Get 1,000 Virgin Flying Club miles for starting Tesco Clubcard points auto-conversion

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Virgin Atlantic has launched a Tesco conversion inducement.

It seems that Virgin Atlantic is NOT offering a transfer bonus this quarter to anyone who is thinking of converting their Tesco Clubcard points to Virgin Flying Club miles.

There is, however, a bonus of 1,000 Virgin miles for anyone who sets their Tesco Clubcard account to auto-convert future vouchers directly into Flying Club.

I do not recommend this, because it makes more sense to keep control over your vouchers and only redeem them when you need to book a flight. This means that you won’t miss a future conversion bonus or a good deal from another Clubcard partner.

However …. you can turn on auto-convert and then, as long as the 1,000 miles arrive in time, turn it off before the next Clubcard mailing. There is also no risk in turning it on if you don’t expect to have a lot of Clubcard points next quarter.

Instructions on how to set up auto-convert can be found on the Clubcard page of the Virgin Atlantic website here.

The offer runs until 16th June.

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.)

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Jonathan says:

7 May7 May 11:21

OT – Trying to save myself the time of suck it and see – which cards do\do not get charged for Revolut topup please? TIA
- Jonathan says:
  
  7 May7 May 11:36
  
  Rob’s favourite airline miles earning Mastercard was fine last month
- Bagoly says:
  
  7 May7 May 20:25
  
  The one that earns 1.25 miles per GBP gets charged.
Colin JE says:

7 May7 May 12:42

On topic: if I select autoconvert for Clubcard to Virgin miles will it convert existing vouchers or only new points awarded in the quarter?
Tesco says: “When you sign up to automatically convert your Clubcard Points, every one of your Clubcard Points will be converted to Flying Club miles.” That sounds like everything to me.
I’m okay with converting new points for the quarter, but not all my existing vouchers!
- Genghis says:
  
  7 May7 May 12:53
  
  Only new points awarded in next quarter.
  The sentence “When you sign up to automatically convert your Clubcard Points, every one of your Clubcard Points will be converted to Flying Club miles.” is correct since points which have been converted to vouchers are vouchers and not points.
  - Colin JE says:
    
    7 May7 May 13:58
    
    Thanks Genghis, sounds like a good deal.
Catalan says:

7 May7 May 13:41

Can anyone advise me on how to actually switch the Tesco/Virgin auto convert on. I’ve clicked the link provided by Rob. I’ve then signed in but cannot for the life of me find any other link to the auto convert option. I’ve done it the past so can’t understand why not now.
- Lumma says:
  
  7 May7 May 15:28
  
  It’s under voucher schemes. There’s 4 options. Standard vouchers, Christmas saver, virgin and BA
- Catalan says:
  
  7 May7 May 16:55
  
  Found it (finally). Thanks to you both. I was about to throw my laptop out the window!!
James says:

7 May7 May 14:25

OT Does buying Avios count as having earned Avios in regards to being eligible to book a Rewards Flight Saver as these tickets require one to have earned at least 1 Avios in the past 12 months?
- Rob says:
  
  7 May7 May 15:19
  
  I believe so, yes. But £31 for 1000 isn’t great value so if you can them by another route it makes more sense.
  - pauldb says:
    
    7 May7 May 16:14
    
    I’d bit a lot less confident. In the account expiry rules, earning and purchasing as distinct activities.
- Shoestring says:
  
  7 May7 May 19:13
  
  Buy some batteries from 7dayshop (£2 delivered) on the BA Shopping Portal.
  
  Or a £2.80 secondhand book from Abebooks.
  
  Good for a couple of Avios.
Alex says:

7 May7 May 14:42

I am looking to book LHR-HKG via FRA in the recent sale with Lufthansa business class. Our flight has come up with 1hour45mins connection time – Is this adequate? I have never been to FRA so not sure how it works – Would it be better to choose a longer time? and spend time in the airport lounge?
- Stu N says:
  
  7 May7 May 14:48
  
  1h 45 should be fine – the non-Schengen bit of the Lufthansa terminal is fairly compact and if you have to re-clear security then Fast Track at FRA is pretty quick. You’d probably only have 30-45 mins of lounge time though if that’s a major consideration.
  - Alex says:
    
    7 May7 May 20:24
    
    Thank you – If it is enough time then i am happy to not spend time in the lounge.
    - BlueHorizonuk says:
      
      8 May8 May 15:05
      
      I had a 1 hour connection recently and made it with time to spare
Nick_C says:

7 May7 May 15:34

OT – cheapest ATMs for withdrawing cash in NYC anyone? (Using Monzo, Revolut, or Curve plus Lloyds Avios MC)
- Kai says:
  
  7 May7 May 15:54
  
  MBNA Horizon – no forex, cash advance or ATM fee if using a Bank of America one.
  - Matthew says:
    
    7 May7 May 16:06
    
    I assume you get charged interest from day 1 – so you just pay off immediately or how best to manage?
    - Kai says:
      
      7 May7 May 19:04
      
      Yes, pay off on the day
  - AlexT says:
    
    7 May7 May 17:12
    
    You sure that’s still the case? MBNA is now owned by LLOY, not BAC
    - Kai says:
      
      7 May7 May 19:04
      
      Wasn’t charged a fee yesterday
      - Chabuddy geezy says:
        
        7 May7 May 20:14
        
        TD bank was free when I used it years ago. A HSBC atm charged me $3 last month.
Voltron says:

7 May7 May 15:56

OT – Anybody have any success buying gift cards instore on Tesco using the Tesco clubcard money off vouchers? Recently got £10 off £70 voucher through but last time tried to buy on self check out never worked
- mark2 says:
  
  7 May7 May 16:01
  
  It is not possible to buy gift cards at a Tesco self service till. I have bought many gift cards with moc in the past. Look for a dozy cashier.
- Nick_C says:
  
  7 May7 May 16:05
  
  Following Shoestring’s advice, I’ve bought several GCs with MOCs. Never had a problem with the cashier. But don’t take the mickey. A £50 gift card and £20 of groceries works fine for me.
Anna says:

7 May7 May 16:23

OT – something weird happening with Paypal. I’ve just tried to make a payment and noticed that my 2 Amex cards have been removed from the account, and when I’ve tried to re-add them, I’ve only been given the option to add Visa or Mastercard. Anyone else affected?
- Anna says:
  
  7 May7 May 16:28
  
  Though more weirdness – when I’ve gone into my Paypal account directly and not from the BA payment page, the 2 Amex cards have reappeared!
  
  However, another payment (to Amazon) last night appeared on my Mastercard statement today (I had an Amex set as default), so there is definitely something strange going on.