NEWS & OFFERS: Virgin Credit Card double points, Maldives and more biz from £1292 and RFF launches new app

Maldives from Europe from £1292

There are some great deals available in business class with Etihad to the Maldives, Seychelles and India from various European starting points. Etihad has a great business class seat on the A350, A380 and B787 and a new terminal with brand new lounges at Abu Dhabi airport. 

You can start from Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Madrid, Manchester, London, Lisbon, Paris, Rome and Vienna. 

The minimum stay is two days, and you can travel up to May 2024. You need to book by 8 February but they may sell out before then!

The prices from European mainland cities are roughly the same:

• Maldives £1292
• New Delhi £1292
• Colombo £1292
• Mumbai £1292
• Seychelles £1458
• Johannesburg £1458

From Manchester and London:

• Maldives £1,497 
• New Delhi £1,499 
• Colombo £1,503 
• Mumbai £1,503 
• Johannesburg  £1,703 
• Seychelles £1,754

You can check prices and dates on the Etihad website here or try to find the cheapest online price using Skyscanner.

HT: Luxury Flight Club

Reward Flight Finder launches first-ever dedicated BA Avios reward seat mobile app

Reward Flight Finder, the British Airways reward seat finder in the UK, has just announced the release of its new mobile application. Available on both Apple and Google Play stores, the app delivers real-time BA reward seat availability information for up to 355 days ahead.

In addition to browsing available reward seats, the application allows users to set travel alerts for preferred reward seats and view global seat availability via the Worldwide Map feature. It also simplifies the process of signing up to Reward Flight Finder memberships.

Douglas Rose, CEO of Reward Flight Finder, said: “At Reward Flight Finder, we strive to provide the best service possible for our members, consistently introducing key tools and technology to help our customers find their ideal reward seats to book trips of a lifetime, and save cash on their travel costs. Our App is another way we’re making this easier by allowing them to access our tools at the tips of their fingers.”

The Reward Flight Finder App is available to download for free from the Apple App store and Android Play Store now.

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Credit card double points for new members + 15,ooo sign up bonus

Virgin Red and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club members can now earn double Virgin Points with the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Credit Card  (£160 annual fee) when they apply for the card between 5 February and 4 March 2024. (Representative 69.7% APR (Variable))

Members of Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Virgin Atlantic’s loyalty programme, who apply for the card in this period will earn double points on card purchases made up to £5,000 or until 14 April 2024 (whichever happens first), which is three points for every £1 spent on everyday purchases and six points for every £1 spent with Virgin Atlantic or Virgin Holidays.  

On top of this, everyone who applies for the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Credit Card receives 15,000 bonus Virgin Points if they make a purchase with the card in the first 90 days. There is no minimum spend.