Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic’s 49% shareholder, is adding a new UK route for Summer 2019. From 23rd May, it will fly daily from Edinburgh to Boston. The service will use a Boeing 757 and .....

Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic’s 49% shareholder, is adding a new UK route for Summer 2019. From 23rd .....

23 Oct 201823 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Virgin Atlantic has launched a new partnership with Irish food writer Donal Skehan.  Selected dishes from Donal will be appearing in the Clubhouse restaurants and in Upper Class cabins this month, .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched a new partnership with Irish food writer Donal Skehan.  Selected dishes from .....

19 Oct 201819 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

On Monday I told you about the exclusive tie-up that Hertz was about to announce with the SkyTeam airline alliance – see here. There is no news at the moment about whether your SkyTeam elite .....

On Monday I told you about the exclusive tie-up that Hertz was about to announce with the SkyTeam airline .....

17 Oct 201817 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Virgin Atlantic is launching a unique flight to take you to the World Pride event in New York next June. This will be a flight like no other, it’s fair to say.  Staffed entirely by LGBT+ pilots .....

Virgin Atlantic is launching a unique flight to take you to the World Pride event in New York next June. This .....

11 Oct 201811 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 135 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched a reward seat sale on selected routes. Full details are on their website here. You can book until 31st October for flights before 12th December. These deals run until .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched a reward seat sale on selected routes. Full details are on their website here. .....

10 Oct 201810 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Emirates Skywards, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Aegean Miles+Bonus, Royal Brunei Royal Skies and Lufthansa Miles & More members. Today, 1st .....

There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Emirates Skywards, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Aegean .....

1 Oct 20181 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

If you’re doing a short car rental, the best Virgin Flying Club reward deal is via their Hertz partnership.  As you can see here, you earn 1,000 Virgin Atlantic miles on most Hertz rentals, .....

If you’re doing a short car rental, the best Virgin Flying Club reward deal is via their Hertz .....

28 Sep 201828 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

When renting with Hertz, our recommended rewards partner is Virgin Atlantic.   As you can see on the Virgin website here, most Hertz rentals earn 1,000 Virgin Flying Club miles.  This is a very .....

When renting with Hertz, our recommended rewards partner is Virgin Atlantic.   As you can see on the Virgin .....

25 Sep 201825 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

For many years, Virgin Flying Club has had a miles earning partnership with Texaco. You can (still) find details here. However, this offer appears to have ended.  All references to Virgin Atlantic .....

For many years, Virgin Flying Club has had a miles earning partnership with Texaco. You can (still) find .....

22 Sep 201822 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Sometimes there are long running offers which we don’t mention because they have been around, unchanged, forever.  Now and then I like to dust one off.  A good example is this .....

Sometimes there are long running offers which we don’t mention because they have been around, unchanged, .....

21 Sep 201821 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Reader Charlie dropped me a note about an interesting Virgin Atlantic partner redemption that he has booked to get to Auckland. Virgin Flying Club is a partner with Air New Zealand.  We don’t .....

Reader Charlie dropped me a note about an interesting Virgin Atlantic partner redemption that he has booked .....

18 Sep 201818 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

Back in April 2018, Virgin Atlantic launched its two new Virgin Flying Club credit cards, issued by Virgin Money. They have proved hugely successful, with over 175,000 applications in the first .....

Back in April 2018, Virgin Atlantic launched its two new Virgin Flying Club credit cards, issued by Virgin .....

17 Sep 201817 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • 142 comments

How long does it take British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Lufthansa to refund a cancelled flight? Over the last few weeks I have had to cancel seven long-haul redemptions, racking up over £250 in .....

How long does it take British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Lufthansa to refund a cancelled flight? Over the .....

17 Sep 201817 September 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

You may not know that you can use Virgin Flying Club miles to book rewards flights with India’s Jet Airways.  It is explained on the Virgin Atlantic website here. Virgin has an obscure range .....

You may not know that you can use Virgin Flying Club miles to book rewards flights with India’s Jet .....

15 Sep 201815 September 2018 by Anika Burnett • 28 comments