Discover Virgin Red: How to turn Virgin Points into flights

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by Virgin Red
18 May 2022

Here’s everything you need to know about spending your Virgin Points on Virgin Atlantic reward flights.

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How to spend points on Virgin Atlantic Reward Seats

Reward seats are seats on flights that can be booked using Virgin Points. When you book a reward seat, you’ll cover the airfare balance with your points. The rest of the balance you’ll pay with money covers taxes, fees and carrier imposed surcharges*. This makes reward seats a much more affordable way of travelling to some of the most sought-after destinations in the world, such as Orlando and the Caribbean. *Taxes, fees and carrier-imposed surcharges vary according to destination, date(s) of travel, and cabin.
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Virgin Atlantic guarantees a minimum of 12 reward seats on every flight

Reward seats are seats on flights that can be booked using Virgin Points. When you book a reward seat, you’ll cover the airfare balance with your points, while the balance you'll pay with money covers taxes, fees and carrier imposed surcharges*. Virgin Atlantic guarantees a minimum of 12 reward seats on every flight for Flying Club members. This makes reward seats a much more affordable way of travelling to some of the most sought-after destinations in the world, such as Orlando and the Caribbean. *Taxes, fees and carrier-imposed surcharges vary according to destination, date(s) of travel, and cabin.
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How to spend your Virgin Points with Points Plus Money

Points Plus Money is where you can use your Virgin Points to reduce the the cost of a flight or holiday. If you haven't got enough points to book a reward flight, you can still use what you have got to put towards your next trip. With Points Plus Money it's simple - and with as little as 3,000 points, you can reduce the cost of your flight or holiday, meaning you'll pay less overall. Points plus Money is applicable for any seats, hotels or holidays booked on virginatlantic.com or virginholidays.co.uk.
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How to upgrade a flight with Virgin Points

Want to use your Virgin Points to jet around the world? And fancy living the ultimate high life in Upper Class? With Virgin Atlantic’s upgrades, the toughest choice is choosing where to go. You could visit ‘The Mother City’ of Cape Town and channel your inner adventurer, soak up the sun in Barbados, experience the thrills of Walt Disney World and Universal Studios in Orlando, or take a wacky city break in Austin. Wherever you want to travel to, your Virgin Points mean upgrades, and upgrades mean travelling like a rockstar. Please note that upgrades are based on reward seat availability in the higher cabins on each flight.

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