{"id":95235,"date":"2025-05-21T12:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=95235"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:15:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:15:43","slug":"award-sale-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/virgin-atlantic-flying-club\/award-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Virgin Atlantic Flights From 4,800 Points During New Flying Club Award Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>This promotion has ended; please review <a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/loyalty-program-promotions\/\">current\/active promotions<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Virgin Atlantic is offering a limited-time 20% discount on award flights, making this a great opportunity to book a transatlantic trip (or beyond) for fewer points. The booking deadline for this Virgin Atlantic sale is <strong>May 27, 2025<\/strong>, but travel is valid through <strong>September 30, 2025<\/strong>. With deals starting at just 4,800 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/virgin-atlantic-flying-club\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Virgin Atlantic Flying Club<\/strong><\/a> points one-way, this promo is worth a look \u2014 especially before award space disappears.<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Virgin_Atlantic_Award_Sale_Key_Terms\">Virgin Atlantic Award Sale Key Terms<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Virgin_Atlantic_Award_Sale_Route_Examples\">Virgin Atlantic Award Sale Route Examples<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#East_Coast_to_London_for_4800_Virgin_points\">East Coast to London for 4,800 Virgin points<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#West_Coast_to_London_for_7200_Virgin_points\">West Coast to London for 7,200 Virgin points<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#London_to_India_for_6000_Virgin_points\">London to India for 6,000 Virgin points<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#London_to_South_Africa_for_7500_Virgin_points\">London to South Africa for 7,500 Virgin points<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#How_To_Boost_Your_Flying_Club_Points_Balance\">How To Boost Your Flying Club Points Balance<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2><span id=\"Virgin_Atlantic_Award_Sale_Key_Terms\">Virgin Atlantic Award Sale Key Terms<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Receive a 20% discount on the points award price at the time of booking on reservations made by <strong>11:59 pm <\/strong>(unlisted time zone) on\u00a0<strong>May 27, 2025<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>All travel, including return flights, must be completed by <strong>September 30, 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Taxes, fees, and carrier-imposed surcharges are not discounted.<\/li>\n<li>The discount will not apply to Gold Reward flight bookings or Points Plus Money reservations.<\/li>\n<li>Partner airline and codeshare flights are not eligible.<\/li>\n<li>This offer cannot be combined with any other offer.<\/li>\n<li>Reward flight, upgrades and companion bookings are subject to availability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find the full terms and conditions at the bottom of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/FlyingClubAwardSale\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\"><strong>promotion website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_210553\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/328\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-210553 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-Atlantic-Flying-Club-award-sale-banner-May-2025-300x131.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of banner image for Virgin Atlantic Flying Club award sale\" width=\"750\" height=\"328\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-Atlantic-Flying-Club-award-sale-banner-May-2025-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-Atlantic-Flying-Club-award-sale-banner-May-2025-1024x447.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-Atlantic-Flying-Club-award-sale-banner-May-2025-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-Atlantic-Flying-Club-award-sale-banner-May-2025.png 1467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Virgin Atlantic<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Virgin_Atlantic_Award_Sale_Route_Examples\">Virgin Atlantic Award Sale Route Examples<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Based on the number of points required, Virgin Atlantic offers some of the best rates for award travel to and through the United Kingdom. A 20% discount makes these rates even better. Some Virgin-operated flights can have high taxes, fees, and carrier-imposed surcharges. However, we are finding awards with less than $100 in taxes\/fees from the U.S. to London.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"East_Coast_to_London_for_4800_Virgin_points\">East Coast to London for 4,800 Virgin points<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For example, you can fly one-way between the East Coast (think Boston, New York, and Washington D.C.) and London for as little as 4,800 Virgin points in economy plus just $76 out-of-pocket.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_210549\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/669\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-210549 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-JFK-LHR-4800-Virgin-points-300x268.png\" alt=\"Virgin Atlantic Flying Club award availability between New York and London for 4,800 Virgin points\" width=\"750\" height=\"669\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-JFK-LHR-4800-Virgin-points-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-JFK-LHR-4800-Virgin-points-1024x914.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-JFK-LHR-4800-Virgin-points-768x685.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-JFK-LHR-4800-Virgin-points.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Virgin Atlantic<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h3><span id=\"West_Coast_to_London_for_7200_Virgin_points\">West Coast to London for 7,200 Virgin points<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Flights to\/from the U.S. West Coast (e.g., San Francisco and Seattle) ring up at 7,200 Virgin Points each way in economy during this 20% award discount:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_210550\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/288\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-210550 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-SFO-LHR-7200-Virgin-points-300x115.png\" alt=\"Virgin Atlantic Flying Club award availability between San Francisco and London for 7,200 Virgin points\" width=\"750\" height=\"288\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-SFO-LHR-7200-Virgin-points-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-SFO-LHR-7200-Virgin-points-1024x394.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-SFO-LHR-7200-Virgin-points-768x295.