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Points Miles & Martinis contributor Nicky shares his thoughts on his flight from London-Heathrow to New York (JFK) in Upper Class. See his outbound flight review of Flight Review: Virgin Atlantic Premium JFK-LHR. This trip took place the end of 2019, as we’ve suspended our recent travel due to COVID-19. In early 2019, Virgin Atlantic debuted the newest version of…
Points Miles & Martinis contributor Nicky shares his thoughts on his flight from New York (JFK) to London-Heathrow in the Virgin Atlantic Premium cabin. This trip took place the end of 2019, as we’ve suspended our recent travel due to COVID-19. Last year, Virgin Atlantic debuted updated products for their new flagship aircraft, the Airbus A350-1000. Premium, the…
Delta has mad a positive change for Silver Medallion members flying Virgin Atlantic as of this week. Silvers will now join Gold, Platinum and Diamond Medallions and receive both priority check-In and priority boarding on Virgin Atlantic flights. However, Gold, Platinum and Diamond Medallions still receive priority security, lounge access, priority baggage handling, and Diamonds…
Delta and Virgin Atlantic launched their joint venture back in 2014, and four years late they’re continuing their partnership as the airlines align their flight schedules and continue to add even more routes. Be sure to check out Redeeming Delta SkyMiles for Virgin Atlantic Flights, where you’ll be able to redeem for maximum value. Some highlights…
Virgin Atlantic is offering a status match right now. To see all the details and to submit for your status match, check out this website. The status match will be valid for 12 months from when your account is upgraded. Gold members will need to earn 1,000 tier points in the membership period to retain…
Delta has announced a nice enhancement for Platinum Medallion members flying to/from London allowing them to access Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses regardless of which cabin they’re flying in on Delta or Virgin Atlantic. Diamond Medallions have received access earlier this year. With this change, Platinum Medallion members including a guest who are traveling on Delta or…
Points, Miles, Martinis contributor, Nicky, shares his thoughts from a recent Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy flight from New York (JFK) t0 London Heathrow. At JFK, Virgin Atlantic is located at Terminal 4, to make it easy for their partner, Delta. Passengers of Premium Economy get their own check-in desks, along with extra baggage, which is…
Great news for Delta Diamond Medallions, beginning July 15, SkyMiles Diamond Medallion members may use Global Upgrade Certificates for all fare classes except E, to upgrade to Virgin Atlantic Upper Class on flights marketed by Delta. Per the rules for redeeming on Virgin Atlantic: Valid on Delta-marketed, Virgin Atlantic-operated flights for use globally on published…
In addition to the Etihad offer that we posted a couple days ago, when you transfer Amex Membership Rewards points to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, you can also get 30% more. 30% Bonus Transferring Amex MR Points To Virgin Atlantic 1,000 1,300 Flying Club miles = 1,000 Membership Rewards points.Membership Rewards points must be transferred in increments of 1,000. Special Offer Get 30%…
Citi Thank You Rewards has launched a limited-time transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic, where you can earn a 25% transfer bonus from now through April 6, 2016. As a reminder, Citi Thank You Rewards transfer at a 1:1 ratio, but with this bonus, you’ll be earning 1,250 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles for every 1,000…
Earlier this evening before my flight to London, I popped in the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at JFK, due to my Delta Platinum status. We’ve reviewed this lounge before here: Lounge Review: Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse JFK so tonight here are a few pictures from dinner. If you are a Delta flyer, Platinum and Diamond Medallion members, plus one guest, traveling on a…
Over the weekend, I was reading how Virgin Atlantic was adding new non-stop service between Orlando, Florida and Belfast, Ireland (SAY WHAT?) First off, Virgin Atlantic doesn’t fly to Belfast, Northern Ireland at all, so it just seems strange that they’re adding it from Orlando, Florida of all places. Virgin Atlantic does operate non-stop year round service…
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 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…
American Express runs limited time promotions from time to time with Membership Rewards. Two current bonus offers give members the chance to increase the number of points they can transfer to travel partners by 20-30%. The two transfer bonuses being offered now are a British Airways 20% bonus on transfers and a Virgin Atlantic 30% bonus on transfers. These are…
The NFL International series game between the San Francisco 49ers and Jacksonville Jaguars is returning to London on October 27, 2013, and Virgin Atlantic wants to give you a chance to see the game live. Simply enter their giveaway through the details below for your chance to win one of two sets of the prize…
Delta has purchased a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic and has announced more details of the partnership. Key Benefits 1) Virgin Atlantic customers will now enjoy a vast network of connecting North American destinations while Delta customers will gain an additional six daily frequencies between London to New York 2) SkyMiles and Flying Club loyalty…
I just received an email from American Express with a few offers that caught my attention. I received these offers because I have both the Personal American Express Platinum card (through a now expired 100,000 signup bonus) and the Business Platinum American Express card (through a recent 100,000 signup bonus campaign). Fly Companion To London…
Although this promotion that has been available for several weeks this one is worth mentioning in case you were not aware of it: Hyatt is offering 6x the airline miles per 2-day stay. The total amount of miles awarded per stay is 3,000 miles for a majority of the airlines. The offer is valid until…