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40% Off Award Sale:
Virgin Atlantic is offering 40% off awards for Virgin Atlantic flights.
- Book by 6/24 at 7:59pm ET
- Travel by 12/31.
- Not valid on partner awards, such as Delta or El Al.
It’s always a good idea to search for awards as one-ways instead of a round-trip to find award availability more easily.
Virgin Atlantic points can be transferred from several currencies (see below) and never expire. Dates changes or cancellations cost $50 ($35 if originating in UK) or a forfeiture of taxes paid, whichever is lower.
Virgin does charge hefty fuel surcharges for Virgin flights, but there are workarounds to lower them, such as booking 2 one-ways instead of a round-trip as is pointed out below.
You may be able to get even lower rates by calling Virgin and asking for companion ticket pricing. Post a comment if you are successful with that.
Virgin will resume flying to Tel Aviv on September 5th, and there are some nice bargains for Israel travel with this sale.
Here are just a few sample deals using Virgin points, with off-peak saver award availability.
JFK to/from Tel Aviv Off-Peak Rates:
Here is what flights between JFK and Tel Aviv via London on Virgin Atlantic with Virgin Atlantic points will cost with the promotion, on off-peak dates:
JFK to Tel Aviv one-way with Virgin points (Sample date 11/10):
Economy: 11.4K Virgin points + $240
Premium: 20.1K Virgin points + $530
Business: 45.3K Virgin points + $1,065
Tel Aviv to JFK one-way with Virgin points (Sample date 11/18):
Economy: 11.4K Virgin points + $229
Premium: 20.1K Virgin points + $216
Business: 45.3K Virgin points + $289
JFK to Tel Aviv round-trip with Virgin points (Sample date 11/10-11/18):
Economy: 22.8K Virgin points + $521 ($52 more than 2 one-ways)
Premium: 40.2K Virgin points + $1,101 ($366 more than 2 one-ways)
Business: 90.6K Virgin points + $2,171 ($817 more than 2 one-ways)
Tel Aviv to JFK round-trip with Virgin points (Sample date 11/18-11/27):
Economy: 22.8K Virgin points + $401 ($68 less than 2 one-ways)
Premium: 40.2K Virgin points + $393 ($353 less than 2 one-ways)
Business: 90.6K Virgin points + $538 ($816 less than 2 one-ways)
Miami to/from Tel Aviv Off-Peak Rates:
Here is what flights between Miami and Tel Aviv via London on Virgin Atlantic with Virgin Atlantic points will cost with the promotion, on off-peak dates:
Miami to Tel Aviv one-way with Virgin points (Sample date 11/10):
Economy: 12.9K Virgin points + $240
Premium: 23.1K Virgin points + $530
Business: 45.3K Virgin points + $1,065
Tel Aviv to Miami one-way with Virgin points (Sample date 11/18):
Economy: 12.9K Virgin points + $220
Premium: 23.1K Virgin points + $216
Business: 45.3K Virgin points + $289
Miami to Tel Aviv round-trip with Virgin points (Sample date 11/10-11/18):
Economy: 25.8K Virgin points + $521 ($61 more than 2 one-ways)
Premium: 46.2K Virgin points + $1,101 ($35 more than 2 one-ways)
Business: 90.6K Virgin points + $2,171 ($817 more than 2 one-ways)
Tel Aviv to Miami round-trip with Virgin points (Sample date 11/25-12/1):
Economy: 25.8K Virgin points + $401 ($59 less than 2 one-ways)
Premium: 46.2K Virgin points + $393 ($353 less than 2 one-ways)
Business: 90.6K Virgin points + $538 ($816 less than 2 one-ways)
Los Angeles to/from Tel Aviv Off-Peak Rates:
Here is what flights between LA and Tel Aviv via London on Virgin Atlantic with Virgin Atlantic points will cost with the promotion, on off-peak dates:
Los Angeles to Tel Aviv one-way with Virgin points (Sample date 11/11):
Economy: 14.4K Virgin points + $240
Premium: 26.1K Virgin points + $530
Business: 57.3K Virgin points + $1,065
Tel Aviv to Los Angeles one-way with Virgin points (Sample date 12/4):
Economy: 14.4K Virgin points + $220
Premium: 26.1K Virgin points + $216
Business: 57.3K Virgin points + $289
Los Angeles to Tel Aviv round-trip with Virgin points (Sample date 11/18-12/4):
Economy: 28.8K Virgin points + $521 ($61 more than 2 one-ways)
Premium: 52.2K Virgin points + $1,101 ($35 more than 2 one-ways)
Business: 114.6K Virgin points + $2,171 ($817 more than 2 one-ways)
Tel Aviv to Los Angeles round-trip with Virgin points (Sample date 11/25-12/1):
Economy: 28.8K Virgin points + $401 ($59 less than 2 one-ways)
Premium: 52.2K Virgin points + $393 ($353 less than 2 one-ways)
Business: 114.6K Virgin points + $538 ($816 less than 2 one-ways)
JFK to/from London Off-Peak Rates:
Here is what flights between JFK and London on Virgin Atlantic with Virgin Atlantic points will cost with the 40% off promotion.
