Make Virgin Atlantic savings this weekend including £60 off Premium Economy flights

Virgin Atlantic has launched some special deals for Premium and Economy flights.

Until Monday 1st July:

you can save £30 on Economy flights to Orlando

you can save up to £60 on Premium flights from London to select destinations

Save £30 on Economy flights to Orlando

To get £30 off Economy flights to Orlando, you need to select ‘advance search’ and use the promo code MCOPR when booking.

The promo code is valid on Economy flights from London Gatwick to Orlando in December 2019 or from Manchester to Orlando AT ANY TIME except for October 2019 and February 2020.  The booking page is here.

Save £60 on Premium tickets

Destinations included in the ‘£60 off Premium’ offer are:

Boston from £663 return (27th Oct – 12th Dec 2019 and 24th Dec 2019 – 27th Mar 2020)

New York from £713 return (27th Oct – 12th Dec 2019 and 24th Dec 2019 – 27th Mar 2020)

Washington from £773 return (27th Oct – 12th Dec 2019, 24th Dec 2019 – 7th Jan 2020 and 15th Feb – 27th Mar 2020)

Seattle from £803 return (27th Oct – 12th Dec 2019, 24th Dec 2019 – 7th Jan 2020 and 15th Feb – 27th Mar 2020)

San Francisco from £869 return (27th Oct – 12th Dec 2019, 24th Dec 2019 – 7th Jan 2020 and 15th Feb – 27th Mar 2020 )

Atlanta from £1123 return (27th Oct – 12th Dec 2019, 24th Dec 2019 – 7th Jan 2020 and 15th Feb – 27th Mar 2020)

Mumbai from £813 return (16th Aug – 16th Oct 2019, 22nd Oct – 27th Nov 2019 and 25th Dec 2019 – 3rd Apr 2020)

Hong Kong from £853 return (3rd Sep – 12th Sep 2019 and 1st Nov – 12th Dec 19)

Johannesburg from £1275 return (1st Jul – 8th Oct 2019, 28 Oct – 3rd Dec 2019 and 1st Jan – 30th Apr 2020 )

All stays must include a Sunday night except for Boston where a Saturday night is required. You do not need a code for this promotion. The booking page for the Premium offer is here.

Virgin Atlantic is also still offering savings for flights from London to Tel Aviv:

you can save £30 per person on Upper Class flights from London to Tel Aviv

you can save £20 per person on Economy and Premium flights from London to Tel Aviv

For this offer you need to add the promo code FLC03 when booking. The offer is for travel between 1st November 2019 and 11th December 2019 as well as 1st January to 31st March 2020. You must book by Friday 5th July 2019.

To maximise your miles when paying, your best bet is one of the two Virgin Atlantic Reward credit cards.  These earn double miles (3 per £1 on the paid card or 1.5 per £1 on the free card) when you book at virginatlantic.com or via Virgin Holidays. 

Another option is American Express Preferred Rewards Gold which offers double points – 2 per £1 – when you book flight tickets directly with an airline.

The Virgin Atlantic Tel Aviv booking page is here.

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How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (April 2025)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Virgin Points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

You can choose from two official Virgin Atlantic credit cards (apply here, the Reward+ card has a bonus of 18,000 Virgin Points and the free card has a bonus of 3,000 Virgin Points):

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard

18,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review

Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard

3,000 bonus points, no fee and 1 point for every £1 you spend Read our full review

You can also earn Virgin Points from various American Express cards – and these have sign-up bonuses too.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for a year and comes with 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 20,000 Virgin Points.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with 50,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 50,000 Virgin Points.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

Small business owners should consider the two American Express Business cards. Points convert at 1:1 into Virgin Points.

American Express Business Platinum

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Virgin Points.