30% Transfer Bonus from American Express to Virgin Atlantic

American Express and Virgin Atlantic have a partnership that’s allowed travelers to unlock incredible value in exchange for their points. And now, the duo is back with a new promotion that can help you book these flights at an even better rate.

For a limited time, you can transfer Membership Rewards points to Virgin Atlantic and get a 30% bonus!

Let’s take a look at the details of this promotion and take a look at how you can maximize it!

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Virgin Atlantic Transfer Bonus
Maximize by Flying ANA First or Business Class
Final Thoughts

Virgin Atlantic Transfer Bonus

American Express members can transfer their Membership Rewards points to Virgin Atlantic and get a 30% bonus.

Normally, points are transferred at a 1:1 ratio, but during the promotion, you will get 1,300 miles for every 1,000 you transfer.

Amex Virgin Atlantic transfer bonus — Image Credit: American Express

This promotion appears to be available for all cardholders and is valid through June 14, 2023.

Hot Tip:

Stay up to date on all of the latest transfer bonuses for each of the transferable point currencies by using our transfer partner tool calculator!

Maximize by Flying ANA First or Business Class

ANA New 777 The Suite First Class Cabin — ANA new 777 The Suite first class cabin. Image Credit: All Nippon Airways

Perhaps the best use of Virgin Atlantic points is booking premium award flights with ANA. Virgin Atlantic and ANA already share an excellent award chart, but with the 30% bonus, you’re able to score insane value!

Usually, round-trip flights in business class start at 90,000 from cities throughout the western United States and 95,000 from cities across the Eastern U.S., with first class charging 145,000 from western U.S. cities and 170,000 from eastern U.S. cities.

Now, thanks to the 30% transfer bonus, you could book these flights at the following rates:

Newark (EWR) to Tokyo (HND) round-trip for 74,000 points in business class and 132,000 in first class
San Francisco (SFO) to Tokyo (HND) round-trip for 70,000 points in business class and 112,000 in first class
Honolulu (HNL) to Tokyo (HND) round-trip for 54,000 points in business class and 89,000 in first class

Final Thoughts

A limited-time transfer bonus is a great incentive to try and plan out some future bookings — and save a lot of points while doing so!

However, make sure you have a specific use in mind before transferring points as it’s never a good idea to do a speculative transfer. If you do decide to take advantage of this transfer bonus, make sure you do so before it ends on June 14!

Featured Image Credit: Virgin Atlantic

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About Jarrod West

Jarrod has been writing about the ins and outs of credit cards and loyalty programs, along with airlines and hotels, for over 6 years. He is regularly called upon to share his expertise on the latest news within the space, and has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, RetailMeNot, and Yahoo! Finance. Jarrod has over 20 credit cards in his wallet and has tested out dozens more in order to vet the very best card options for readers. As he is constantly sampling new cards, Jarrod also earns (and redeems) over 1 million points and miles each year. This allows him to book luxury travel experiences the world over, and save tens of thousands of dollars in the process.

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13 comments

Flying Bill December 6, 2021

Do you know any way to predict upcoming bonuses?

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- Jarrod West December 6, 2021
  
  Hi Flying Bill,
  
  Unfortunately not, we have no way to predict what bonuses will come next.
  
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Shabri March 22, 2022

Are either of these offers still available? If so, how do you get the bonus?

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- Jarrod West March 22, 2022
  
  Hi Shabri,
  
  The Singapore Airlines bonus is targeted, so you might not see it on your account. The 30% Virgin Atlantic bonus is valid through March 31, and here is a guide on how to transfer your points.
  
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Shabri March 22, 2022

Thanks for the quick reply Jarrod. How do you determine whether to transfer points vs paying with points from Amex vs using Amex Travel and paying with points? I have an Amex business platinum card and am planning to use points to fly either business or first class from LAX to Tokyo (Narita). If I book directly with the airline or use Amex Travel and pay with points, I get 35% back. If I’m doing my math correctly, I will come out ahead booking with the airline or Amex Travel and getting the 35% back. Am I missing something?

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- Jarrod West March 25, 2022
  
  Hi Shabri,
  
  Have you done an award search on the Virgin Atlantic website? If there is availability for your dates then it should be much cheaper to book an award ticket through Virgin Atlantic directly, instead of through Amex which is tied to the cash price of the ticket. In fact, it should just cost 60,000 points one-way if you book through Virgin Atlantic directly, which would cost just 47,000 Amex points prior to the 30% transfer bonus.
  
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  - John Nguyen May 25, 2023
    
    There is no such thing as a flight available from LAX to NRT on Virgin Atlantic. They don’t have flights to other Asia countries as well. Makes no sense to transfer to them.
    
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    - Keri Stooksbury May 25, 2023
      
      Hi John – our suggestion is to use Virgin Points to make a booking with a Virgin Atlantic partner such as ANA, Delta, or Singapore Airlines. These airlines operate the LAX-NRT/HND route. Thanks for reading!
      
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- John Nguyen May 25, 2023
  
  You may have to look at the price on Amex, they pump up the price then give you 35% to make you think you’re getting a good deal, but in reality, you pay more for the same flight elsewhere.
  
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Linda May 25, 2023

Hello, when I opened a Virgin account and tried to transfer AmEx points, I was given a much lower transfer rate. How can I get the 30% bonus? It doesn’t appear on any site. Thanks!!

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- Chris Hassan May 25, 2023
  
  Hi Linda,
  
  Normally it takes 48-72 hours for Virgin Atlantic to verify a new account. That being said, you should see the 30% transfer bonus in you American Express account regardless of the age of your Virgin account. If you dont see it, try logging out and in again. Sometimes it takes some time for these offers to be rolled out to everyone.
  
  – Chris
  
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Joyce May 26, 2023

Hi,

Does anyone have a guide on booking reward flights from Virgin Airlines to a SkyTeam partner?

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- Chris Hassan May 26, 2023
  
  Here is a fun guide! https://upgradedpoints.com/travel/airlines/how-to-redeem-virgin-atlantic-miles/
  
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