US: 25% Virgin America transfer bonus until 10/8/2015. Transfer 80k = Elevate Gold.
Sep 8, 2015, 12:14 pm
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US: 25% Virgin America transfer bonus until 10/8/2015. Transfer 80k = Elevate Gold.
Sep 8, 2015, 1:11 pm
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Welcome to Flyertalk, and thank you for discovering the bonus.
Questions about the use or value of Virgin America points? See this thread discussing the previous bonus:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...15-2015-a.html
The Virgin America forum is HERE.
Questions about the use or value of Virgin America points? See this thread discussing the previous bonus:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...15-2015-a.html
The Virgin America forum is HERE.
Sep 15, 2015, 2:26 pm
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Transfer 80,000 MR points for Elevate Gold Status
In order to be upgraded to Gold Status, transfer 80,000 or more Membership Rewards points to Virgin America during the eligibility period from 12:00 a.m. CT on September 8, 2015 to 11:59 p.m. CT on December 31, 2015. Status will be awarded for qualifying Card Members within 14 days of transfer of 80,000 points and will remain in effect until Feb 28, 2017. For questions about the status of your upgrade, call 1-877-FLY-VIRGIN (1-877-359-8474). See Gold Status Program Terms and Conditions for details, https://www.virginamerica.com/cms/el.../elevate-gold/. Individual air carrier restrictions may apply.
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Sep 18, 2015, 2:00 am
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How long does transfer take? Need points to book a flight tonight. Is it reasonable to use MR points for it?
Sep 18, 2015, 6:55 am
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Should transfer instantaneously, but you won't be able to reverse the transfer if there is a delay.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...fer-times.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...fer-times.html
Sep 18, 2015, 5:00 pm
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I'm not very knowledgable about this program but most airline programs translate 1 MR point to 1 airline point -- Virgin America's default is 1 MR = 0.5 point, are their points really worth twice as much as, say, Jet Blue's or AA/UA? (The omission of DL is definitely intentional!)
Sep 18, 2015, 5:26 pm
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/9934098-post1.html
The first post in this thread indicates a fixed monetary value of $0.0215 MTWT Sa, and $0.0165 on F Su. The post was written in 2008, before we had Wikiposts, may wish to verify current values.
Another comparison: Redeem for a partner flight on Virgin Atlantic SFO-LHR-SFO in Upper Class for 50,000 points plus $1150. The same trip using Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles would be 100,000 miles plus $1,300. (You can also use Delta for Virgin Atlantic flights. I believe it would be 125,000 Skymiles, with lower fees.)
The first post in this thread indicates a fixed monetary value of $0.0215 MTWT Sa, and $0.0165 on F Su. The post was written in 2008, before we had Wikiposts, may wish to verify current values.
Another comparison: Redeem for a partner flight on Virgin Atlantic SFO-LHR-SFO in Upper Class for 50,000 points plus $1150. The same trip using Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles would be 100,000 miles plus $1,300. (You can also use Delta for Virgin Atlantic flights. I believe it would be 125,000 Skymiles, with lower fees.)
Sep 18, 2015, 5:47 pm
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1.6-2.1 centa a mile was available on all majors back in 2008, I think.
But that SFO-LHR-SFO is a real convincer to do it -- too bad Virgin Atlantic has such low availability in upper class. But it sounds like it might be worth gambling on that possibility given that I am trying to eat up some Amex MR points. Thanks.
But that SFO-LHR-SFO is a real convincer to do it -- too bad Virgin Atlantic has such low availability in upper class. But it sounds like it might be worth gambling on that possibility given that I am trying to eat up some Amex MR points. Thanks.
Sep 18, 2015, 5:57 pm
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Of late, Virgin Atlantic has had excellent availability MIA-LHR-MIA, but I don't look at SFO. One thing to check is the VX pricing for one-way flights on VS. I recall they may not be as favorably priced as the round trips. I often construct mixed carrier MIA-LHR-MIA trips, because all three of the non-stop carriers (AA, BA, VS) offer one-way awards, and I'm not enthused about VS's daytime flights.
Last edited by mia; Sep 19, 2015 at 5:33 pm
Sep 19, 2015, 5:26 pm
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I set out to do this but to transfer 80k MR to 50K Elevate also requires an Amex fee of $48. I had forgotten about this because there is no such fee when transfering to Virgin Atlantic or BA. That neutralizes some of the cash fee difference between Virgin Atlantic and Virgin America, but I guess the bonus makes still makes it worthwhile.
Last edited by RichardInSF; Sep 19, 2015 at 5:46 pm
Sep 20, 2015, 2:38 pm
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VX is now a Citi ThankYou Rewards partner, and is running a similar promotion:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...0-21-15-a.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...0-21-15-a.html
Oct 6, 2015, 12:01 pm
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I transferred 80000MR on 10/4, 50000 Elevate posted immediately.
Got Elevate Gold status on 10/6.
Now going to book Main Cabin Express seats with the hope to upgrade to Main Cabin Select.
Got Elevate Gold status on 10/6.
Now going to book Main Cabin Express seats with the hope to upgrade to Main Cabin Select.
Nov 9, 2015, 2:26 pm
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Virgin America Transfer Promo (Probably Targeted)
I didn't see this anywhere else so I'm posting it here (sorry if it's already been mentioned somewhere).
Transfer 80K+ Membership Rewards® points to your Elevate® account through 12/31/15 for an upgrade to Elevate Gold Status. Terms apply.
However for the 80K MR points you will only get 40K Elevate points. Still though, the Gold status may be worth it if you fly Virgin often enough to make use of it. Anyone else seen this promo or have an opinion on its value? I fly SEA - LAX fairly often but usually end up taking AS due to my DL status (which gets to be less and less of a benefit).
Transfer 80K+ Membership Rewards® points to your Elevate® account through 12/31/15 for an upgrade to Elevate Gold Status. Terms apply.
However for the 80K MR points you will only get 40K Elevate points. Still though, the Gold status may be worth it if you fly Virgin often enough to make use of it. Anyone else seen this promo or have an opinion on its value? I fly SEA - LAX fairly often but usually end up taking AS due to my DL status (which gets to be less and less of a benefit).
Nov 9, 2015, 2:30 pm
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Oops, just found it discussed here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...vate-gold.html
Still curious to know how those of you who have Gold status on Virgin America enjoy it.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...vate-gold.html
Still curious to know how those of you who have Gold status on Virgin America enjoy it.