When I wrote about the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club “30% off Economy miles redemptions” sale yesterday, I said that I would do a follow-up article on their parallel offers. The Virgin .....

When I wrote about the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club “30% off Economy miles redemptions” sale .....

24 Apr 201624 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched another reward seat sale.  This one is more aggressive than those we saw in 2015, with a 30% discount. Given that Economy fuel surcharges have also come down by about .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched another reward seat sale.  This one is more aggressive than those we saw in .....

23 Apr 201623 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

Shops Away is the Virgin Atlantic equivalent of the British Airways Gate 365 e-store.  It allows you to earn a few miles every time you shop at participating online retailers after first clicking .....

Shops Away is the Virgin Atlantic equivalent of the British Airways Gate 365 e-store.  It allows you to earn .....

21 Apr 201621 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Virgin Atlantic has boosted the sign-up bonus on its credit cards again.  This is not entirely surprising given that British Airways increased the bonus on its cards yesterday – although .....

Virgin Atlantic has boosted the sign-up bonus on its credit cards again.  This is not entirely surprising .....

16 Apr 201616 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

Last year I wrote an article about ‘status holds’ for new parents.  I have a couple of young children and, on both occasions, my wife lost her British Airways status when she went on .....

Last year I wrote an article about ‘status holds’ for new parents.  I have a couple of young .....

16 Apr 201616 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 65 comments

The Virgin Atlantic Black credit cards – issued by MBNA (Bank of America) – are a pretty good product.  They currently come as a double-pack of an American Express and a Visa card.  This model .....

The Virgin Atlantic Black credit cards – issued by MBNA (Bank of America) – are a pretty good product. .....

14 Apr 201614 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 144 comments

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up bonus which is worth up to 2,500 points. This is as good a sign-up bonus as you .....

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up .....

12 Apr 201612 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

I was updating the credit card database page on Head for Points yesterday and noticed some shocking changes to the interest rates charged on many popular travel credit cards. Since the EU capped .....

I was updating the credit card database page on Head for Points yesterday and noticed some shocking changes to .....

10 Apr 201610 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

News in brief: £20 Pizza Express cashback for all Amex-issued Amex cards A few new American Express cashback deals have appeared – you can see what you have been targetted for by going to your .....

News in brief: £20 Pizza Express cashback for all Amex-issued Amex cards A few new American Express cashback .....

5 Apr 20165 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

One of the biggest jokes, since the EU cap on Visa and Mastercard fees came into effect in December, was that the Government itself was ignoring them.  The fee for paying your tax with a credit card .....

One of the biggest jokes, since the EU cap on Visa and Mastercard fees came into effect in December, was that .....

2 Apr 20162 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic to launch two new routes from Manchester In a surprising but welcome move, Virgin Atlantic is to launch new routes to Boston and San Francisco from Manchester. You will .....

News in brief: Virgin Atlantic to launch two new routes from Manchester In a surprising but welcome move, .....

31 Mar 201631 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

If you have ever had a British Airways American Express card, you will know that it is NOT possible to have both the free BA Amex and the paid BA Premium Plus version.  You need to choose. Virgin .....

If you have ever had a British Airways American Express card, you will know that it is NOT possible to have .....

26 Mar 201626 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

News in brief: Double Flying Club miles on East Coast trains Virgin Flying Club is offering double miles – 4 per £1 spent – when you book train tickets on Virgin East Coast via the .....

News in brief: Double Flying Club miles on East Coast trains Virgin Flying Club is offering double miles .....

10 Mar 201610 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

With just a month to go until the tax year ends, it is worth remembering – if you haven’t used up your ISA allowance for the year – that Virgin Money is currently offering 6,000 .....

With just a month to go until the tax year ends, it is worth remembering – if you haven’t used up .....

2 Mar 20162 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments