Virgin V points

[gavham]

Can anyone explain how these work is 1 point 1 air mile? if so i'm on a winner made 2000 points in a few days. don't quite understand them though.

[GaF]

Re: Virgin V points Yes - 1 point is 1 mile, though they have run promos where they have given 2 miles for one point. They can also be converted into cash at the rate of a penny per point - so 2000 can be converted into £20 (pounds not dollars) Details here - http://www.virgingames.com/poker/loyalty/Default.aspx

[gavham]

Re: Virgin V points hmmmm why does it take 50000 points to go to vegas and back then, it is only 5000 miles away x2 = 10000 points?

[GaF]

Re: Virgin V points air miles are not the same as "real" miles ..... 2000 air miles do not mean you can do a return trip within a range of 1000 miles!! Try to think of "air miles" as a currency rather than a distance.... Here's some examples (from the "sale") of how far your air miles will go... MILES FURTHER ECONOMY FLIGHTS

To/From UK	Normal Economy Fare	Sale Fare 20% Off	Best Availability Month 2007
US
NEW YORK (JFK and NEWARK)	45,000	36,000	May-Dec
WASHINGTON DC	45,000	36,000	May, Jul, Sep-Dec
CHICAGO	50,000	40,000	May, Jul-Dec
ORLANDO	50,000	40,000	May-Dec
ORLANDO to/from MANCHESTER	50,000	40,000	May-Jul, Sep-Dec
CARIBBEAN
BARBADOS	50,000	40,000	May-Dec
BARBADOS to/from MANCHESTER	50,000	40,000	May-Dec
INDIA
DELHI	50,000	40,000	May-Jun, Aug-Nov
MUMBAI	50,000	40,000	May-Dec
FAR EAST
SHANGHAI	60,000	48,000	May-Dec

Goto the flying club at http://www.virgin-atlantic.com for full details...

[gavham]

Re: Virgin V points ah i see, thanks for the info, didnt think it would be that easy. have any of you guys used them is it straight forward to do?

[GaF]

Re: Virgin V points I think quite a few have used them - it's all automatic on the web, no pitfalls I can think of... Though I am a little unsure of the value of using them for flights .....in general, I have the impression converting them into cash, then later buying flights with cash, will be similar (in economy - booking "upper class" with points looks advantagous). Think there are "companion" flights too - a second ticket for a small number of points which is good value....

[RandR]

Re: Virgin V points

ah i see' date=' thanks for the info, didnt think it would be that easy. have any of you guys used them is it straight forward to do?[/quote'] Having won a ridiculously large amount of miles, and quite a few Vpoints too, I can comment on this knowledgeably! :dude :dude :dude Transferring Vpoints to miles can be done automatically through the Virgin poker website - takes about a week to hit your account. Best thing is to wait for them to run a 2-for-1 offer like they did last December. By far the best value you can get from miles is to book an Upper Class fare. These only cost x2 miles compared to economy, whereas if you pay cash, the cost of UC is normally x3 or x4. The Virgin Clubhouse at LHR kicks ass! Booking flights is easy through the Virgin Atlantic website. However, there is limited availability of redemption fares, so it's best to book in far advance. In particular, note that there are almost no UC reward seats on the flights to Vegas - if you want to go there, you're probably better off flying to San Francisco or Los Angeles and driving/flying from there - this is what I'm doing in September. Some routes are better than others - there are generally plenty of UC reward seats to the US East Coast cities.

[avongirl]

Re: Virgin V points If you're going to reg for the Virgin flying club, there's a referral scheme. ;)