Today, just under 50 lucky ticket holders will be able to say their farewells to the last Boeing 747 owned by a British airline. We were lucky enough to be able to go to a press preview of the event, .....

Today, just under 50 lucky ticket holders will be able to say their farewells to the last Boeing 747 owned by .....

12 Dec 202012 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 16 comments

This is Part 2 of our press preview of Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 747 retirement event yesterday. Part 1 is here. Crossing under the aircraft, we moved to the opposite wing where one engine was .....

This is Part 2 of our press preview of Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 747 retirement event yesterday. Part 1 .....

12 Dec 202012 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

A couple of weeks ago we had British Airways selling off its First Class crockery …. now it is joined by Virgin Atlantic, which is selling its surplus wine. Reading between the vines The auction .....

A couple of weeks ago we had British Airways selling off its First Class crockery …. now it is joined by .....

10 Dec 202010 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes. The first thing to say is that it is VERY rare for an airline to allow you to transfer to a hotel .....

Virgin Atlantic has a rare feature that allows you to transfer your points into hotel loyalty schemes. The .....

6 Dec 20206 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Virgin Atlantic is putting on an exclusive farewell retirement event for its Boeing 747 fleet at Heathrow next Saturday. With 747s disappearing from the skies, this could be your last opportunity to .....

Virgin Atlantic is putting on an exclusive farewell retirement event for its Boeing 747 fleet at Heathrow next .....

4 Dec 20204 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 82 comments

Less than a month after it came back, supermarket chain Morrisons has gone from the Virgin Atlantic ‘points from instore shopping’ scheme. Yesterday, 2nd December, was the last day to .....

Less than a month after it came back, supermarket chain Morrisons has gone from the Virgin Atlantic .....

3 Dec 20203 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Tesco and Avios are going their separate ways on 18th January 2021 which has been a blow to many flyers. The good news is that Virgin Atlantic is remaining a Tesco Clubcard partner even though Tesco .....

Tesco and Avios are going their separate ways on 18th January 2021 which has been a blow to many flyers. The .....

26 Nov 202026 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Earlier today we wrote about Virgin Atlantic’s aggressive Black Friday offers, including 50% off redemptions. In this article, we wanted to take a closer look at the sale fares offered. There .....

Earlier today we wrote about Virgin Atlantic’s aggressive Black Friday offers, including 50% off .....

23 Nov 202023 November 2020 by Rhys Jones • 37 comments

Virgin Atlantic has come out fighting with a hugely aggressive Virgin Points redemption sale and some very steep Black Friday cash discounts. Full details are here. ALL redemption flights on Virgin .....

Virgin Atlantic has come out fighting with a hugely aggressive Virgin Points redemption sale and some very .....

23 Nov 202023 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 261 comments

Virgin Red, the new ‘all Virgin’ loyalty programme, has launched today. You can register here. Existing Virgin Flying Club members will know that their miles were renamed Virgin Points a .....

Virgin Red, the new ‘all Virgin’ loyalty programme, has launched today. You can register here. .....

18 Nov 202018 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

This is the second part of the updated article I began two weeks ago, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon.  You need to remember that .....

This is the second part of the updated article I began two weeks ago, discussing the best ways to ‘zero .....

16 Nov 202016 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Virgin Flying Club has brought back its partnership with Morrisons supermarkets, which was suspended at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. You will earn points in Virgin Flying Club for every £1 .....

Virgin Flying Club has brought back its partnership with Morrisons supermarkets, which was suspended at the .....

12 Nov 202012 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. This facility is mentioned on .....

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up .....

7 Nov 20207 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Virgin Atlantic has just announced its lockdown flight schedule, which begins on Sunday. It is relatively intact, mainly because Virgin Atlantic has been razor sharp over recent months in only running .....

Virgin Atlantic has just announced its lockdown flight schedule, which begins on Sunday. It is relatively .....

6 Nov 20206 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments