VA Improve Points Redemption And New Gold Benefits

[AntonyJ]

thepointsguy/news/excl...wlVU&fs=e&s=cl

[ChoppyGirl]

Thank you for that. I will be checking tomorrow!

[Peko]

Basically brings them more or less into line with BA, which already offers guaranteed reward seats on every flight and the Gold status double Avios guaranteed redemption benefit (if revenue seats are available). BA's allows a shorter booking lead time at 30 days.

[mrsbenny]

The link isn’t working for me. Can anyone explain what has changed. Thanks

Doesn’t matter I managed. Thanks

[stanleycamel]

Virgin Atlantic have announced that they are going to guarantee 12 reward seats per flight

2 UC
2 PE
8 EC

From today, every flight which opens up for booking at midnight, 331 days in advance – so from late May 2023 – will have the guaranteed 12 award seats available.

For existing services (ie every flight currently on sale between 29th July, which is the earliest date it will apply, and late May 2023) extra seats will be released during today as long as 12 reward seats have not already been released.

It's about time VS upped their game as BA have been guaranteeing similar for some considerable time - the advantage of BA is that they off 4 Club seats on each flight. For Virgin to offer 4 UC seats in each flight on leisure aircraft would mean them dedicating 25% of the UC cabin to redemptions which wouldn't work revenue wise - as it is stands its 12.5%.

[mrsbenny]

What would be good is if we could also use reward vouchers online rather than ring virgin. I hope this is a change they make in the future. I’m going to use mine as a companion voucher for a free flight ( obviously pay for taxes and fees) just a pain when you have to ring.

[MarkJ]

Excellent news and something Ive been banging about to them for ages

[tspill]

Originally Posted by mrsbenny

The link isn’t working for me. Can anyone explain what has changed. Thanks

Doesn’t matter I managed. Thanks

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This is it - I just searched for Rewards.
thepointsguy/news/excl...-gold-rewards/

[ChoppyGirl]

Just booked what I wanted - thanks to the OP

[scotsprincess]

Originally Posted by ChoppyGirl

Just booked what I wanted - thanks to the OP

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Me too. Upper Class there and back. First time flying upper on the return journey. Can’t wait 😊😊