Virgin Atlantic has brought back its Points Booster promotion, which is a cheap way to bag some Virgin points.
You could check out the offer here. If you partake by April 22, you’ll earn up to 40% bonus on top of your usual points.
Points Booster is a special feature of Virgin Atlantic which allows you to purchase points when you have a past or upcoming booking with them. They are normally priced at 1p per point, and you can purchase either 1x, 2x or 3x of the flight distance (in miles).
For example, London Heathrow to New York JFK is 3,458 miles in distance, which means if you have a one-way flight booked, you can purchase either 3,458 points (£34.58), 6,916 points (£69.16) or 10,374 points (£103.74) under the usual circumstances. You will receive 20%, 30% or 40% bonus respectively, and with 40% bonus it works out at 0.71p per point, which is an excellent deal.
Beware that Virgin Atlantic (and BA) has recently increased their surcharges on award tickets though, so make sure you are still happy about the total cost before jumping on board.
For upcoming flights you could simply do it online, but for retroactive flights flown within the last six months you need to call the customer service. Both revenue and award tickets are eligible, and despite what the terms say, from my previous experience you could boost flights operated by partner airlines too, or for award tickets issued by Virgin Atlantic at least.
You should receive the bonus points soon-ish, but the original booster points won’t be credited until after the flight’s flown. Note that Points Booster purchases are final and non-refundable – the points will hit your account even if you cancel the flight ticket.
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