Virgin Atlantic extends statuses another three months. Secrets of the Points Booster
The situation in the UK, where the company founded by Sir Richard Branson is based, seemed destined for a return to normalcy, [...]
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The situation in the UK, where the company founded by Sir Richard Branson has headquarters, seemed destined for a return to normalcy, but today all is not so certain: the government, in fact, has changed its vaccination strategy and now even reopenings are in doubt.
It is therefore understandable that the decision to Virgin Atlantic to extend, again, status to its elite customers. The company, in contrast to others who have preferred to renew for one year, decided to go three months at three months, for a total currently of 18 months of extension.
We are grateful for your continued loyalty as a Flying Club member after such a long and difficult year. We are sure you are looking forward to your trip, and we are almost there. While we wait a little longer for the travel restrictions to ease, we want to give you peace of mind and show you how much we value you, so we have further extended your level by another 3 months. This means you will have even more time to accumulate your level points and maintain or gain status.
This is the text of the email sent to all status holders of one of the most interesting independent loyalty programs in the international aviation scene. Not only because of the opportunity to fly with the company, but especially because thanks to VP points it is possible to book and travel for free in one of the best first classes Of the world.
Extension of status, but not points. Why? With the recent launch of the new program Virgin Red, the expiration date of the points has been eliminated which are therefore de facto "for life." According to the release, the extension applies automatically and should appear in all accounts within the next two days.
Are you familiar with Virgin's points booster?
We have already discussed many aspects of VA offerings, from the onboard menu At the lounge at London Heathrow terminal 3. From farewell to 747 to the possibility of obtaining, via status match, the elite level In the loyalty program.
Today we want to focus on the promotion called "Points Booster," which allows all passengers to increase by two or three times the number of points they accumulate by flying with the company by offering one of the cheapest ways to maximize Virgin Red's point collection.
Even without a bonus, Virgin Atlantic Points Booster allows you to. buy points at lower rates than most of the best sales on Virgin points ever. The only problem is that you cannot buy points in large quantities since the number is tied to the number accrued from the individual flight: you can only double or triple what you normally earn.
How the points booster works
Simply go into your profile and go to the active reservations section. You will then be able to access the Points Booster section.
As you can see in the screenshot, the standard points grow by individual booking; you can select a specific route or the entire itinerary, even when flying with Delta or other partner airlines.
In the example above, it can be seen that the cost to triple the miles, which are normally earned on a round trip from London to San Francisco, is just under €300 for a total gain of 22,796 Virgin Points, or just over 0.013 cents per point.
It is not a very convenient solution, but very often VA offers clients who choose the Points Booster to get an extra bonus, roughly between 25 and 40%: In this case it is absolutely an opportunity to be seized.
- 6,000 Mile Registration Bonus
- Collect miles WITH EACH PURCHASE
- Your miles with no expiration*
- No fees for ATM withdrawals and foreign purchases
- Without having to change banks
- Autonomous card activation
- Multi-function mobile application
- Free travel insurance
- Free credit for up to 7 weeks
- Contactless Payment
- Mastercard® SecureCode
- 20€ discount directly in your statement by spending €60 in one or more transactions with Carta on Italotreno.it
- Free fee the 1st year. From the 2nd €5.50 per month
- You can choose to pay in full or in installments
- Premium level of the Italo Più program
- 4 Vouchers per year for access to Italo Club Lounges
- Preferential Access to Italo's Fast Track at the station
- For every 5 purchases of Italo ticketing and/or onboard services made with Italo American Express Credit Card you will receive 1 voucher for room upgrade
- Welcome bonus of 100,000 Volare points upon reaching 6 thousand in spending in the first 3 months after card issuance
- Accumulate 1.5 qualifying Volare points for every euro spent, accumulate an additional 3 non-qualifying Volare points ( for a total of 4.5 Volare points) for every euro spent on ticketing purchases and other services offered by ITA Airways
- Access to the Premium Club of ITA Airways' Volare program.
- ITA Airways Lounge Access
- Free excess baggage
- Points Back