Virgin boost miles & bonus miles

[Bozza]

Originally Posted by sha9

I’m considering it. I can get 34566 for £246.90. It seems a lot just now but I may be glad of it when booking next years flights. What do people think?

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That's similar to mine - 38,000 or so miles for £270, give or take.

Checking my Flying Club account, that's about the same number of miles I've earned with my VA credit card over the last seven months, so it does represent a decent boost I guess.

[lizzie145]

do they boost miles on the classic ticket i have bought or should i upgrade to PE then boost?

Does it make a difference if i use miles to upgrade or cash

[sophiepop]

Originally Posted by Mymemories

If you have already got a Virgin flight booked and you are a member of the Virgin frequent flyer club then you can pay to boost the miles that you can get for your flight.

This is a very quick and efficient way to collect miles for your next flight. eg LGW - MCO can currently be boosted up to 3x and then you’d get a 40% bonus so 18;232 miles would cost £130.23

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I do have a flight booked but its not on the system yet as we booked it through Virgin Holidays? I also have flying club.

Can I still boost if its through the above?

Do you all just use the boosted miles towards your next flight then?

The TA told me that 3000 miles is worth about £16.50? So how much extra are we gaining by boosting the miles?

Sorry, but this is all so new to me, I'll catch on soon

[sha9]

Well I’ve gone ahead and done it. I’ve boosted both legs x 3 for both of us so got almost 20,000 “free” miles. It’ll give us enough for economy out and PE back which is what we’re doing this year and even paying for the miles will save quite a bit on what that would be full price. Just need to hope the reward seats are as easy to get next year as they were this year!

[MariaLynda]

Really sorry for a dumb question, what are boosted miles? Do you buy them? Sorry!

I have about 10,000 miles which gives very little money off with m+m fares. Been considering buying miles if it would be worth it. Want premium flights for end of Sept next year. Not sure if any miles will help or not

[Cabbie]

Originally Posted by MariaLynda

Really sorry for a dumb question, what are boosted miles? Do you buy them? Sorry!

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If you have an upcoming flight (or have flown in the past 6 months) you can pay Virgin to match, double or treble the amount of miles you receive for that journey. Also they are currently running a bonus running along side this promotion for an extra 20%/30%/40% depending upon which of the above you choose.

-Steve

[taker]

Good spot OP. £253 for 35k miles. Should gives us enough to upgrade next year's flights to PE once they are released 👍

[MariaLynda]

Originally Posted by taker

Good spot OP. £253 for 35k miles. Should gives us enough to upgrade next year's flights to PE once they are released 👍

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Does this mean I can buy enough miles for 2 upgrades? Would this be a cheaper way to get premium flights?

[taker]

Originally Posted by MariaLynda

Does this mean I can buy enough miles for 2 upgrades? Would this be a cheaper way to get premium flights?

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It would depend what balance you already have. It's around 22k miles per person for a return upgrade to PE for standard season.

[MariaLynda]

Approx 10,000 miles on my account. Dh doesn't have one. The miles have always just been added to mine.