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Earlier this week, I found myself in Los Angeles on a work trip, and decided to kill some extra time at the Virgin America Loft at LAX, which is a Priority Pass lounge, meaning that’d I’d be able to access with my Priority Pass Select Membership, which is a benefit of my Platinum Card from American Express. The Virgin…
Virgin America is having an 8 hour sale, where if you book by 5pm today you can score some low fares on domestic flights Spet 9, 2015 – February 10, 2016. Check out all the deals here. Virgin America Sale Fares From $38 Terms and Conditions: * Tickets must be purchased by 4:59pm PT on…
Another close encounter with a drone by a Virgin American pilot who was approaching landing into Dallas Love Field Airport on Tuesday night. As reported by NBCDFW.com, “According to a statement from City Manager Jose Torres, Dallas police were notified by the Love Field tower that a pilot on Virgin Flight 769 from New York LaGuardia…
It’s that time of year again. When all of the loyalty executives from airlines, hotel and credit card companies to name a few get together to celebrate what is otherwise the “customers choice” awards of the travel and loyalty industry. The Freddie Awards converges on the great city of Atlanta this week to celebrate the annual…
On my recent trip to London, I decided to check out the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at JFK. With Virgin Atlantic and Delta’s recent partnership, Delta Gold, Platinum and Diamond Medallions flying on Delta or Virgin Atlantic in either coach or Business Class to London have access to the clubhouse. As a Delta Platinum Medallion flying…
Delta and Virgin Atlantic have announced that they will begin increasing their summer flying starting this weekend. They will offering up to 39 return trans-Atlantic flights a day between the U.K. and 15 destinations across North America. Highlights of the new summer service include: Virgin Atlantic is launching a second daily service between Los Angeles and…
Virgin America will be launching new flights from DAL To AUS. They announced yesterday that they are launching sales on new flights from Dallas Love Field (DAL) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). The new flights take off on April 28, 2015 and flyers can select one of five daily nonstop flights from DAL to AUS. Introductory fares…
For a limited time Virgin America Elevate members can earn double points on flight booked. But you must register first and then fly during the designated promotion period. Even if you don’t think you’ll take a flight between now and the promotion period with Virgin America, I’d suggest registering because you never know when your…
Delta Airlines recently changed over to the new 2015 SkyMiles program, and with that change over came the new ability to book one-way award flights on Delta and their partners. Since Delta is in a special partnership with Virgin Atlantic, we’ve received some questions as to whether or not Delta SkyMiles members can book one-way…
Reported by DailyMail, the Virgin 747 had 450 passengers onboard heading to Vegas when it was returned to London to circle for several hours due to a technical short which rendered the landing gear broken. They were forced to circle at low altitude so that the landing gear could be inspected, as only 3/4 of…
Virgin America is giving 500 free bonus points this holiday! All you have to do is go here to sign in and get your 500 points! 500 Free Virgin America Points Fine Print: The typical earn for Elevate members is 5 points per $1 spent on the base fare for Virgin America flights — in…
Virgin America is offering an early gift this year with 50% off fares in First Class and Main Cabin Select! 50% Off Fares On Virgin America First and Main Cabin Select Book now and fly December 19 – January 2* If you go through Ebates.com you can save an additional $5. If you don’t have Ebates, you…
The other day I received an email with an eye catching subject line: “Up to 90,000 bonus miles offer” for the Virgin Atlantic World Elite MasterCard®. At first glance, 90,000 bonus miles is a lot, but after a more detailed look at the offer, there are quite a few stipulations to get the full 90,000…
Virgin America has just announced their new First Class seasonal menu. The new menu options in First Class include items like grilled mushroom medley with bresaola appetizer, a savory soy ginger marinated salmon salad entree. It even comes with a selection of two flavors of ice cream. You can see a video of the new menu below which was…
Earn 500 Free Points from Virgin America when you sign-up for Virgin America’s Elevate Loyalty program and then earn up to 7,500 bonus Elevate points after your first flight. This offer is valid now through December 31, 2014. In addition to the sign-up bonus, new members will earn bonus points based on what cabin they book for their…
Virgin America has teamed up with Gilt City to offer a deal where you can save up to 20% off your next Virgin America flight through this deal. Basically for $10, you’ll get a coupon for 20% a Main Cabin ticket or 10% off a Main Cabin Select ticket for up to two people. Redeem…
Just a quick reminder that American Express is having a offering a 30% transfer bonus through April 30, when transferring American Express Membership Rewards to Virgin America Elevate Points. Virgin America awards are based on the price that the airline is selling revenue tickets for, so because they are offering fixed value redemptions when using your American Express…
Virgin Australia is now offering members the opportunity to upgrade to Business Class on their saver fares. How To Upgrade Upgrades from Saver fares can only be requested by contacting the Membership Contact Centre on 13 18 75 from the time of booking up to 3 hours prior to departure Promotion Details Upgrades…
Through 11:59 PM PT tonight customers can receive 20% off all new bookings with Virgin America. All you have to do is book with a promo code and fly within the eligible period. The discount is good for travel between March 17th and April 7th and includes the new First Class cabin. Simply book with…
Virgin America launched a new promotion this week in which fliers can earn up to 10,000 bonus points when they fly on one of their transcontinental flights. Register now to earn up to 10,000 bonus points when you take off on round-trip transcontinental flights between San Francisco (SFO) or Los Angeles (LAX) and select east coast cities.…