Oct 6, 2014, 8:54 am
Last edit by: RealHJ
Virgin Atlantic World Elite Mastercard from Bank of America
90k link from 1/18/2019
https://secure.bankofamerica.com/app...ctoffercode=TG DEAD
90K Link from 12/10/2017
https://secure.bankofamerica.com/applynow/initialize-workflow.go?requesttype=C&campaignid=4023357&produ ctoffercode=54 DEAD
90K Link from 6/1/2017 (live as of 10/13/2017)
http://email.virgin-atlantic.com/a/hBZMEgXB7gfdgB9cK4zNshgaEA0/apply7 DEAD
90K Link from 3/23/2017 (live as of 5/31/2017)
90K Virgin DEAD
90K Link as of 11/11/2016 (live of 3/6/2017)
90K Virgin DEAD
90K Link as of 6/28/2016 (courtesy eknock007)
http://email.virgin-atlantic.com/a/h...shgaECF/apply5 DEAD
90K Link as of 11/11/2016
90K Virgin DEAD
90K Link as of 11/11/2016
90K Virgin DEAD
90K Link as of 11/11/2016
90K Virgin DEAD
90K Link as of 12/15/2015
http://email.virgin-atlantic.com/a/h...shgaED5/apply4 DEAD
90K Link as of Oct 29, 2015, added 11/23/15
http://email.virgin-atlantic.com/a/h...NshgaEbR/bank3 DEAD
90K US Residents added 8/31/2015
https://www.applyonlinenow.com/USCCa...815%20Mobile#b DEAD
90K link as of Dec 5, 2014 (courtersy of steventravel):
https://www.applyonlinenow.com/USCCa...q-_-90k%201214 DEAD
90K link as of April 2, 2015 (courtesy eknock007):
https://www.applyonlinenow.com/USCCa...20Acq-_-0315#b DEAD
New 90K link from 4/30/2015 (courtesy of eknock007):
https://www.applyonlinenow.com/USCCa...ed-_-0415%3E#b
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Datapoints:
There is a $90 AF and one cannot earn the 90K in one year unless one does $25K spending.
Best way to add to initial purchase bonus of 20K is to add AUs (and quite a few of them, too!).
Check application status:
Credit Card Application Status Center
90k link from 1/18/2019
90K Link from 12/10/2017
90K Link from 6/1/2017 (live as of 10/13/2017)
90K Link from 3/23/2017 (live as of 5/31/2017)
90K Link as of 11/11/2016 (live of 3/6/2017)
90K Link as of 6/28/2016 (courtesy eknock007)
90K Link as of 11/11/2016
90K Link as of 11/11/2016
90K Link as of 11/11/2016
90K Link as of 12/15/2015
90K Link as of Oct 29, 2015, added 11/23/15
90K US Residents added 8/31/2015
90K link as of Dec 5, 2014 (courtersy of steventravel):
90K link as of April 2, 2015 (courtesy eknock007):
New 90K link from 4/30/2015 (courtesy of eknock007):
https://www.applyonlinenow.com/USCCa...ed-_-0415%3E#b
__________________________________________________ ____________
Datapoints:
There is a $90 AF and one cannot earn the 90K in one year unless one does $25K spending.
Best way to add to initial purchase bonus of 20K is to add AUs (and quite a few of them, too!).
Check application status:
Credit Card Application Status Center
Virgin Atlantic [BOA] MasterCard 30k+5k+15k
Sep 23, 2014, 8:49 pm
#77
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 657
I will probably cancel before the annual fee. Since its so churnable.
If you are going to use this for flights on virgin, I would suggest a one way award to london and fly back using a different airline from continental europe to save money on taxes.
Sep 24, 2014, 9:35 am
#78
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
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The bonus posts on the same statement with the annual fee for the following 12 months. However, in my experience the statement sometimes credits only 7,500 miles even though we have spent enough to earn 15,000 miles, and it takes a full billing cycle or longer to correct this type of error. Many front line Bank of America CSR's seem not to understand that this is a standard feature of the card, and even those who do are not empowered to award the missing miles, they must ask Virgin Atlantic to investigate.
Sep 24, 2014, 1:01 pm
#79
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 567
You have to pay the annual fee, if you spend 25K you also get a 50% off award companion pass.
I will probably cancel before the annual fee. Since its so churnable.
If you are going to use this for flights on virgin, I would suggest a one way award to london and fly back using a different airline from continental europe to save money on taxes.
I will probably cancel before the annual fee. Since its so churnable.
If you are going to use this for flights on virgin, I would suggest a one way award to london and fly back using a different airline from continental europe to save money on taxes.
Sep 24, 2014, 4:58 pm
#80
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,953
1. If you depart from an airport outside the UK, you will avoid the UK Air Passenger Duty. This is a real tax imposed by the British government, and all airlines collect it. Your return trip from Europe can connect through the UK, but the flights must originate elsewhere.
2. Separately, some airlines collect fuel surcharges on award tickets, others do not. You can use AA miles on flights operated by AA or by AB, but you will pay a fuel surcharge if you use AA miles on a flight operated by BA.
There is much more that one might need to know about this issue, but that should get you started.
Oct 4, 2014, 11:33 pm
#86
Join Date: May 2014
Location: PHL
Programs: SW CP, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 571
I was thinking first on Hawaiian. If that doesn't work out I can add them to my HHonors balance or attempt to use them on Delta.
Oct 5, 2014, 10:34 pm
#87
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Berkeley, CA USA
Programs: Piggly Wiggly "Shop the Pig!" Preferred Shopper
Posts: 57,065
My plan is either VS Upper Class, SFO-LHR (100K VS miles RT) or VX F, SFO-BOS (75K VS miles RT), depending on availability.
Oct 5, 2014, 11:06 pm
#88
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Brooklyn, NY, United States
Programs: AA, BA, UA, Spirit, Delta, PC Plat, SPG Gold, HHonors Diamond, Club Carlson Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,735
Looks like some people do not get to the Manufactured Spend forum very often. A person can buy prepaid debit cards for $500 a pop and convert them into money orders or bill pay at very low cost with no float. Another no cost at all alternative is to open a checking and two savings accounts at $5,000 each with GTE Federal Credit Union and use those funds to pay off the credit card. BOA is one of the credit cards that treats that opening of a bank account as a purchase instead of a cash advance. This place also has 6 month CDs that at least pay 0.1 percent interest and those can also be opened with a credit card.
Oct 6, 2014, 8:55 am
#89
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