Virgin Atlantic boosts bonus air miles on its Black and White credit cards
Apply before 27th October 2015 and gets thousands of extra Flying Club Miles.
Virgin Atlantic is giving you even more Flying Club Miles on its White and Black Credit Cards.
You actually get two credit cards with each, an American Express and a Visa.
The White Credit Card
On the White Credit Card, you'll get 3,000 miles with your first card purchase made within 90 days of account opening, plus an additional 7,000 if you apply before 27th October 2015 and spend at least £1,000 in the first 90 days. The representative APR is 17.9%.
With the White Card you earn a mile for every £1 you spend on the American Express card and for every £2 spent on the Visa.
And if you spend £15,000 on the card over a year, you get a free companion ticket so you can take a friend or loved one with you.
The Black Credit Card
The Black Credit Card gives you 18,500 miles with your first card purchase made within 90 days of account opening, plus 13,500 bonus miles if you apply for it before 27th October 2015 and spend at least £3,000 in the first 90 days. You earn two Flying Club miles for every pound spent on the American Express card and one for every pound spent on the Visa.
And you only need to spend £7,500 in a year to qualify for the companion reward flight.
Just watch out for the representative APR of 52% and the sizeable £140 annual fee.
What can I use the miles for?
Flying Club Miles can be used to get free or cheaper Virgin Atlantic flights (plus taxes and charges), cabin upgrades and companion tickets.
Here's what you could get for your miles
| Destination | Economy (cost in miles) | Premium Economy (cost in miles) | Upper Class (cost in miles) |
| New York | 35,000 | 55,000 | 80,000 |
| Dubai | 38,500 | 60,000 | 80,000 |
| Orlando | 42,500 | 70,000 | 100,000 |
| San Francisco | 42,500 | 70,000 | 100,000 |
| Barbados | 45,000 | 70,000 | 100,000 |
| Johannesburg | 50,000 | 75,000 | 100,000 |
| Hong Kong | 50,000 | 80,000 | 120,000 |
The best air mile credit cards
The air miles credit card market is a fairly broad one, with all sorts of different schemes ranging from Avios to Etihad Guest Miles. And they all have their own affiliated credit cards.
Get full details over at The best air mile credit cards.
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