Tag: Virgin Atlantic
Holy availability! Transcon flat beds in Delta business for 18K points; Hawaii cheap, too
Update: This appears to be dead as availability suddenly changed from daily to nearly nonexistent and rates have increased to 35K or more on dates...
Book Delta with Virgin Atlantic miles online! (again)
In August I was excited to report that Delta awards could be booked online via Virgin Atlantic's website (see: Wow, Book Delta with Virgin...
[Expired] 30% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic
American Express Membership Rewards is offering a 30% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic.
The Deal
1,000 Membership Rewards points transfer to 1,300 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles
Key...
Wow, Book Delta with Virgin Atlantic miles online!
UPDATE 10/11/17: The feature is working again! See this post for details.
UPDATE 8/3/17: The feature described in this post has disappeared! See this post...
[EXPIRED] Virgin Atlantic “90K” offer returns (but it’s really 75K)
Bank of America has brought back the popular "90,000 mile bonus" offer on their Virgin Atlantic Mastercard. While they market the bonus as being...
Free Virgin Mobile + Virgin Atlantic / Alaska discounts: Deal or no deal?
On the heels of Sprint's recent (and still valid until 6/30) promotion for one year of FREE Sprint cell phone service, Virgin Mobile announced...
Should I go for the 30% transfer bonus to Virgin? Reader input requested.
The Amex Membership Rewards 30% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic ends Monday, May 22. I'm tempted to take advantage of it, for several reasons:
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30% Transfer Bonus to Virgin Atlantic from Membership Rewards
American Express is offering a limited-time 30% transfer bonus on points transferred from Membership Rewards to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles.
The Deal
Receive 1,300 Virgin...
Business Class Virgin Atlantic San Francisco to Manchester from $1994 round trip
Update: Some of the benefits of the American Express Business Platinum card have expired since publication. Specifically, the 50% pay-with-points rebate is no longer available...
FARE WAR: Business class to Europe from $1795 wide open cities and dates!
UPDATE #1: We are adding new cities as we find them -- there are now fares starting from $1795!
UPDATE #2: Oneworld pricing appears to...
New Zealand and Australia direct from $619 round trip
As reported by View from the Wing, there are some excellent airfares today from the west coast to New Zealand and Australia, with direct...
Necker Island award same price, but harder to get
Update: A few years after this post was written, the award price for a week on Necker Island increased to 1.5 million points.
After my...
The Hunt for Virgin Duckies
Last year I spent 1.2 million Virgin Atlantic miles for an all-inclusive week for two on Richard Branson's Necker Island. The trip far exceeded...
Is Necker Island really worth 1.2 million miles?
Yesterday, Condé Nast Traveler published "How One Guy Vacationed With Richard Branson...By Using Points." That guy was me. My wife and I enjoyed an...
