Buy Virgin Points Offer [Up to 70% Bonus Points]

Virgin Atlantic has launched a bonus points offer on buying Virgin Points. It might not have made much sense to Buy Virgin Points earlier due to its limited connectivity from India and fewer Airline Partners. However, many opportunities to use Virgin Points have arisen after joining SkyTeam Alliance. Usually, though, you buy points to fund for a few points that will get you a reward ticket. However, in a few cases, buying points may work where the value of Virgin Points exceeds the purchase cost. Now, with this Buying Virgin Points Offer, you may have a look at your travel plans.

Buy Virgin Points with 70% Bonus Points Offer

From now on to 6th November 2024, you can get 20% to 70% bonus points when you buy Virgin Points. However, you need to buy a minimum of 5K virgin points. Usually, the maximum number of virgin points you can buy in a year is 100K, but you can buy 200K for this offer. That means if you have already exhausted your maximum limit of 1 Lac point, you can buy an additional 1 Lac point.

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70% Bonus Virgin Points

You must buy at least 5000 virgin points in this offer to get 20% bonus points. To get a maximum of 70% bonus points, you must buy 125000 virgin points. Thus, upon purchase, you can get a minimum of 1000 bonus virgin points and a maximum of 140000 bonus points. Also, you can only buy virgin points in multiples of 1000.

Once you buy virgin points, your bonus points will be credited within 24 hours of purchase.

How much does it cost to buy Virgin Points?

Buying virgin points costs £15 (INR 1650) for every 1000 points. But you must also shell out another £15 (INR 1650) for every points purchase transaction. That means your cost of buying points decreases as you buy more points. And with bonus points, your cost will be further reduced. So, if you buy more points, you pay less, as is evident from the below table:

When buying Virgin Atlantic points, your payment currency is decided based on your country. If you’re in the USA, you can pay in USD; for India, you will pay in pounds sterling. It is cheaper to buy in Pound Sterling, as your cost per virgin point increases to INR 0.97 per point at 200K points. If you can buy in USD, there is a 27% increase in INR.

Also, you may pay more or less based on your date of purchase. On some days, Indian Currency may be appreciated or depreciated against the pound sterling.

Things to Know Before You Buy

Buying Virgin Points may sound tempting, but here are a few things you should be aware of before buying:

1. You must have made one earning or spending transaction before buying points:
   • Do so by transferring minimum points from Amex.
2. If you haven’t used your Virgin Points, which is not even a part of it, then you can cancel your purchase and get a refund within 14 days of purchase.
3. Use a Card that has the lowest Forex-Markup to reduce the cost of buying
4. Make sure you have a firm plan to use Virgin Points
5. Virgin Atlantic charges high carrier-imposed charges on reward seats, but the points requirement is decent. However, there may still be value.
6. Virgin Atlantic is making changes from 30 October 2024; if plans are confirmed, do so before this date, as changes in frequent flyer programs aren’t usually positive. You can also use these points to book partner airlines.

Bonus Virgin Points Offer on Buying [Past 5]

Here are the past five offers of Bonus Virgin Points on Buying:

Bottomline

Buy Virgin Points with a 70% Bonus points offer is decent, as you can buy points for INR 0.97 per point against the standard INR 1.51 cost. However, ensure you have a firm plan and are ready to bear the substantial Carrier-Imposed charges on Virgin Atlantic flights. If you plan to use it for SkyTeam or other partner airlines, check your flight costs with reward seat availability and cost.