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-SFO-LHR-7200-Virgin-points.png 1527w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Virgin Atlantic<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h3><span id=\"London_to_India_for_6000_Virgin_points\">London to India for 6,000 Virgin points<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Virgin Atlantic also flies to several other international destinations from its biggest hub at London Heathrow (LHR). For instance, you can book a flight between London Heathrow and Mumbai (BOM) for as little as 6,000 Virgin points each way:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_210551\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/357\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-210551 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-LHR-BOM-7200-Virgin-points-300x143.png\" alt=\"Virgin Atlantic Flying Club award availability between London and Mumbai for 6,000 Virgin points\" width=\"750\" height=\"357\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-LHR-BOM-7200-Virgin-points-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-LHR-BOM-7200-Virgin-points-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-LHR-BOM-7200-Virgin-points-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-LHR-BOM-7200-Virgin-points.png 1527w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Virgin Atlantic<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h3><span id=\"London_to_South_Africa_for_7500_Virgin_points\">London to South Africa for 7,500 Virgin points<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Or fly from London Heathrow (LHR) to Cape Town, South Africa (CPT) from just 7,500 Virgin points in economy!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_210552\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/288\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-210552 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-LHR-CPT-7500-Virgin-points-300x115.png\" alt=\"Virgin Atlantic Flying Club award availability between London and Cape Town for 7,500 Virgin points\" width=\"750\" height=\"288\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-LHR-CPT-7500-Virgin-points-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-LHR-CPT-7500-Virgin-points-1024x393.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-LHR-CPT-7500-Virgin-points-768x295.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Virgin-LHR-CPT-7500-Virgin-points.png 1531w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Virgin Atlantic<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"How_To_Boost_Your_Flying_Club_Points_Balance\">How To Boost Your Flying Club Points Balance<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Virgin Atlantic is one of those airlines that seems to partner up with every major transferrable points currency around. So, if you are a few points short of redemption, you can <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/best-flexible-rewards-points-travel\/\" rel=\"noopener\">transfer points from six major flexible currencies to Virgin Atlantic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can transfer all the following major transferrable currencies to the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transfer-times\"><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-head tt-from\">From<\/div><div class=\"tt-head tt-to\">To<\/div><div class=\"tt-head tt-ratio\">Transfer Ratio<\/div><div class=\"tt-head tt-mintransfer\">Min.Transfer<\/div><div class=\"tt-head tt-avg\">Average Time<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/hotels\/marriott-bonvoy\/marriott-transfer-partners\/?cid=transfer-times-transfer&mid=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marriott (Bonvoy)<\/a><\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Virgin Atlantic (Flying Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">3:1<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">3,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-days\">15 hours<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Keep in mind that transferring Capital One miles involves <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/capital-one-rewards\/transfer-to-virgin-red\/\" rel=\"noopener\">transferring them to Virgin Red first<\/a>. Then, you'll need to link your Virgin Red account to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club to book award flights.<\/p>\n<p>Just remember to double-check the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/mile-transfer-times\" rel=\"noopener\">transfer times<\/a> before initiating any points transfer. You don't want to be stuck waiting for your points to hit your Virgin account only to see your desired award disappear or the booking window close.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it could make sense to call Virgin Atlantic and put an award on hold while waiting for transferred points to show up in your account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/virgin-atlantic-flying-club\/do-virgin-points-expire\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Do Virgin Atlantic's Virgin Points Expire?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Over the past few years, Virgin Atlantic has offered several deals that resemble this one. That said, what differentiates <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/FlyingClubAwardSale\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">this sale<\/a> is that it comes after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/virgin-atlantic-flying-club\/dynamic-award-pricing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Virgin's switch to dynamic award pricing<\/a>. Bluntly, Virgin doesn't need to run an award sale anymore. It could just reduce award rates without announcing a sale.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, this promotion is worth a closer look if you are looking to fly to, from, or through London. You'll want to act fast to take advantage of the current inventory before it dries up. We recommend using the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/virgin-atlantic-flying-club\/reward-seat-calendar\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Virgin Atlantic Reward Seat Checker<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/seats.aero\/virginatlantic\" rel=\"noopener\">Seats.Aero<\/a> for ease in finding award availability.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, if you do see an award that works for you \u2014 don't hesitate. With this discount, awards will get snapped up quickly. And as a reminder, you have until\u00a0<strong>May 27, 2025<\/strong>, to make your reservations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is running a limited-time award sale with 20% off redemptions booked by May 27, 2025, for travel through September 30. With economy awards as low as 4,800 points one-way, this is a great opportunity to use your Flying Club points. Here\u2019s how to book, plus tips to find award availability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":180148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12069],"tags":[13586,12766],"coauthors":[36383,36432],"class_list":["post-95235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-award-sales","tag-virgin-atlantic-flying-club"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95235"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":256996,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95235\/revisions\/256996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95235"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=95235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}