These are in addition to your rights under the australian consumer law. Search for reward seat and any seat availability on virgin australia domestic and international flights. Reward flight finder is not affiliated with british airways or avios. How to book delta flights with virgin atlantic miles 2020. Express membership rewards transfer bonus to flying club in 2017 that i. Book virgin australia flights to destinations in australia and around the world. However, there are ways to book these flights for significantly fewer miles than what delta would charge, and one of the best options is through virgin atlantic flying club. You know how it works, so now start looking for somewhere spectacular to spend those miles. Earn 3x membership rewards points on flights booked directly with airlines. This table shows the amount of miles youll need to get a virgin atlantic reward flight. You pay avios plus a cash amount to cover the taxes, fees and carrier charges. With a select set of airline partners, virgin miles can provide some excellent ways to book flights to all parts of the world.
Just pick your dates, select within 5 weeks and youll find lots more reward seat availability. The best ways to spend virgin atlantic flying club miles. And on some short domestic flights think distances under 1,000 miles, delta often has some low pricing that virgin cannot beat. Learn how to book award tickets through the virgin atlantic flying club program.
When multiple legs are required, it is often cheaper to book the same flights with delta miles. Find our best fares on your next flights to the us and beyond, with a fantastic choice of food, drinks, award winning entertainment and onboard wifi. Virgin atlantic is a fun experience from the clubhouse to the inflight bar to the revivals lounge. The information below sets out the specific fare rules and inclusions for this fare type. Are you utilizing your virgin atlantic miles in the best ways possible. If availability is there, itll show up on the virgin atlantic site and you can book delta flights from there. How to book cheap delta awards with virgin atlantic flying. Save 30% off the points required for all reward seats on flights operated by virgin australia, virgin atlantic, alitalia, delta air lines or air new zealand trans tasman only and redeemed via the velocity frequent flyer program for travel from 15 march 2018 until 9 january 2019. Searching and redeeming velocity points through the virgin australia website.
Route availability is subject to change without notice. Flying club is the official frequent flyer program of virgin atlantic airways. Jan 30, 2020 virgin atlantic flying club has several other redemption options that provide less than 1 cent per mile in value. Economy reward and business reward fares available to velocity members for the purpose of redeeming velocity points. Apr 09, 2020 redeeming virgin atlantic miles on ana is an awesome value.
Until 28 february, you can get up to 30% off the points total required to book flights on virgin australia and. Save 10% on select domestic and international flights. Velocity points are one of the few points currencies you can use on virgin australia flights, and as a result there arent too many ways to search for availability other than looking at the virgin australia website. How to plan and book free virgin australia flights via amex. For redemptions on other airline partners, contact our membership. You can book deltaoperated flights using virgin atlantic miles with no.
One browser was for my account and the other was for jasons account. Both the amex velocity platinum card and the anz rewards travel adventures visa include a complimentary return virgin australia flight every year to help offset their annual fees and its a great perk, provided you put it to good use. Virgin australia 30% discount on reward flights flight hacks. Heres how to find exactly what you want using your virgin atlantic flying club points with just one click reward flight finder. May 02, 2019 how to book ana flights with virgin atlantic flying club miles nick serati may 2, 2019 may 14, 2019 this post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. This guide looks at virgin australias most popular flight redemption option, velocity reward seats.
You can transfer american express membership rewards to your delta. Children must be aged 211 on the date of their flight. You can take reward flights with britishairways, iberia and our one world and other partner airlines, wherever theres availability. Unfortunately, other airline partners such as air new zealand and south african airways dont have award charts that are competitive. Flights that you book using avios are called reward flights.
Enter your membership number and program name into your account as you book your car rentals, hotels, and flights, to determine if the providers offer frequent flyer mileage on these bookings. Best ways to book virgin atlantic upper class with points. Flying clubs award chart for virgin australia flights is mostly distancebased meaning that it could be a good value for short and expensive intraaustralia flights. How to earn virgin atlantic miles from uk credit cards. Took me 25 mins to book using gift voucher having trouble finding it, and then they referred me to amex for the comp flight, who then referred me back to virgin website didnt provide url though. Apr 26, 2019 whether youre trying to book a business class ticket on delta for as few miles as possible or book a luxury first class ticket to japan, you dont want to overlook virgin atlantic flying club. Reward flights explained flights that you book using avios are called reward flights.
The hangup on booking flights through is that its website is wonky. When you use to book your travel reservations, you may qualify for virgin atlantic frequent flyer reward points. So virgin has a pretty good deal on reward flights using your points right now. How to book cheap delta awards with virgin atlantic flying club. You can redeem virgin atlantic miles in some surprisingly valuable ways and spoiler alert. Consumer guarantees and refunds understanding your rights.
How to find virgin atlantic seats using points in one easy click. To use miles to book reward tickets on air france, klm, aircalin, gol, japan airlines, kenya airways, tarom, and skyteam flights, head to the air france or klm booking tool. You can also redeem your points for a rewards seat on flights with delta air lines, etihad airways, singapore airlines, silkair, hainan airlines and hong kong airlines 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Search on virgin atlantic by typing in the cities no airport abbreviations. You can also redeem your points for a reward seat on flights with delta air lines, singapore airlines and silkair, and selected codeshare flights operated by etihad airways. Virgin atlantics flying club program can get you award flights on partners. Oct 04, 2018 ive looked at using points at hotels, but ive decided that redeeming them for flights makes more sense. Booking ana first class with virgin atlantic miles one mile. Redeeming virgin atlantic miles on all nippon airways. Virgin atlantic charges separately for every leg of the trip. While flying club is far from my favorite loyalty program, they have some incredible niche redemptions that you wont find through other programs, that can make accruing flying club miles with a specific use in mind an excellent idea.
