HOW DO WE AFFORD TO GO TO ORLANDO SO OFTEN? | OUR TIPS TO EARN VIRGIN POINTS POINTS
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
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Have you ever wondered how we manage to jet off to Orlando so frequently without breaking the bank? Well, it's all thanks to the magic of the Virgin Atlantic Credit Card! In this video, we're letting you in on our travel hacks and sharing how this card has become our ticket to endless adventures in the Sunshine State.
Join us as we dive into the perks and benefits of the Virgin Atlantic Credit Card that make it the ultimate tool for frequent travelers like us.
We'll also be sharing some insider tips on maximizing your rewards, redeeming miles for flights, and making the most out of every visit to the theme park capital of the world. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or dreaming of your first trip to Orlando, this video is packed with valuable insights to help you make the most of your adventures.
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Useful video, thanks!
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Thanks for sharing my friend. I was wondering that each time I watched. I live on the east coast USA and can not visit that often. Great!.. 😍
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Well done on the weight loss you can really tell in your face. Thanks for all the tips
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Hey Perry, just want to say that your weight loss journey seems to be going great! Keep up the good work!
Not sure if we overlap when we go to Florida in August, we go on the 28th. Can’t wait to see your vlogs about it all 😀👍
Thank You so much! Still going, more to follow buts it going well. Oh unfortunately we head home on the 27th so when we land you are going 😂.
We are heading back at the end of May so vlogs will follow shortly after and all out by the time we go again in August
@@_TheHamiltonFamily me & the wife are trying to lose weight for august 😂 we’re doing a calorie deficit just so we can out it back on in Florida 😂
Can’t wait to see those, we’ll be watching along 😁
Fab info, we are also going in August and done it very similar to yourselves. We are doing diy like yourself. Have a look at the shops away virgin atlantic site ( very similar to Virgin red ) as you did not mention it. Sometimes better offers on points if spend via this Attraction tickets are on it not on Virgin red. More points and lets u get points for hotels in US unlike the Virgin red offers. Read the conditions as some do not.
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This video was so useful! The virgin points felt a bit confusing but seems straight forward enough now 😁
would you say its averagely around 50,000 points per person per return flight? And if you have surplus points can you put them towards things like car hire, airport lounges etc? Thanks again for making the vid ❤
Thank You, it’s hard to say to be honest. I would say 50,000 is too much. I would say around 35,000 to 45,000 but it all depends on the time you visit and if virgin do any offers. For our May flights it was 50,000 for the 4 of us.
I think you can use points for other things but not something we have done really.
Thanks for watching 😀
Some great tips in this video, we recently came across your videos as we were looking for people who have been at Christmas, can see it was busy but would you recommend going at Christmas? We would just be doing Universal and keep debating on if we should book😊
Thanks for watching. For us, we wouldn’t do Christmas again. We just didn’t enjoy it as much as other times. If we was to do Christmas again then it would be early December so that we can still experience the celebrations and theme of Christmas.
We just found it to be busy everywhere which is expected but we just didn’t enjoy it
Hi mate…do you find it much cheaper booking flights and accommodation separately…I always just book package deals but thinking maybe separately is the way to go going forward…thanks pal
Yes we usually do. Sometimes a good package deal will come around and if it does then we wouldn’t have any issue in booking it. We usually try and book things separately though that’s our preference
Hi, great video. We have booked a package holiday with virgin to Florida next year. Do you know if we can use points towards the balance & if you can is there a limit that you can use? Thank you
Yes you can convert your Virgin points into a voucher for Virgin holidays but I don’t think it’s the best way to use the points though but you can do it. Well you could previously so not 100% sure if you can
@@_TheHamiltonFamily thank you
Did you have to pay the fees on the companion seats? We've used points before and know you need to pay taxes on seats booked with points but not sure about companion/reward vouchers
We just paid the taxes so for the 4 of us it was £944 in taxes which wasn’t bad at all.
Thanks so much for this very informative video. I have just got the Virgin Atlantic credit card so these are great tips for collecting points. Can I ask how hard it is to actually spend the points or use the companion vouchers? We are a family of five planning to fly in August 2025. I don't think that we will have a companion voucher before we book, but we would like to use points. Am I right in saying that you can only use points/vouchers for a limited number of seats per flight? Is it very competitive to snag those seats? Can you book online or do you need to phone up? Sorry to bombard you with so many questions.
