now is 25th July. Allow a day or two for card to be processed, then you need to wait a months statement to get points to move from amex to Marriott you are well into August already and IIRC Marriott want the balance of points a week/two before check in

      • Steve says:

        25 Jan25 January 22:13

        Ignore me! I though SPG was currently held

  • Alex W says:

    25 Jan25 January 20:51

    I think your only option is via referrals. If you could refer someone from plat to SPG and get them to spend £1k and transfer the Marriott points to you, that would get you 63k Marriott points I think.
    Alternatively 2 X referrals from plat to any other card would get you 54k Marriott.

    • berneslai says:

      25 Jan25 January 21:08

      Thanks. Transferring Marriott points between members was a new one on me.

• Mr Dee says:

  25 Jan25 January 21:19

  People mentioning grandfathered black Curve card, has it been confirmed that you will get to keep the black card without paying a monthly fee or any other benefit?

  • Alan says:

    26 Jan26 January 02:25

    Yes, see Curve Community.

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