[Expired] New 40% Transfer Bonus From Chase Ultimate Rewards Points to Virgin Atlantic [Ends February 28]

If you have Chase Ultimate Rewards points, know that there’s a new, very attractive bonus offer out. You can get 40% more Virgin Points when transferring your Chase Ultimate Rewards points to your Virgin Atlantic Flying Club account.

This new offer is available for just 2 weeks, ending on February 28. Let’s take a look at the details.

Transfer Chase Points to Virgin Atlantic With a 40% Bonus

Chase Ultimate Rewards points typically transfer to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club at a 1:1 ratio. The current promotion increases this to a more generous 1:1.4 ratio, but the 40% bonus is only good until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on February 28, 2026.

Chase Ultimate Rewards points typically transfer to Virgin Atlantic instantly, and you should see your bonus Virgin Points right away — despite the terms that say it can take up to 7 days, that hasn’t been our experience. You can take advantage of this transfer bonus as many times as you please during the promotional period.

To see the offer in your Chase Ultimate Rewards account, head to the section that says “Transfer points to partners” under the pulldown menu that’s labeled “Travel.”

You should then see the offer listed clearly under the Virgin Atlantic transfer option.

You do not need to do anything other than transfer the points to get the bonus, and it should be added automatically. Transfers are done in 1,000-point increments, with a minimum transfer of 1,000 Ultimate Rewards points.

Is It Worth It?

Despite the high fees Virgin Atlantic tends to tack on to tickets that start or end in — or pass through — London, this case shows why it’s good to have a lot of transfer partners. A 40% bonus is nothing to sneeze at. At a valuation of 1.4 cents each, Virgin Points are on the higher end of the scale for airline miles, and you can squeeze even more out of them if you use them well.

If you were hoping to book a round-trip ticket on Virgin Atlantic between New York (JFK) and London (LHR), you can typically score these tickets for 15,000 Virgin Points in economy during off-peak times. Thanks to this transfer bonus, you’d only need to transfer 11,000 Ultimate Rewards points to book tickets like these.

You can also redeem just 29,000 Virgin Points on some dates to fly Virgin’s Upper Class (business class) between the U.S. and London. Book these awards after transferring just 21,000 points, thanks to the 40% bonus.

However, you don’t have to redeem those Virgin Points solely for transatlantic flights on Virgin Atlantic planes. We’ve rounded up some of the best ways to use Virgin Points, like flying ANA in first or business class to Japan or going to Hawaii on Delta.

And with Virgin Atlantic’s useful partnerships — many of them without those pesky high surcharges — you can parlay those extra Virgin Points into more added value on flights with airlines like Air France or ANA.

ANA, for example, charges just 45,000 to 47,500 Virgin Points for a one-way business class ticket between the U.S. and Japan. These rates don’t factor in the 40% bonus, making this an incredible opportunity to fly one of the best business class products in the sky for a phenomenal rate — transferring just 33,000 or 34,000 points to unlock these awards.

Final Thoughts

If you play your points right, this is a potentially valuable promotion that could be worth more than just the stated 40%. If you have a card that earns Ultimate Rewards points, the next 2 weeks may be a good time to bulk up on extra Virgin Points.