This sure is interesting. For the past couple of years it has looked like Air France-KLM would buy a stake in Virgin Atlantic, but that's apparently no longer happening. In 2012 Delta bought a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic, leading to the two airlines…
There's a new transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, which is one of my favorite niche frequent flyer programs. The US American Express Membership Rewards program has just launched a new targeted 30% bonus on points transfers to Virgin Atlantic…
In August the US Department of Transportation tentatively approved this joint venture, and that has now been finalized, meaning that we should see this launch shortly, including reciprocal frequent flyer benefits. Before we get into the exact details,…
Virgin Atlantic began service with their very first A350-1000 in September of this year. The airline has a total of 12 Airbus A350s on order. Not only is the A350 a great plane, but what's probably most exciting is that these planes feature Virgin Atlantic's…
I just reviewed Virgin Atlantic's new A350-1000 Upper Class, which I flew from London to New York recently. The flight was fantastic, and while I had booked a discounted business class ticket, I wanted to talk a bit about the best options for redeeming…
Boy was I excited to fly Virgin Atlantic's A350-1000! Not only was it my first time flying Virgin Atlantic in several years (and I love Virgin Atlantic), but it was also my first time experiencing their new Upper Class. Lastly, the A350-1000 is one of…
The Virgin Atlantic Upper Class experience at Heathrow has historically been one of my favorite business class ground experiences in the world, and I was looking forward to seeing how it was holding up. I'll keep this review relatively brief, and won't…
Airline co-brand credit cards are big business for both airlines and banks. Nowadays we're seeing more robust features introduced on these cards, and we're also increasingly seeing cards issued by non-US airlines. In this post I wanted to look at two…
On this trip we had the chance to fly Virgin Atlantic's brand new A350-1000 Upper Class. The airline unveiled this seat earlier in the year, and it only began flying between London and New York as of a few weeks ago. Before I formally review the flight,…
The Virgin Atlantic World Elite Mastercard is a card that's often overlooked, but that can definitely be worth considering. The card has an excellent sign-up bonus, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles have some great uses, and the card even has some unique…
The Virgin Atlantic World Elite Mastercard® is an excellent credit card that a lot of people don't have, even though it has a great bonus and some useful perks. In this post I wanted to look at seven reasons you should consider getting this card, assuming…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the "British" credit cards I was planning on applying for -- the Virgin Atlantic World Elite Mastercard® (review) and the British Airways Visa Signature® Card (review). This came after I had been approved for the Citi®…
The skies above the UK will soon have a lot more little red planes zipping around. Flybe is a British regional airline, and until earlier this year, it was the largest independent regional airline in Europe. Flybe has a fleet of about 75 aircraft, including…
The Virgin Atlantic World Elite Mastercard® may not be on many peoples' radar, but the card has an excellent sign-up bonus and some perks that are worth being aware of. In this post I wanted to take a closer look at the card, and also compare it to some…
Delta and Virgin Atlantic have a transatlantic joint venture, and as part of this we're seeing the airlines increase service between the US and UK. As part of their joint venture, we are going to see more flights than ever before by the two airlines…
Virgin Atlantic has just presented a fascinating vision for the future, which could see the airline going from their current 19 destinations to 103 global destinations. That's right, the airline wants to add 84 new routes... allegedly. Heathrow Airport…
Virgin Atlantic is an airline that has historically been pretty conservative with their growth. This February the airline announced flights to Tel Aviv, which is their new shortest route. Then in March the airline announced flights to Sao Paulo, which…
Delta and Virgin Atlantic have a transatlantic joint venture, and as part of that the airlines have just announced some significant expansion for next summer. There are a couple of things that make this interesting, right off the bat: -- In April 2019…
It's an exciting time for British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, as the two airlines are both in the process of starting service with their A350s, and are also both introducing a new business class product along with that. British Airways and Virgin Atlantic…
Welcome to my next trip report, covering travel in ANA first class to Japan using an incredible mileage deal, as well as stays at several hotels that I've been wanting to stay at for a while. Ford had never been to Japan before (other than connecting…
Virgin Atlantic's new A350-1000 will be their first plane to feature the new Upper Class seats, which look like a significant improvement over their current business class. Just a couple of days ago, Virgin Atlantic formally scheduled their first A350…
