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alexist ([personal profile] alexist) wrote2006-03-30 03:06 am
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Ooh, interesting!

I just logged on to Virgin Atlantic. As well as the customer relations bonus of 5K for the non-working IFE, I've now got 5,187 miles for the last flight flown, plus 882 bonus miles for being Silver Tier, plus 3 tier points. This is strange because that was a reward flight and I shouldn't have earned miles.

I wonder if it's related to my complaint letter about not being able to use my tray table?! (It's the only thing I can think of.)

Now, to make sure that if I DO go in May, it's not class N, which only gives half as many miles and tier points--I want to maintain my Silver status :-) I'd like to rack up enough miles to go to SA for free... which I should do! Only 50K for economy. 100K for Upper Class, sadly...

(I do wish there was a way to be more precise than "Economy (Lowest)" and "Economy (Flexible)". BA's fare selector is the best--it shows the lowest fare for each day in a range, then the fares for all the flights that day. It makes it so easy to pick the best fare without fiddling with all the dates.)

(Yes, it's miles tartage, and yes, we should switch from NatWest to Virgin Money...mega miles tartage!)
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[identity profile] randalf.livejournal.com 2006-03-30 09:16 am (UTC)(link)

Ah, good old Virgin! I'm currently 1 point off Gold, but I've got until October to get it - maybe a quick hop to the East Coast!

Check out www.v-flyer.com, the best resource for flying VA. They have a fare class guide, which is ideal for working out which is best for miles/TP earnings. Then call VA to book asking for the bucket you'd ideally like to be in.

My current project is working out the best way to make my airmiles with them stretch as far as possible for me n' S. Bets way is Econ/PE --> Upper (60/40k per ticket) but it does mean having to buy a ticket in a less-discounted bucket...



Lounge Access

[identity profile] randalf.livejournal.com 2006-03-30 09:31 am (UTC)(link)

If you fancy a treat, do you know you can buy Virgin Clubhouse Lounge access as long as you're flying with VA that day? You simply buy it via the Virgin Holidays website - no need to buy a full holiday!

I think the price has gone up a lot recently (used to be 30quid per person) but it's something else in terms of lounges. They've also just opened the Phase 2 section, which I'm looking forward to seeing at some point, esp. if there's a pool table!

Might be worth considering if you like this sort of thing :)

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