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British Airways

Jun 9, 2026

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5 min read

British Airways Pauses Its Starlink Rollout After Just 5 Planes - Virgin Atlantic Has Already Finished

BA got there first with a single aircraft, but Virgin has equipped its entire A350 fleet five months early. Here's who is actually winning the in-flight Wi-Fi race.

Jack Culpan

Award Bookings

Virgin Red Launches 40,000-Point Virgin Voyages Bar Tab Redemption

Jun 9, 2026

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3 min read

Virgin Red Launches 40,000-Point Virgin Voyages Bar Tab Redemption

A new way to spend your Virgin Points - but is a $300 onboard drinks credit really where you want them going?

Jack Culpan

Miles and Points

BA Just Killed Its Best Price Guarantee - Plus 36,000 Virgin Points Vanish at Noon Monday

May 18, 2026

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3 min read

BA Just Killed Its Best Price Guarantee - Plus 36,000 Virgin Points Vanish at Noon Monday

British Airways quietly axed its Best Price Guarantee with zero notice - and there's a strong reason to suspect AI pricing is coming next. Plus: 36,000 Virgin Points end at noon today.

Airline News

Virgin Atlantic Marks 30 Years At Manchester With New A330neo, Lounge Partnership And A350-1000 Upgauge

May 17, 2026

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3 min read

Virgin Atlantic Marks 30 Years At Manchester With New A330neo, Lounge Partnership And A350-1000 Upgauge

A new A330-900neo named after Oasis, a fresh partnership with The Executive lounge at T2, and an Orlando capacity boost for Winter 2026.

Jack Culpan

Tesco

May 15, 2026

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3 min read

Tesco Clubcard to Virgin Points: 30% Bonus on Manual Exchanges Until 30 June

Virgin Red has flipped the usual script. The bonus rewards manual converters, not auto-exchangers. Here's the maths and how to make it work.

Jack Culpan

Airline News

Virgin Atlantic Names Josh Bayliss As New Chair: What It Means For Flying Club Members

May 14, 2026

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3 min read

Virgin Atlantic Names Josh Bayliss As New Chair: What It Means For Flying Club Members

Peter Norris steps down after 14 years, handing the role to Virgin Group's long-time CEO from 1 June 2026

UK Miles and Points

BA and Amex Just Put 1,000,000 Avios Up for Grabs - Plus Virgin Scraps Dubai All Winter

May 9, 2026

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6 min read

BA and Amex Just Put 1,000,000 Avios Up for Grabs - Plus Virgin Scraps Dubai All Winter

BA and Amex are giving away 1,000,000 Avios to mark 25 years together - here's how to enter. Plus Virgin Atlantic kills Dubai for an entire season, and a 50% Avios-to-Accor bonus ending soon.

Seoul

May 5, 2026

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4 min read

Virgin Atlantic's Spring/Summer 2026 Menu Lands Tomorrow: Sticky Toffee Returns and Seoul Gets a Bespoke Menu

A refreshed Upper Class menu, a Best of British drinks lineup with two English wines headlining, and a route-specific menu for the new Seoul service.

Jack Culpan

IHG

Iberia Just Slashed Avios Flights 30% - Plus BA Bans Crew Photos & Amex Drops £75 IHG Cashback

May 4, 2026

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6 min read

Iberia Just Slashed Avios Flights 30% - Plus BA Bans Crew Photos & Amex Drops £75 IHG Cashback

Iberia's Avios discount covers Milan, Rome, Oslo and dozens more routes - book by 10th May. Plus BA's new photography rule and a juicy IHG cashback offer.

Miles and Points

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Doubled to 36,000 Points - Plus Qatar Restores 150+ Destinations and a Marriott Safari Deal

Apr 22, 2026

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6 min read

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Doubled to 36,000 Points - Plus Qatar Restores 150+ Destinations and a Marriott Safari Deal

The Virgin Atlantic Reward+ welcome bonus is back at 36,000 Virgin Points until 18 May. Here's the maths, who qualifies, and two more stories worth your attention today.

