Oct
03
2023
Premium American Express and Capital One customers have been frustrated by getting turned away from Virgin Atlantic lounges in the United States.
Capital One Access To Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses Has Changed
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London Award Sale From 7,500 Points Each Way – Or Just 35,600 Points In Business Class
Sep
28
2023
Virgin Atlantic is offering 25% off awards booked by October 3 for travel October 1 through December 31, 2023.
Chase, Capital One, Citibank, American Express and Bilt points all transfer to Virgin so it’s easy to access these points if you don’t already have them.
Bethenny Frankel Reviews The Virgin Clubhouse Newark: “Garbouj”
Jul
05
2023
Bethenny Frankel is best known as one of the Real Housewives of New York but is also host of Money Court and a former Shark Tank shark. She also has opinions on travel, and in particular the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at Newark. Her verdict: garbouj. Based on this video, she isn’t wrong.
Virgin Award Discount: Fly To Europe For 7,000 Miles, Or Under 34,000 Miles In Business Class
Jun
25
2023
Virgin is offering 30% off the number of miles required for upgrades and award travel on several routes. Eligible routes: London Heathrow and Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York JFK, Orlando, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, Washington Dulles; Manchester and Atlanta, Las Vegas, New York JFK, Orlando; Edinburgh and Orlando. Book June 23 – July 24 for flights departing by September 30. Cash cost (taxes, fees, and surcharges) are not discounted. Chase, Capital One, Citibank, American Express and Bilt points all transfer to Virgin so it’s easy to access these points if you don’t already have them. Pay attention to the aircraft you’re flying, for instance Airbus A350s have the 2019 seat and there’s a new seat for A330s while you’ll want to avoid 787s. Retreat Suite, Credit: Virgin Atlantic In the…
Why U.S. Credit Card Customers Are Being Turned Away From Virgin Atlantic Lounges
Jun
01
2023
Readers have shared a frustration by e-mail and in the comments to various posts about access to Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses in the U.S. using their credit cards which are supposed to provide them entry.
Access rules can be complicated, but it appears that especially for the San Francisco lounge, a manager there has instructed staff to in essence violate their contract and deny access out of an antipathy for credit card guests.
Virgin Atlantic Guts ANA Awards Up To 42% Without Notice
Mar
07
2023
I’ve been warning that there was no way this award would last. Virgin Atlantic’s miles are, on the whole, otherwise not very valuable. Awards that are several standard deviations better than average never last. Virgin also has a history of making changes without notice whatsoever.
Capital One Retains Access To U.S. Virgin Lounges, Despite Management Turnover
Feb
27
2023
U.S. Virgin Clubhouses won’t be closed for long. They’re downgrading service providers to Sodexo. Eligible Capital One cardmembers still retain access.
4 U.S. Virgin Atlantic Lounges Closing For Refurbishment, With Little Or No Notice
Feb
26
2023
The San Francisco Clubhouse is already closed. Three Virgin U.S. lounges will temporarily close starting Tuesday, February 28.
30% Off Virgin Atlantic Award Travel
Feb
16
2023
This can be a good deal on upgrades, not just full redemption tickets, and the deal makes economy travel more reasonable where fuel surcharges are lower (but still – always compare to the cash cost of a ticket to see what the savings are). Northeast – London is just 7,000 miles one way after discount. This isn’t just for business class. And it’s definitely a nice offer for Virgin Atlantic credit card customers with upgrade and 2-for-1 vouchers.
Capital One Cardmembers Won’t Lose Access To Virgin Atlantic Lounges After All
Feb
03
2023
There were reports this week that Virgin Clubhouses were cutting Plaza Premium lounge access, it was natural to expect this would affect both American Express and Capital One customers. However Capital One confirms their cardmembers will still have access.
