A never-before-seen opportunity: 50% discount on all award seats to fly to the U.S. and Caribbean
There are programs that launch monthly offers. Punctually we write about Flying Blue's offers, Singapore's spontaneous escapes or [...]
Virgin Atlantic
There are programs that launch monthly offers. Punctually we write about Flying Blue's offers, Singapore's spontaneous escapes or Lufthansa's promos. But such a promotion we have never seen first.
Virgin Atlantic discounts all 50% award seats
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The British company, which Will officially join the Skyteam alliance in January., has launched a promotion of those simple ones, with no rules in the fine print that turn a nice title into a rip-off: all award seats for travel from October 28, 2022 to March 25, 2023 are available at 50% of the normal price, STOP.
It is possible to redeem Flying Club points. October 28 to November 7, 2022 to fly Virgin Atlantic to any destination in the United States or the Caribbean from now until March 25, 2023, on any date and in any booth. After the trip, you will receive back the 50% of your Virgin points.
It is clear that the company's intention is to Have its Flying Club users sign up for the other program called Virgin Red. The way the offer works is that Flying Club members will receive after 28 days of travel, on their Virgin Red accounts, the 50% of points. Before leaving, it is then necessary to have also opened the Virgin Red account, the points will then be visible and usable in both programs. Yes, I know it is twisted, but don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
The advantage is that you will not have to search for a particular type of award ticket, are all valid and for each reservation within the deadline you will receive back 50% of points.
Where Virgin Atlantic flies
The Loft, the space to socialize aboard VS planes
The company owned by Sir Richard Branson, with Delta partnering at 49%, Is recognized as one of the sexiest in the world. With a fleet consisting solely of wide-body aircraft, it flies from its hub (Terminal 3 in London Heathrow where there is also the spectacular Clubhouse) to the U.S., Caribbean and a few other routes in the rest of the world. Since this offer is valid for the U.S. and the Caribbean, the following destinations will therefore not be bookable with the discount:
- Cape Town.
- Delhi, India.
- Islamabad.
- Johannesburg.
- Lahore, Pakistan.
- Mumbai, India.
- Tel Aviv.
Some examples of prize tickets
Flying Upper Class is a real experience, in my opinion the VS booths (the new ones, not the old sardine cans) are different from all other business classes available at this time.
Thanks to this offer you can fly London to U.S. in economy for only 5,000 Flying Club points each way or 28,750 points for an Upper Class ticket to the Caribbean. Stuff we've never seen before.
Don't have Virgin Atlantic points? Bonus of 70% if you buy them
At this time it is possible to Buy Flying Club points with a bonus up to 70%, A bonus that grows according to the number of points you buy:
- 5,000-24,000 - 20% bonus
- 25,000-69,000 - 30% bonus
- 70,000-119,000 - 50% bonus
- 120,000-200,000 - 70% bonus
In addition, currency and exchange rate play in our favor.. Virgin Atlantic's points are bought in British pounds sterling, the euro has strengthened significantly against the pound in recent months, and this reduces the countervalue to be spent on purchasing points compared to last year.
Important things to know
- To be able to buy the points there is time until Nov. 18, will have to be used within 36 months, but you can renew the validity with little effort.
- You must be enrolled at the Flying Club and to Virgin Red
- FC account cannot be zero, you must have at least one point in order to buy points
How to earn your first FC points
The best way to activate the account is to transfer a handful of Bonvoy points, (e.g. 12k Marriott Bonvoy points become 4k Fliyng Club points), points that are credited in less than 48h.
If you don't have any Bonvoy points, my advice is to turn 10k Membership Rewards points into Bonvoy points and then from there into FC points.
In conclusion
You have points in your VS account, using them has never been more convenient. Don't have points in your VS account? Buy them with a bonus of 70%, use them and get the 50% of points back for a new reservation. Considering that it is valid to fly for almost 5 months you could use it even several times, there are no limits or unbookable dates.
