Hello everyone, and welcome back to our Thursday Travel Tips  series – where we show you how to turn everyday spending into extraordinary travel rewards. Like the Avios store, Shops Away is a great portal for earning points on your everyday spend This week, we are looking at something many travellers overlook: Virgin Atlantic Shops Away . It is one of the simplest ways to grow your points balance, just by shopping as you normally would. Enjoying this weeks Thursday Travel Tip

When I was seven, my parents took me to Disneyland Paris. I can still picture myself in front of the castle, absolutely wide-eyed, clutching my Mickey Mouse Magician's Hat, and feeling like I’d stepped into another world. That trip was over twenty years ago, and yet I still remember it so clearly. The "It's A Small World Ride", The Dumbo ride, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, I even kept the hat for the next 10 years! That’s why I think Disney holidays matter so much for famili

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Virgin Holidays Double Points + Bonus Tier Points Offer According to the great philosopher Bart Simpson, Cowabunga Virgin Holidays have...

The bargain bin is back! Congratulations, you’re sitting on a stash of Virgin Points and wondering how to get the best bang for your buck. First up up, you’ll want to keep a close eye on vseats.io . This free tool has become a bible for Virgin Atlantic collectors, revealing huge price differences across cabins and routes. In some cases, the bargains are almost too good to be true. We recently wrote about this incredible redemption for the Maldives in November, which we might

Knowing how to use your points is half the battle. But by knowing how, you potentially give yourself the advantage when it comes to...

Virgin Atlantic has unveiled a generous new promotion for Flying Club members, offering travellers the chance to receive up to 70% bonus...

Ah, the glamorous world of airline loyalty schemes. British Airways and Virgin Atlantic both promise you little golden tickets for being loyal customers. But while BA’s Companion Voucher is the sensible workhorse of the loyalty world, Virgin’s Flying Club Reward Voucher is more like a glittery scratchcard! Looks exciting, but you’ll be lucky if it pays out more than a packet of crisps. First, if you don't know what either of these vouchers are, they are vouchers given to hold

Ah, the glamorous dream of “free” flights with your hard-earned points. Both Virgin Atlantic and British Airways promise to fly you away on loyalty alone. But of course, “free” actually means “after you’ve paid enough taxes, fees and surcharges to buy a round of G&Ts for the entire Upper Class cabin.” Still, there are some important differences in how the two airlines handle redemptions. Virgin Atlantic: Any Seat, Any Plane… If You Can Afford It Virgin like to brag about thei

Now this is where dynamic pricing can work well for you and I. You're going to want to share this one with your friends and family! Fancy flying to the Maldives using Virgin Points like we did? In the picture below you'll see the calendar for most of November. Virgin Atlantic starts flying daily to the Maldives from 8th November, and two months ahead of time seems to be when Virgin Atlantic reassess their pricing for the better. These are some very cheap flights to the Maldiv