Virgin Atlantic 33% off on redemption Offer

[anirban.choudhury]

Virgin Atlantic ( VS ) is currently offering 33% off on its redemptions

Del/BOM - LHR

6700 VS miles economy + 11k in taxes
11700 VS in Premium Economy + 19k taxes
25100 VS in Business + 35k in taxes

We can leverage the Marriot 30% bonus offer to tranfer 60k MB into 25k VS ( 5k miles as bonus )

Under the marriot offer we can get 60k MB with just 46.2 k Amex MR

A direct transfer from Amex to VS would require 50k Amex MR
Thats a saving of 3800 MR

Transfer times are instant , and VS is showing very good availability too.

Ticket Booking Period - 23rd Nov to 27th Nov
Travel Period - Sept 2024

 

[sxchzy]

a steal deal will look to transfer points to virgin

 

[anirban.choudhury]

a steal deal will look to transfer points to virgin

Yes
It's the best use of Amex MR
PY would be the sweet spot here as VS , PY is one of the best in the industry.

 

[D₹V]

Virgin Atlantic ( VS ) is currently offering 33% off on its redemptions

Del/BOM - LHR

6700 VS miles economy + 11k in taxes
11700 VS in Premium Economy + 19k taxes
25100 VS in Business + 35k in taxes

We can leverage the Marriot 30% bonus offer to tranfer 60k MB into 25k VS ( 5k miles as bonus )

Under the marriot offer we can get 60k MB with just 46.2 k Amex MR

A direct transfer from Amex to VS would require 50k Amex MR
Thats a saving of 3800 MR

Transfer times are instant , and VS is showing very good availability too.

Ticket Booking Period - 23rd Nov to 27th Nov
Travel Period - Sept 2024

1 year waiting period 🤔🧐

 

[anirban.choudhury]

1 year waiting period 🤔🧐

1 year waiting ??

 

[D₹V]

Ticket Booking Period - 23rd Nov to 27th Nov
Travel Period - Sept 2024

1 year waiting ??

I was taking about this 😅.

 

[anirban.choudhury]

I was taking about this 😅.

Haha
I meant tickets can be booked uptill Sept 2024

 

[D₹V]

Haha
I meant tickets can be booked uptill Sept 2024

Got it 😁👍

 

[sxchzy]

Yes
It's the best use of Amex MR
PY would be the sweet spot here as VS , PY is one of the best in the industry.

was looking for 2 biz class tickets bom lhr even though the taxes are high i have had a very good experince with it

 

[anirban.choudhury]

was looking for 2 biz class tickets bom lhr even though the taxes are high i have had a very good experince with it

Yeah
I bought some 35k VS miles last month on sale period got them at 39k INR.
Another 30k MR to get 15k VS

Total would pay 70k taxes and 39k for miles purchase
That is 1.09L + 30k additional MR for 2 J Del - LHR

Revenue is going at 1.8 L
Getting a value of more than 1 Rs for my Amex MR