It’s not that hard at all. They only release a certain number of reward seats but we have never had a problem getting them. I would suggest you check out SeatSpy which you can see what reward seats are available.
You can book them online as well, we usually do it over the phone though .
@@_TheHamiltonFamily Amazing! Thanks for that.
Can i ask how many points were your May flights please. I am new to this point thing I currently have 1 x reward voucher(we use fee credit card) and just over 100,000 points but weve booked air lingus for August as was really good price. Ive always seen point be 20000 outof peak and 45000 peak. Thank you
For our May flights it was only 50,000 points as Virgin had a 50% sale of reward seats so for the four of us it should have been 100,000
Been to Orlando 6 times since 1998, 2001, 2005.2010, 2015, 2018 and again this year making seven times a month at a time, first as a frequent flyer with Virgin Holiday, now a Flying Club Member. When paying for three children it becomes expensive. Even now as adults still helping them with flights etc. In 2018 and this year paid for my wife and myself with Virgin points 210,000 for Upper Class plus 17,000 for a Chauffeur to pick us up at our overnight hotel in Central London. I just have the normal Virgin Atlantic Credit Card, plus collect points with e-rewards scheme and Tesco voucher's. Since booking the flights have collected 12,000 points with out even trying. Have over 71,000 Avios points for BA as well.
There’s a huge world out there, and people go to the same place stupid amount of times 😂😂
Wow, that's an impressive travel history to Orlando! It's great to hear that you've been able to make the most out of your Virgin Flying Club membership and points. The fact that you managed to book Upper Class flights with points is amazing, and the chauffeur service sounds like a real treat. Collecting 12,000 points without even trying and having over 71,000 Avios points is no small feat either.
I have 28000 points from our trip this year and wanted to book for next year in the next month for 2 adults and 2 kids. That probably won’t help will it? I’ve not got enough
Yeah that won’t be enough, you could use them against the cost of the flights but I don’t think it will help too much to be honest with you
Hi we use the credit card also to get the miles. My energy provider will only accept monthly direct debits. Who is your provider? I’m just about to switch and it would be great to get miles from this big monthly bill!!!
We was with Shell and have been moved to Octopus now as they brought Shell.
@@_TheHamiltonFamily thanks, I’ll look at switching to them 👍🏻
you didn’t mention tier points on the video. Did you know you can get tier points on bookings with Virgin holidays as well as flying? This can really help you to get up to silver tier then you’ll earn even more airmiles when flying as they give a bonus, you get an extra piece of luggage, priority baggage and can also use the premium check in desks.
Looking forward to the next vlog series. We’re a family with 3 kids and all been watching for well over a year and it’s great to see you subs growing over this time. 😊
Am I hearing this right... 1300 + 2 Vouchers + Points for 4 to Orlando? That's a bit ouch. BA taxes are just better, so I'd look to move to BA Amex setups if I were you. Or use both if you have the expenses that'd get you vouchers on both cards.
Don't tie yourself down to Virgin exclusivity, economy is economy, it's all the same... as is PE really. Compare to the open market, not how much the flight you are taking would cost.
For our May trip it was 50,000 points and £944
For August it was 2 reward vouchers, 1300 and we points already. Flights for August with virgin were coming in at £5500 for the 4 of us so paying £1300 was well worth it.
We personally don’t like BA, we had a cancellation last year with them and they wasn’t too helpful. BA seem to cancel a lot of flights so we would rather stick with Virgin for now
@@_TheHamiltonFamily I'm not pushing BA to you, just saying don't be exclusive to one or the other or any. Are you gonna have the same feelings towards VA should you unluckily get a cancellation from them(hopefully never happens, cancellations are crap!)? It happens and the percentiles of it happening are more or less the same BA or VA, just BA gets more flack online because they are the flag carrier and have substantially more flights.
The comparison should always be with the best price that essentially offers the same, be it VA, BA, Aer Lingus or whoever in my opinion. Loyalty, unless you are a genuinely frequent flyer to get discounts and status, doesn't pay in the air.
At the end of the day, it's a good deal for you, and your family is going where you want to go. All that matters, just two cents to maybe think on.