Airline News

Virgin Atlantic Just Became the First Airline to Launch an App Inside ChatGPT

Apr 21, 2026

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3 min read

Virgin Atlantic Just Became the First Airline to Launch an App Inside ChatGPT

A world-first tech move from Virgin, but here is what points collectors actually need to know

Jack Culpan

UK Credit Cards

Amex Just Slashed Centurion Lounge Guest Access - Plus Qatar Double QPoints Ends This Tuesday

Apr 20, 2026

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3 min read

Amex Just Slashed Centurion Lounge Guest Access - Plus Qatar Double QPoints Ends This Tuesday

Amex Platinum cardholders lose the right to bring two guests into Centurion Lounges from 8th July - here's exactly what changes and who gets caught out.

New Routes

Virgin Atlantic is Now Flying Daily to Seoul - Here's What It Means for Points Collectors

Apr 17, 2026

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5 min read

Virgin Atlantic is Now Flying Daily to Seoul - Here's What It Means for Points Collectors

The new London Heathrow to Seoul route is now live - but there's a caveat worth knowing before you book Upper Class

Miles and Points

Avios on Uber Eats Is Live - Plus a Virgin Atlantic Surcharge Hike You Need to Know About

Apr 15, 2026

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9 min read

Avios on Uber Eats Is Live - Plus a Virgin Atlantic Surcharge Hike You Need to Know About

Earn Avios on your takeaway orders from today - but there's a £25 minimum you need to know about. Plus Virgin Atlantic quietly hiked award surcharges again.

UK Credit Cards

Apr 13, 2026

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3 min read

Turn your business spending into Virgin Atlantic flights, Virgin Voyages cruises, and more

Jack Culpan

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Virgin Atlantic

British Airways Pauses Its Starlink Rollout After Just 5 Planes - Virgin Atlantic Has Already Finished

Virgin Red Launches 40,000-Point Virgin Voyages Bar Tab Redemption

BA Just Killed Its Best Price Guarantee - Plus 36,000 Virgin Points Vanish at Noon Monday

Virgin Atlantic Marks 30 Years At Manchester With New A330neo, Lounge Partnership And A350-1000 Upgauge

Tesco Clubcard to Virgin Points: 30% Bonus on Manual Exchanges Until 30 June

Virgin Atlantic Names Josh Bayliss As New Chair: What It Means For Flying Club Members

BA and Amex Just Put 1,000,000 Avios Up for Grabs - Plus Virgin Scraps Dubai All Winter

Virgin Atlantic's Spring/Summer 2026 Menu Lands Tomorrow: Sticky Toffee Returns and Seoul Gets a Bespoke Menu

Iberia Just Slashed Avios Flights 30% - Plus BA Bans Crew Photos & Amex Drops £75 IHG Cashback

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Doubled to 36,000 Points - Plus Qatar Restores 150+ Destinations and a Marriott Safari Deal

Virgin Atlantic Just Became the First Airline to Launch an App Inside ChatGPT

Amex Just Slashed Centurion Lounge Guest Access - Plus Qatar Double QPoints Ends This Tuesday

Virgin Atlantic is Now Flying Daily to Seoul - Here's What It Means for Points Collectors

Avios on Uber Eats Is Live - Plus a Virgin Atlantic Surcharge Hike You Need to Know About

120,000 Avios From One Sign-Up - But There's a Catch You Need to Know

Virgin Atlantic's Free Starlink Wi-Fi is Finally Here - First Flight in May

Virgin Atlantic Cancels All Dubai Flights - Here's What Happens to Your Booking

Virgin Red Launches Up to 70% Bonus on Bought Points — Under 0.9p Each

5 Days Left: Earn More Virgin Points on Your Next Booking.com Stay

Virgin Atlantic & WestJet Launch Reciprocal Earning: A New Path to North America & Beyond

💔 Not Feeling the Love? Virgin Atlantic's Enhanced BA Club Status Match Is Back

50% Off ALL Loganair Avios Flights (Ends Tonight!) + Iberia Pools Avios

Flying Blue Status Match: Should BA Members Jump Ship to SkyTeam?

Get 5,000 Bonus Virgin Points by Switching On Tesco Clubcard Auto-Exchange

Capital on Tap Adds Virgin Points as Transfer Partner

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