New VAA UK credit cards released!
May 9, 2018, 12:47 pm
#16
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I've had decent value from the upgrade vouchers on the old cards, so think the new package is poor value for a red. I don’t travel for work so will never even get to silver. What I used to get for £10k spend on the Amex I now need to spend £20k which just doesn’t seem worth it.
Just a shame that I’d have no use for the BA 2-4-1 in the next few years; not quite sure what my reward credit card strategy should be now.
Jun 15, 2018, 7:02 am
#17
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How are Virgin Money with allowing people to hold two different cards with them? I already have a VM credit card and have an offer for extra bonus points on the Virgin Atlantic card which I want to take up. I might cancel the existing card I have with them down the line but don't want to do so just yet.
Jun 15, 2018, 7:04 am
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How are Virgin Money with allowing people to hold two different cards with them? I already have a VM credit card and have an offer for extra bonus points on the Virgin Atlantic card which I want to take up. I might cancel the existing card I have with them down the line but don't want to do so just yet.
Jun 15, 2018, 8:01 am
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Thanks. I've had the existing VM card for years and intend to keep it for now. Was wondering if they have an issue with holding two cards at the same time. To be clear the existing card is not a Virgin Atlantic card, it is just a regular Virgin money card.
Jun 16, 2018, 4:18 am
#20
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Has anyone else had a special offer from VM for the new card?
Letter came today offering 15k welcome bonus plus 6k per month for the first 3 months with minimum £1k spend. 33k points in 3 months for £160 annual fee plus the 1.5 points per £1.
Seems like a decent offer.
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Letter came today offering 15k welcome bonus plus 6k per month for the first 3 months with minimum £1k spend. 33k points in 3 months for £160 annual fee plus the 1.5 points per £1.
Seems like a decent offer.
virginatlantic dot com slash special
Jun 16, 2018, 4:50 am
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You CANNOT get this unless targetted. They are referencing against the MBNA list.
All MBNA cardholders will be offered this over the next 2 weeks. All MBNA cardholders who already have the new cards will be sent a spend challenge so they are not worse off.
All MBNA cardholders will be offered this over the next 2 weeks. All MBNA cardholders who already have the new cards will be sent a spend challenge so they are not worse off.
Jun 16, 2018, 6:17 am
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Many thanks for your updates Raffles, here and over at HfP. If it was left to MBNA / Dicky Beard and co, I'd have no clue what is going on.
Its only like I want to have VS as a airline option when it comes to long-haul flying!! Which means flight network, partners, VFC and ancillaries like CC/Tesco need to work to make an overall package. I suspect I will look at the new VM card, I can't see any way I'll target VS flying to above Red tier. They will probably be in the frame to get about a third of my BA/AA North America flights.
Its only like I want to have VS as a airline option when it comes to long-haul flying!! Which means flight network, partners, VFC and ancillaries like CC/Tesco need to work to make an overall package. I suspect I will look at the new VM card, I can't see any way I'll target VS flying to above Red tier. They will probably be in the frame to get about a third of my BA/AA North America flights.
Aug 9, 2018, 11:35 am
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This is over a year ago now, but mine didn't post automatically and I had to contact MBNA and Virgin before they were manually posted into my FC account. I think they then appeared in the Activity section where points earned normally show. It took a while and a few calls!
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Aug 10, 2018, 9:14 am
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Aug 16, 2018, 2:36 am
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Aug 16, 2018, 12:16 pm
#29
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Aug 21, 2018, 4:46 am
#30
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No voucher and difficult to book
One problem you might have (as I did) is convincing the call center agent that there are new rewards available and that a companion reward ticket doesn't required a revenue ticket (like the old MBNA card reward did)
I took over two hours, and two escalations in the call center to eventually find someone who knew how to book these companion rewards. I had one "manager" become very rude and insisting I was wrong and the website was incorrect when I kept pointing out new rewards now available and that I had qualified for one of them.
It seems that several months after launching the cards, few in the call center have been trained or or aware of the new awards.
Regards
Neil
Last edited by spellinn; Aug 21, 2018 at 4:47 am Reason: spelling