JFK to London one-way with Virgin points (Sample date 9/15):
Economy: 6K Virgin points + $152
Premium: 10.5K Virgin points + $437
Business: 28.5K Virgin points + $1,027
London to JFK one-way with Virgin points (Sample date 9/18):
Economy: 6K Virgin points + $269
Premium: 10.5K Virgin points + $498
Business: 28.5K Virgin points + $789
JFK to London round-trip with Virgin points (Sample date 11/10-11/17):
Economy: 12K Virgin points + $491 ($70 more than 2 one-ways)
Premium: 21K Virgin points + $1,196 ($261 more than 2 one-ways)
Business: 57K Virgin points + $2,376 ($560 more than 2 one-ways)
London to JFK round-trip with Virgin points (Sample date 9/25-9/30):
Economy: 12K Virgin points + $354 ($67 less than 2 one-ways)
Premium: 21K Virgin points + $677 ($258 less than 2 one-ways)
Business: 57K Virgin points + $1,259 ($557 less than 2 one-ways)
London to/from Tel Aviv Off-Peak Rates:
Here is what flights between London and Tel Aviv on Virgin Atlantic with Virgin Atlantic points will cost with the promotion:
London to Tel Aviv one-way with Virgin points (Sample date 11/10):
Economy: 5.4K Virgin points + $222
Premium: 9.6K Virgin points + $363
Business: 16.8K Virgin points + $363
Tel Aviv to London one-way with Virgin points (Sample date 11/17):
Economy: 5.4K Virgin points + $69
Premium: 9.6K Virgin points + $87
Business: 16.8K Virgin points + $87
London to Tel Aviv round-trip with Virgin points (Sample date 11/10-11/17):
Economy: 10.8K Virgin points + $301 ($10 more than 2 one-ways)
Premium: 19.2K Virgin points + $447 ($3 more than 2 one-ways)
Business: 33.6K Virgin points + $447 ($3 more than 2 one-ways)
Tel Aviv to London round-trip with Virgin points (Sample date 11/10-11/17):
Economy: 10.8K Virgin points + $285 ($6 less than 2 one-ways)
Premium: 19.2K Virgin points + $455 ($5 less than 2 one-ways)
Business: 33.6K Virgin points + $455 ($5 less than 2 one-ways)
JFK to/from Cape Town/Johannesburg Off-Peak Rates:
Here is what flights between JFK and South Africa via London on Virgin Atlantic with Virgin Atlantic points will cost with the promotion, on off-peak dates:
JFK to South Africa one-way with Virgin points (Sample date 11/13):
Economy: 13.5K Virgin points + $300
Premium: 25.5K Virgin points + $370
Business: 63K Virgin points + $616
South Africa to JFK one-way with Virgin points (Sample date 11/6, 11/19):
Economy: 13.5K Virgin points + $344
Premium: 25.5K Virgin points + $308
Business: 63K Virgin points + $556
Want to earn Virgin Atlantic points?
- You can transfer AMEX, Chase, Capital One Or Citi points to Virgin Atlantic instantly at a 1:1 ratio or Marriott points at a 60K:25K ratio.
