Excellent Cape Town flight deal on Virgin Atlantic – £1,699 return in Upper Class
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Virgin Atlantic has rolled out some excellent Upper Class deals to Cape Town for the first few weeks of its Winter 2024 schedule.
How good? How about £1,699 return?
Importantly, this fare is widely available at the time of writing (8am Tuesday).
The £1,699 fare is bookable from now (flights started last weekend) to early December.
Don’t hang about if you’re interested because I doubt it will last long.
It is also wide open for Upper Class reward seats.
There are 9+ seats available in Upper for five days outbound in November and 9+ seats available inbound for 17 days. (Thanks to Oliver Ranson for that data.)
The best way to pay is with one of the two Virgin Atlantic credit cards (you earn double Virgin Points on Virgin Atlantic bookings) or American Express Preferred Rewards Gold, which offers double points on airline spend.
You may also have a ‘£100 cashback on £100 Virgin Atlantic spend’ offer showing on one of your American Express cards.
You can check dates, and book, on the Virgin Atlantic website here.
The only downside is that you’re getting the old Boeing 787 Upper Class seat, but as this fare is cheaper than World Traveller Plus on British Airways I think you’ll survive!
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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.
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