Virgin Money CC 60,000 points and 150 SC

[manlai]

DID anyone else get this in their inbox.

150 SC is a pretty good deal. Need to fly within 3 months of getting the card though

 

[Sbv72]

No but I want it. Will be 100SC short of Platinum (or retaining gold).

 

[bullerdude]

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Nothing here to say you had to receive an email with the offer!

You must spend $3K p/m for 6 months to get the 60K points.

 

[scheps]

given the lack of excitement, i am guessing this is not AT0 friendly then.

 

[Eggsbenedict]

given the lack of excitement, i am guessing this is not AT0 friendly then.

Nope, It's a Citi Bank card. All ATO unfriendly. Still in my opinion a good Visa earn rate and since I fly domestically with the wife a lot I get value out of the 2-. Hard to pass up the 60K

 

[Warks]

Good offer but I probably don't need all those SCs this year. Next year though...

As for Velocity points (over 250K) I have never been able to use any for what I want. Might end up converting them to Kris Flyer points.

 

[jmphoto]

Any existing cardholders had any luck getting these SC's from Virgin Money? I've got a Flyer card that I don't use that often, perhaps I call and say that I'll close the card unless I get an upgrade to the High Flyer and get the SC's?

 

[apacau]

A couple of questions here - need 275 status credits by end May to requal for platinum, with no flights envisaged until then (current project sees me on charter flights with no points earning). How quickly do the SCs post? Also with family pooling, if my wife and I both get the card, does this mean 300 SCs are up for grabs?

 

[CJEMNMAC]

A couple of questions here - need 275 status credits by end May to requal for platinum, with no flights envisaged until then (current project sees me on charter flights with no points earning). How quickly do the SCs post? Also with family pooling, if my wife and I both get the card, does this mean 300 SCs are up for grabs?

Reading the link above the T&C say to allow 8 - 10 weeks for the SC to post providing flight is booked within 3 months and card is used to pay for the flight.

Credit card in your own name and card in your wife's name should be fine for 2 x 150 SC. Obviously wife being a supplementary holder of you or vice versa would not earn the 2 xSC

 

[theevilmuppet]

Nope, It's a Citi Bank card. All ATO unfriendly. Still in my opinion a good Visa earn rate and since I fly domestically with the wife a lot I get value out of the 2-. Hard to pass up the 60K

I'd disagree. I've used the High Flyer card for ATO payments and received 1.25 points for every dollar.

 

[theevilmuppet]

I'd disagree. I've used the High Flyer card for ATO payments and received 1.25 points for every dollar.

Scratch that - the terms and conditions state that ATO payments are explicitly excluded. I guess I got lucky!

 

[medhead]

I've finally seen the catch. Annual fee of $289 for 150 SC.

 

[theevilmuppet]

I've finally seen the catch. Annual fee of $289 for 150 SC.

Although that may be the case, the 1.25 Velocity Points per dollar is unmatched by any direct earn Visa or MasterCard offering, with only Citi's Prestige card beating it out for domestic transactions (1.33 points per dollar after transfer). Although the American Express offerings are better for certain types of spend, the universal acceptance of Visa makes this a great card to have.

Even at $289, that's less than $2 / SC and that's before you factor in the other benefits the card offers.

 

[medhead]

Although that may be the case, the 1.25 Velocity Points per dollar is unmatched by any direct earn Visa or MasterCard offering, with only Citi's Prestige card beating it out for domestic transactions (1.33 points per dollar after transfer). Although the American Express offerings are better for certain types of spend, the universal acceptance of Visa makes this a great card to have.

Even at $289, that's less than $2 / SC and that's before you factor in the other benefits the card offers.

All very true. I'll take more thinking time. The 150SC isn't projected to help me this year. But the points would be good.

 

[lobo76]

The link posted previously isn't working for me - does anyone have a current link to this offer?

 

[Eggsbenedict]

The link posted previously isn't working for me - does anyone have a current link to this offer?

This seems to be working

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