News in brief: BA strike hitting Gatwick to New York this month Another wave of British Airways cabin crew strikes start today, running to 15th August. This only impact flights from Heathrow, .....

News in brief: BA strike hitting Gatwick to New York this month Another wave of British Airways cabin .....

2 Aug 20172 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

News in brief: MBNA offering Virgin Black retention bonuses I’m not sure if this is linked to the news last week that Virgin Money has signed a financial services deal, believed to include .....

News in brief: MBNA offering Virgin Black retention bonuses I’m not sure if this is linked to the news .....

1 Aug 20171 August 2017 by Rob Burgess • 115 comments

News in brief: Changes to Head for Points posting for August As is now traditional, Head for Points will be dropping the ‘three posts per day’ schedule for August. History shows that there .....

News in brief: Changes to Head for Points posting for August As is now traditional, Head for Points will be .....

31 Jul 201731 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments

I know what you’re thinking ….. a month ago I ran an offer whereby you could get 1,000 Avios points just for joining Marriott Rewards – no stay required. And, a day later, Marriott .....

I know what you’re thinking ….. a month ago I ran an offer whereby you could get 1,000 Avios .....

30 Jul 201730 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

A complex merry-go-round of corporate activity was announced last night which will lead to …. well, it isn’t fully clear. You can find full details on the Virgin Atlantic website here. In .....

A complex merry-go-round of corporate activity was announced last night which will lead to …. well, it .....

28 Jul 201728 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 120 comments

When we wrote about the new Virgin Money partnership with Virgin Atlantic yesterday, we mentioned that Virgin used to offer miles on money transfers but the deal had now ended. It turns out .....

When we wrote about the new Virgin Money partnership with Virgin Atlantic yesterday, we mentioned .....

27 Jul 201727 July 2017 by Anika Burnett • 21 comments

Virgin Money made an interesting annoucement yesterday regarding a new partnership with Virgin Atlantic. It was suitably vague, but clearly important enough to justify a press release. The only hard .....

Virgin Money made an interesting annoucement yesterday regarding a new partnership with Virgin Atlantic. It .....

26 Jul 201726 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

News in brief: 4,800 Avios with LEGO Tesco Direct has launched another attractive ‘extra Clubcard points with LEGO’ offer : 500 extra Clubcard points (1,200 Avios or 1,250 Virgin miles) .....

News in brief: 4,800 Avios with LEGO Tesco Direct has launched another attractive ‘extra Clubcard points .....

26 Jul 201726 July 2017 by Anika Burnett • 85 comments

Hot on the heels of its Terminal 4 arrivals lounge which opened in April, Plaza Premium has unveiled its new Arrivals Lounge in the landside area of Heathrow Terminal 3. This will be of particular .....

Hot on the heels of its Terminal 4 arrivals lounge which opened in April, Plaza Premium has unveiled its new .....

23 Jul 201723 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

News in brief: Heathrow Express adds discount fares for August Good news for anyone flying from Heathrow next month.  Heathrow Express has just revealed special off-peak fares during the full month .....

News in brief: Heathrow Express adds discount fares for August Good news for anyone flying from Heathrow .....

22 Jul 201722 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

News in brief: Good Hilton St George’s Park auction deal available Another interesting package has appeared on the Hilton Auctions site.  It isn’t getting a lot of love at the moment .....

News in brief: Good Hilton St George’s Park auction deal available Another interesting package has .....

20 Jul 201720 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

News in brief: Earn 3,000 Virgin miles with a generous wine offer If you’ve never ordered from Virgin Wines before, it is running a generous offer which is worth a look. For £65.88 including .....

News in brief: Earn 3,000 Virgin miles with a generous wine offer If you’ve never ordered from Virgin .....

19 Jul 201719 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 127 comments

This is third part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series, covering ways of earning miles and points from every aspect of your holiday planning.  Earlier articles covered earning Avios and other .....

This is third part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series, covering ways of earning miles and points from .....

15 Jul 201715 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

News in brief: Virgin West Coast sale now on Virgin Trains has been running a special sale this week which continues until Tuesday. Here are the headline fares: Birmingham to London one way from only .....

News in brief: Virgin West Coast sale now on Virgin Trains has been running a special sale this week which .....

9 Jul 20179 July 2017 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments