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Virgin Points offers: Bag 2,500 free points, triple points on trains, and more!

Helena Eastwood

25 minutes ago

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Virgin is in a generous mood this month, and I have rounded up everything for you in one place. There is a free 2,500 point bonus for Tesco Clubcard fans, triple points on train tickets, bonus points on Booking.com stays and a brand new partner for electric car drivers. Grab a cuppa and let’s dive in.

Tesco Clubcard ad on red background shows friends sharing tacos at dinner; text promotes exchanging Clubcard points for Virgin Points.

What is the Tesco Clubcard to Virgin Points bonus?

Great news! The popular Tesco Clubcard to Virgin Points bonus is back for another round. Virgin and Tesco are once again giving away 2,500 Virgin Points to new auto-exchange sign-ups.

The bad news, the Tesco Clubcard transfer bonus isn't as generous as we have seen it previously.

If you’re a Tesco Clubcard holder and love to travel, this is your chance to score an extra 2,500 Virgin Points, and it couldn’t be easier. Virgin Red is offering the bonus when you sign up for the first time to automatically transfer your Clubcard points into Virgin Points by 24th January 2027.

So, how do I get the bonus I hear you ask?

To bag your 2,500 bonus Virgin Points, you’ll need to:

Sign up for automatic Clubcard-to-Virgin Points exchanges for the very first time between 26th October 2026 and 24th January 2027 (click here to go there!)
Keep your auto-exchange active right through to 24th January 2027
Have at least 250 Clubcard points sitting in your account on 24th January 2027

If you meet all three criteria, those lovely 2,500 bonus Virgin Points will land in your Flying Club account by 22nd February 2027.

Important to note. You won’t qualify for this bonus if you’ve ever signed up for automatic exchanges before, even if you’re not using it anymore.

To set up your Clubcard points to be auto-exchanged into Virgin Points:

Go the Clubcard website and select “Clubcard Account” from the headings at the top of the page
Click on “Clubcard management” from the drop down and then select “Voucher schemes”
On the “Voucher schemes” page, select the “Virgin Points” box and input your Virgin Atlantic membership number

The two ways to convert your points

Irrespective of getting the 2,500 Virgin Point bonus, there are a couple of options on how to convert your Tesco Clubcard vouchers into Virgin Points.

You can manually exchange your vouchers, with £2.50 giving you 500 Virgin Points, £5 giving you 1,000 and £10 giving you 2,000.

Or if you’d rather set it and forget it, you can choose auto-exchange, which requires a minimum of 250 Clubcard points (£2.50) to get started, giving you 500 Virgin Points. Once set up, your points will continue to exchange automatically in increments of 50.

If you need Virgin Points between statement periods and have auto-exchange enabled, you can swap a minimum of 150 Clubcard points instantly whenever you like.

Virgin Points never expire

A lovely little detail about Virgin Points is that they never expire. Ever! You can earn and spend them with Virgin Atlantic and partner airlines including Air France, KLM, Delta etc, plus redeem them for hotel stays, cruises, experiences, and much more.

How can I earn triple Virgin Points on train tickets and bonus points Booking.com stays?

From 2 to 30 November 2026, Virgin Trains Ticketing and Virgin Red are offering two ways to earn some extra Virgin Points. When booking a train via Virgin Trains Tickets, they are tripling the amount of points you earn per £1 spent, from 3 to 9. Plus, with Booking.com, you will earn 10 points per £1 spent on any eligible stays in the UK or Europe when booked through the Virgin Shops Away store.

Offer	What you earn	The small print
Virgin Trains Ticketing	9 Virgin Points per £1 (triple the usual 3 per £1)	Train tickets across Great Britain on any operator, no booking fees, for travel during or after the promotion
Booking.com via Virgin Red	10 Virgin Points per £1	Eligible stays in the UK or Europe booked through Virgin Red, for stays on any date

You can now earn Virgin Points when charging your electric car?

Lastly, Virgin has announced a new partner, InstaVolt. Drivers can exchange their Volts for Virgin Points at a 1:1 rate. You earn between one and 15 Volts per £1 spent charging through the InstaVolt app, depending on your tier.

Smiling man and woman at a party beside ad text: Transfer your Volts into Virgin Points, InstaVolt Miles with Virgin Red.

Helena

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