Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has launched a new sale of points with up to a 50% bonus that is valid through April 30, 2021.
Flying Club has increased the number of Virgin Red points you can buy during this sale before the bonus from 100,000 to 150,000.
You can access this offer on Virgin Atlantic’s website here.
Here’s the bonus schedule:
The bonus is dependent on how many points you purchase. You can get the maximum bonus when buying 100,000 to 150,000 points.
Here’s the price at 50% bonus:
The price of a Virgin Atlantic – Virgin Point under this sale is 1.81 US cents each.
Conclusion
There are some very reasonable Virgin Atlantic partner awards, like the ANA one I redeemed last year (read more here).
If you plan to use the miles for Virgin Atlantic’s own award flights, be warned that there are incredibly high fuel/carrier surcharges collected.
Here are the terms and conditions of this promotion:
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Applicable Buy points purchases made through Points.com between 30th March and midnight GMT 30th April 2021 inclusive will be eligible to receive bonus points. When you buy 5,000-24,000 points you will earn 15% bonus points, 25,000-69,000 = 30% bonus, 70,000 – 99,000 = 40% bonus, 100,000 – 150,000 = 50% bonus. The points will be credited at the point of purchase and will appear on the members’ account within 24 hours.
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A member can purchase a total of 100,000 points each calendar year, in increments of 1,000 points. Between 30th March and midnight GMT 30th April 2021 a member can purchase a total of 150,000 points each calendar year, in increments of 1,000 points.
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Members will have the right to cancel any purchases of points for up to 14 days after the date of purchase provided that none of the purchased points have been redeemed. If any of the purchased points have been redeemed then members will not be entitled to a refund for any of the purchased points including those that have not been redeemed. Once the 14 day cooling off period has expired any points purchased and received by members are non-refundable and non-transferable, except as expressly permitted by the terms and conditions of Flying Club.
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All Buy points transactions are subject to a £15/$25 transaction fee.
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Buy points Terms and Conditions apply, and can be found on Virgin Atlantic website: https://www.virginatlantic.com/global/en/footer/terms-and-conditions/flying-club-earning-and-purchasing-miles.html
