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30% transfer bonus Citi Thank You to Virgin Atlantic
Transfer bonuses are the time to pull the trigger. Virgin Atlantic is a program many overlook because of the heavy surcharges, but it’s also one I’ve taken advantage of a lot over the past year. Virgin Atlantic award flights earn you Tier Points and can ultimately qualify you for status if you do it enough ( I’ll earn Virgin Silver, and SkyTeam Elite as a result of my Virgin flights this year ).
ALSO – DO NOT TRANSFER WITHOUT SEEING A FLIGHT YOU WANT TO BOOK. Transfers are one way and irreversible.
30% Transfer bonus runs until 3/16/24
Flying Virgin Atlantic with miles
Virgin Atlantic is a very sleek, sexy, and stylish way to fly. The biggest problem? The surcharges are just outrageous. With that being said, Virgin committed in 2022 to release 2 award seats per flight. So… you can often find award space and if you’re booking last minute flights, it’s still a good deal when comparing to cash rates ( most of the time ).
I’ve flown the A350 many times and it’s a very solid product. My biggest gripe is the lack of storage in the seat, so personally I prefer other carriers, but I still fly it usually once or twice a year since we travel to London quite often. A new seat to keep an eye on is the A330-neo which offers their latest seat configuration and seems like a nice improvement. Avoid the old A330s tho…a quite inferior business class.
The A350-1000 on Virgin Atlantic
Let’s look at the Delta Suite 47k option.
I was fortunate enough to book this deal from London to Atlanta last year – it’s a bit of a unicorn booking so don’t count on finding it consistently.
Let’s talk about ANA First class starting at 115k ROUNDTRIP
This is no joke. Using Virgin Atlantic miles for ANA first class is one of the best redemptions in the sky. 145k from the West Coast, and 170k from Chicago and the East Coast, and 115k from Hawaii
The best way to search is using United. Specify direct routing.There’s lots of avail from LAX to HND in business and first.
It’s a wonderfully reviewed product and I’m looking forward to flying it soon!
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