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Earn Double Virgin Points with Virgin Trains Ticketing
You can now earn double points on train travel booked via Virgin Trains Ticketing when you book before the end of March for any travel date. You will earn 6 Virgin Points per £1 spent instead of the usual 3.
You can book trains with no booking fees to anywhere across Britain.
Virgin Points never expire, and you can spend them on a wide range of things, from future train tickets to Virgin Atlantic Flights to cabin upgrades, hotel stays, cinema tickets, and more. Find out more by reading our How to Spend Virgin Points guide.
Virgin Trains Ticketing offers the option to split tickets, saving an average of £14 per journey. You can also purchase indirect tickets, which can make your fare up to 78% cheaper.
To benefit from this offer, you must have a Virgin Red account. You can sign up here. You will not earn points when purchasing Railcards. You will see your points in your Virgin Red account within 7 days of your travel date.
This is a great offer, but check whether the price is the best available.
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Loganair Announces New Southampton Base
Scottish airline Loganair has announced Southampton Airport as its 10th UK base. Two ATR 72 600 aircraft, each seating 72, will operate from October 2025. The new base will help Loganair better serve southern mainland and island communities and increase the number of seats to 140,000 per year.
Kam Jandu, Chief Executive of AGS Airports, welcomed the move, saying:
“This announcement represents both a significant investment and huge vote of confidence from Loganair in Southampton Airport. Establishing what will be its 10th base, will not only significantly enhance the region’s connectivity it will deliver a welcome boost for the local economy by creating meaningful employment opportunities.
Manchester is the most sought-after route by businesses across the region and was previously used by more than 200,000 passengers per year. The re-introduction of this route will further strengthen the economic ties between the two cities, and Loganair’s extensive airline interline agreements will open even more global connection opportunities for our passengers, making the world even more accessible from their local airport.”
There will also be new and improved routes, including:
- Southampton to Manchester (26th October)
- Exeter to Manchester (26th October)
- Increased capacity on the Southampton to Edinburgh route from 49 to 72 seats.
- Manchester to Inverness
- Manchester to Aberdeen
Loganair already has interline agreements with Emirates, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Aer Lingus at Manchester Airport, so you can fly with a single ticket and through checked luggage.
This announcement is even more exciting as Loganair is set to become the 7th airline to adopt Avios. While no official launch date has been confirmed, you can expect to use and earn Avios on Loganair flights in the near future.
Accor Spring Sale – Up to 30% Off
Accor’s spring sale is now live, with up to 20% off stays of 2-10 nights for non-members and up to 30% off for Accor Live Limitless members.
The discount applies to bookings made by 13th March (23:59 Paris time) for stays between 28th March and 7th June 2025.
Here’s a search for a weekend stay at the Sofitel London St James:
The cheapest rate here with the 20% discount for a member is £1,369.68, while a non-member would pay £1,470 for the same stay:
A wide range of Accor brands are participating in this offer, including:
Adagio Access, Adagio, by Mercure, greet, Handwritten, HotelF1, ibis budget, ibis Styles, ibis Hotels, Mama Shelter, Mercure, Mövenpick, Novotel, Novotel Living, Novotel Suites, Pullman, Swissotel, Tribe, Sofitel, Sofitel Legend, MGallery.
Things to Note
- Some hotels may not be participating in this offer on specific days.
- The discount is based on the flexible rate, with or without breakfast, except for hotels offering only a single meal plan option.
- Prices quoted do not include tourist tax.
- The discount applies to hotels in Europe and selected locations in North Africa, including Algeria and Morocco.