If you, a member in your household, or an authorized user has one of the following Chase cards, you can transfer points into miles:
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card has a 60K signup bonus for spending $4K in 3 months, earns 2.1 points per dollar on travel after the card's 10% anniversary bonus, 3.1 points per dollar on dining, streaming, and online groceries after the card's 10% anniversary bonus, has a $50 hotel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.25 cents each for paid travel ($95 annual fee). Read more here.
- Chase Sapphire Reserve® has a 60K signup bonus for spending $4K in 3 months, earns 3 points per dollar on dining/travel, has a $300 travel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.5 cents each for paid travel ($550 annual fee with $300 travel credit). Read more here.
- Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card has a 90K signup bonus for spending $8K in 3 months, and earns 3 points per dollar on up to $150K of annual spending on shipping, advertising, and travel, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.25 cents each for paid travel ($95 annual fee). Read more here.
- Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card has a $750 signup bonus in the form of 75K points for spending $6K in 3 months, and earns 1.5 points per dollar on business purchases ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
- Ink Business Cash® Credit Card has a $350 signup bonus in the form of 35K points for spending $3K in 3 months and another $400 signup bonus in the form of 40K bonus points for spending another $3K in 6 months for a total of 75,000 Chase Ultimate points, plus if you have a Chase business checking account open on the card's first anniversary you will get a 10% points bonus on all earnings from card spending, this card earns 5 points per dollar on the first $25,000 in combined purchases on cable, TV, telecom, cellular, and office supply stores, plus 2 points per dollar on dining and gas on up to $25,000 in purchases ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
- Chase Freedom Flex has a 20K signup bonus, plus 5 points on rotating categories, 5 points per dollar on travel purchased through Chase Travel, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
- Chase Freedom Unlimited® has a signup bonus that earns an extra 1.5% cash back in the form of 1.5 points per dollar everywhere on up to $20K of spending during your first year, on top of at least 1.5 points per dollar everywhere, 5 points per dollar (marketed as 5% cash back) on travel purchased through Chase Travel℠, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
Capital One cards with transferable points include:
- Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is offering 75,000 bonus miles for spending $4K in 3 months, plus earn 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, $300 annual travel credit for bookings through Capital One Travel, 10K anniversary bonus miles, Global Entry/Pre-Check, Capital One lounge access, Priority Pass Lounge membership, Hertz President's Circle status, free lounge access and status for free additional cardholders, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $395 annual fee. Read more here.
- Capital One Venture X Business is offering 150,000 bonus miles for spending $30K in 3 months, plus earn 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, $300 annual travel credit for bookings through Capital One Travel, 10K anniversary bonus miles, Global Entry/Pre-Check, Capital One lounge access, Enhanced Priority Pass Lounge membership, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $395 annual fee. Read more here.
- Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card is offering 75,000 bonus miles for spending $4K in 3 months, plus 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, transfer points to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $95 annual fee. Read more here.
- Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card is offering 20,000 bonus miles for spending $500 in 3 months, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. No annual fee.
- Capital One Spark Miles for Business is offering 50,000 bonus miles for spending $4,500 in 3 months, 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, Global Entry/PreCheck, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $95.
- New offer: Capital One Spark Cash Plus is offering $2,000 cash back (convertible to 200,000 miles) for spending $30,000 in 3 months, plus get another $2,000 cash back for every $500K spent in your first year, 2% back everywhere, $40 MLB redemptions, annual fee refund when you spend $150K/year, and more. $150 annual fee.
AMEX cards with transferable Membership Rewards points to miles include, select benefits require enrollment via your AMEX account. Terms apply to offers on this page:
- AMEX Blue Business Plus is offering a rare bonus to earn 15,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $3,000 in eligible purchases on the Card within your first 3 months of Card Membership and offers 2 points per dollar spent on up to $50K spending annually 1 point per dollar thereafter, plus transfer points to airlines and hotels and keep AMEX points alive. Terms apply. Read more here.
- AMEX Platinum Business is offering a 150K bonus for spending $20,000 in 3 months and offers monthly credits, lounge access, and much more. Terms apply. Read more here.
