How many Virgin points do you need for a discount?
Points Plus Money is available on every Virgin Atlantic operated flight when booked online and will reduce the cost of your flight for each 3,000 points redeemed.
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The world is very much your oyster with 20,000 points in your account, as that's enough for a return flight from the UK New York and the Caribbean,* while a trip to Washington or Boston could be on the cards with a reward seat starting from 18,000 Virgin Points plus taxes.
It costs £15/$25 for every 1,000 base points purchased. For example, if a member buys or gifts 1,000 base points they will pay £30/$47, if they buy or gift 5,000 base points they will pay £90/$147 and if they buy or gift 10,000 base points they will pay £165/$272.
In standard season, you'll need as little as 18,000 points for an Economy Classic return flight, and in peak season you'll need from 22,000 points. And if you are a Gold member you can use your Gold Reward Seat benefit to book revenue seats when there is no reward availability, by spending double the usual points.
Unlike Flying Club Miles, Virgin Points will never expire. This means you have as much time as you need to redeem your Virgin Points, which have exactly the same value as miles. So no matter what life throws at you, your points are yours to use now or in the future.
It's just a name change so instead of the currency being called Flying Club Miles we'll now refer to them as Virgin Points. However, unlike Flying Club Miles, Virgin Points will never expire.
Flying Club has three member levels within its loyalty program, and members start in the Red tier just for joining Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. After earning 400 tier points, you're upgraded to Silver tier and after 1,000 tier points, you'll reach the Gold tier.
Yes, you can log into your Virgin Atlantic account and transfer points to another Flying Club member's account. You can also book a flight for someone else using your points.