NEW: Get 50% off USA redemptions in a new Virgin Atlantic reward seat sale

Virgin Flying Club has launched a new sale on flight redemptions – and it’s a big one.

Redemption flights to the United States are reduced by a whopping 50% for the next week.

You have until 20th March to book.

You can check availability and taxes on the Virgin Atlantic website here. If the reduced pricing doesn’t show, check back later in the morning.

Discounts apply to the Economy, Premium and Upper Class cabins.

The discount applies to full redemptions and to flight upgrades.

You must travel by 30th June 2024. If you only fly out before that date, only the outbound portion will be discounted.

You must book on a Virgin Atlantic aircraft. Redemptions on partner Delta Air Lines are not included.

Here are the participating routes. Full taxes and charges are payable on top – no reductions here! – which will be around £1,000 return in Upper Class, £500 in Premium and £300 in Economy.

From London Heathrow:

• Atlanta
• Boston
• Las Vegas
• Los Angeles
• Miami
• New York JFK
• San Francisco
• Seattle
• Tampa
• Orlando
• Washington

From Manchester:

• Atlanta
• New York JFK
• Las Vegas

From Edinburgh:

• Orlando

You can see the Virgin Atlantic reward charts, showing the points needed before the discounts above, on this page of its website. The same page has the peak and off-peak pricing dates.

You can combine these discounts with a Virgin Atlantic credit card 2-4-1 voucher.

You CANNOT combine them with a Gold reward (opens up any seat for double points if you are Gold) or ‘Points Plus Money’.

You CANNOT change the date of your booking after 20th March without the booking repricing at the standard rate.

Reward tickets will earn Virgin Flying Club tier points at the usual rates.

If you want to earn more Virgin Points, our review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard credit card is here (15,000 bonus points) and our review of the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card is here.

You can find out more on the Virgin Atlantic website here. If the sale is not live when you read this, give it a couple of hours and check back.

PS. If you are short of points, there is a 70% bonus when you buy Virgin Points at present. See 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.