- AMEX Gold Business Card is offering a 100K bonus for spending $15,000 in 3 months, monthly business credits, Walmart+ membership, up to 4 points per dollar spent with a $150K annual spend cap, and more benefits. Terms apply. Read more here.
- The Platinum Card® from American Express is offering an 80K bonus for spending $8,000 in 6 months and offers monthly credits, lounge access, and much more. Terms apply. Read more here.
- American Express® Gold Card is offering a 60K bonus for spending $6,000 in 6 months, monthly credits for Uber and Grubhub, and more. Terms apply. Read more here.
- AMEX Green Consumer Card is offering a 40K bonus for spending $3,000 in 6 months and offers up to $189 in annual CLEAR Plus® credits, $100 LoungeBuddy credit, plus transfer points to airlines and hotels and keep AMEX points alive. All information about the AMEX Green Card has been collected independently by DansDeals.
Will you book any of these awards on sale?
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32 Comments On "Ends Today At 7:59pm! Save 40% On Virgin Atlantic Awards For Mileage Bargains To Israel, London, South Africa, And More From 5.4K Points!"
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What is companion ticket pricing and how does it work?
Thanks for this info! Going forward would it be possible to include another popular hub for international departures like IAD?
I’d expect that Eastern Seaboard pricing should all be identical or very similar to JFK.
@dan what would the price be for a lap infant with this deal?
Should be 1K points in coach, 2K in premium, or 5K in business each way.
You can book it at the same time as an adult award.
what is the rationale for sep 5 ? is that like only if things get better in Israel, which if not whey will further delay the start. and if situation will stay the same they will also fly, then why not start flying now ?
What was Delta and United’s rationale for June 6/7 retstart?
Doesn’t seem like that great a deal, I’m looking at one way December 22nd JFK> TLV, 17,000 points plus $240.. around $600 total value? Nonstop with United or el al would be around $100 more.
Why are the taxes so large for Israel flights?
I think it’s the fuel surcharge for flying through lhr
Booked a flight over chat booking shows confirmed,
Anyone in the know how long i have to pay thru the link received in email before ticket is cancelled?
72 hours
rep told me to get the sale pricing you have to complete the payment by tomorrow
Why I don’t see El, Al flights when looking for Virgin Atlantic awards tickets? I’m gone buying it without their promotion
How is the availability on virgin in general?
What number do I call to ask for companion ticket, and what exactly is companion ticket?
site again, nyc doesnt allow to TLV code – pls help. cant input TLV
Are you searching for an award?
Enter JFK instead of nyc
Virgin is very strict on award bookings for others. One or two is fine after that they may suspend your account.
I booked TLV-EWR on October 8th for 75k+$239. Is it possible to get it repriced?
Just Cancel for $50 and Rebook it.
I needed a one-way ticket to London, and 6.000 points and $152 beat every alternative. Unimaginable to me why anyone would pay them 7x more and 4x+ miles to fly in business for this 7 hour flight, but I guess some people are spoiled or have money to burn.
Not seeing these rates for July 15 NYc-LHR
is it worth it to buy points
howe much would 12k points cost
You wrote 7:59 instead of 6:59, and now the sale is over costing me tens of thousands of points more for my trip.
Please do your research before posting deadlines.
Good job procrastinating!
But their site said 23:59 GMT, which is 7:59pm EST. Go call them if it’s not working.
“Offer valid for new reward flights, upgrades and companion bookings booked using Virgin Points between 00:01 GMT 21st June 2024 and 23:59 GMT 24th June 2024. All flight departures, including returns, must be on or before 31st December 2024. “
Dan, I’m sorry but as far as I know 23:59 GMT is 6:59pm EST.
https://www.google.com/search?q=when+is+23%3A59+GMT&oq=when+is+23%3A59+GMT+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDUzODRqMGo0qAIOsAIB
You are incorrect.
There is a 5 hour difference in the winter and 4 hour difference in the summer between GMT and ET.
Dan, I’m sorry but 23:59 GMT is 6:59pm EST!
Did anybody find that this sale ended an hour early?