How easy is it to book reward flights with ba and virgin. For domestic flights within 21 days of departure, delta often blocks awards from partners such as virgin atlantic. Velocity rewards allow you to use your points to pay for a seat onboard virgin australia, or one of virgins international partner airlines. Paying for flights with airpoints dollars spending. Reward availability executive club british airways. In order to book any partner awards with virgin atlantic miles except.
Alternatively, airpoints members based in new zealand may now book partner reward flights on many of our airline partners through our new online portal. If your travel dates are fairly flexible, take a look. Changes to your itinerary are generally permitted upon the collection of an administrative service fee and any difference in the applicable fare. Select the 1 or 5 week view when youre doing a flight search. We give you the inside scoop on the thirteen best ways to cashin on your miles with virgin, their partners, and more.
How to book ana flights with virgin atlantic flying club miles. Redeem points online redeem your points for a reward seat or an any seat on virgin australia domestic and international flights. You can find out more on this page of the virgin flying club website. Reward flight finder formerly ba redemption finder is a trading name of tim rogers ltd. Some flights may not have any seats available for redemption. Search for up to 6 separate flights to a number of worldwide destinations. Pay for flights and car rentals with points or points and cash all without blackout dates. Browse and compare availability for up to three destinations at once. Nov 03, 2019 its a few years since i tried to book reward seats but back then i called virgin because of a similar issue and they told me that for all routes apart from orlando, reward seats are available from the day the flights are released. Its always worth a few minutes to check virgin atlantics.
Flying club members have the option of redeeming 12,500 miles for a. Use points with more than 250 airlines and car rental providers. I had called virgin to book comp flight for 1 ticket and also use virgin gift voucher for a 2nd ticket. Indicates additional destinations that can be booked as reward seats online with. Virgin atlantic and etihad, please call our contact centre. Best ways to book virgin atlantic upper class with points stepby. Young adult passengers travelling alone cant book online please contact reservations on 0844 209 7777. Mar 07, 2018 so even if youre a delta person, consider using virgin miles for delta flights. Save your skymiles, book delta flights through virgin atlantic. If you want to learn more about virgin holidays, their website is here. How to use points for flights earn velocity points. Searching for virgin australia melbournehong kong reward flights. Just remember to select pay with miles when youre searching for your flight. This meant i had to learn to use the site to book flights.
Take a look at our reward flights table for the list of all the mileage you need right here. Log into your account before searching your flight itll make your flight search quicker. Use or earn points when you book through our exclusive partner cruise with points. I was terrified that i would book one reward flight and then try to book the other and find no availability for the second flight. Begin by heading to the velocity frequent flyer website, logging into your velocity account, and then clicking search and book flights from the main navigation menu accessible from the my account page. All travel is subject to the american express velocity platinum card benefits terms and conditions available here and travel is subject to virgin australia conditions of carriage available at. That means youll have to transfer points from chase ultimate rewards, amex membership rewards, citi thankyou rewards or marriott bonvoy to flying club and book it directly on virgin atlantics website or over the phone. Unlock incredible value with virgin atlantic flying club. Dec 11, 2019 to get these excellent rates, youre going to have to book award flights with virgin atlantic flying club itself. Book virgin australias melbournehong kong flights using.
How to redeem virgin flying club miles on virgin holidays. Receive monthly progress reports from a dedicated account management team. Dont make this mistake when booking virgin reward flights. How to use points for flights earn velocity points velocity. Heres how you can plan and book that free trip with each card. Designed with virgin atlantics most valuable frequent flyers in mind, flying club rewards these top shelf passengers handsomely with swimming pools of points and miles for their loyalty, dedication, and business. You may need to travel on selected daystimes of the week, travel round trip, andor stay over a saturday night or. Travel membership benefits american express australia. If your travel dates are fairly flexible, take a look at the 5 week calendar. Reward flights are only available in economy classic, premium and upper class. Find our best fares on your next flights to the us and beyond, with a fantastic choice of food, drinks, award winning. Use your frequentflyer program to check your points at the gate. Nov 23, 2019 virgin does not allow members to combine their accounts which means that i have to open two browsers to book two virgin flights.
How to search an award seat with velocity points point hacks. Chase ultimate rewards points also transfer to virgin atlantic flying. Deltas decision to remove its award charts in 2015 has led to some incredibly high award ticket prices. Discounted virgin australia lounge memberships and offers yearround.
Mar 02, 2019 even if you are struggling to find reward flights, remember that air france and klm reward availability should be added to flying club soon. Virgin atlantic also partners with singapore airlines, which allows you to use krisflyer miles to book upper class. When i learn something new, i like to share it with you all too, so this post focuses on redeeming citi thank you points for flights. To book via air france, click on the link below, then on the use your miles tab and sign into your account. British airways reward flights guide to using avios to book.
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