Virgin Atlantic stole a march on British Airways this morning by announcing a further status and voucher extension, albeit a modest one. Your Flying Club status is extended by three months All members .....

Virgin Atlantic stole a march on British Airways this morning by announcing a further status and voucher .....

26 Feb 202126 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Virgin Red has launched a new ‘daily win’ game via the Virgin Red app with a top prize of 1,000,000 Virgin Red points. There are also 100 instant win prizes to be picked up each day, .....

Virgin Red has launched a new ‘daily win’ game via the Virgin Red app with a top prize of .....

23 Feb 202123 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

Virgin Atlantic has made some additional changes to ticket flexibility. This is presumably an attempt to give passengers the confidence to book in the face of continued Government attempts to put .....

Virgin Atlantic has made some additional changes to ticket flexibility. This is presumably an attempt to give .....

20 Feb 202120 February 2021 by Rhys Jones • Leave a comment

Despite having two children, I have managed to avoid signing up for the new Disney+ streaming service so far. They are possibly in the age gap between the animated classics and the superhero movies. .....

Despite having two children, I have managed to avoid signing up for the new Disney+ streaming service so far. .....

19 Feb 202119 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

Virgin Voyages, the newly launched Virgin Group cruise line, is giving away 1,000 free cruises for two people. You can’t win one for yourself, but you can nominate someone in your life who you .....

Virgin Voyages, the newly launched Virgin Group cruise line, is giving away 1,000 free cruises for two people. .....

17 Feb 202117 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Virgin Red – the new app which gives you additional possibilities for earning and spending Virgin Points – has launched its first genuinely interesting ‘earn’ offer. From .....

Virgin Red – the new app which gives you additional possibilities for earning and spending Virgin Points .....

16 Feb 202116 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 143 comments

After a pause, Tesco and The Recycling Factory have relaunched their scheme to encourage you to recycle old printer ink cartridges. You receive up 125 Tesco Clubcard points per cartridge you recycle. .....

After a pause, Tesco and The Recycling Factory have relaunched their scheme to encourage you to recycle old .....

11 Feb 202111 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

A mysterious new tax is being added to all flights booked from London Heathrow. It started on Friday. You will see it on your taxes breakdown as R1. Here is an example on an Economy flight from London .....

A mysterious new tax is being added to all flights booked from London Heathrow. It started on Friday. You will .....

9 Feb 20219 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 71 comments

Virgin Red, the new ‘all Virgin’ loyalty programme, had a soft launch in November. The only people who were allowed to join in the first three months were members of the old ‘Virgin .....

Virgin Red, the new ‘all Virgin’ loyalty programme, had a soft launch in November. The only people .....

8 Feb 20218 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

As we covered a few weeks ago, Virgin Atlantic has decided to take the fight to British Airways for your 2021 bookings by offering a status match to Executive Club members. You can find full details, .....

As we covered a few weeks ago, Virgin Atlantic has decided to take the fight to British Airways for your 2021 .....

8 Feb 20218 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 30 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 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

Today, Tuesday, is the last day for the British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Winter sales. If you are feeling confident about travel opening up for the Summer, now may be a good time to jump in. .....

Today, Tuesday, is the last day for the British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Winter sales. If you are feeling .....

2 Feb 20212 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 7 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 by Rob Burgess • 47 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 .....

I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card .....

30 Jan 202130 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments