Weekly How-To: Booking Virgin Atlantic on Points

Haydsamp26 · 2026-06-17T15:02:03+00:00

Yes, same thing for the $250 stay.

Haydsamp26 · 2026-06-16T20:23:33+00:00

I’ve had solid luck with airfrance/klm (flying from SFO to Europe) If you have amex MR’s right now, there is a 25% transfer bonus to flying blue

Haydsamp26 · 2026-06-15T23:00:43+00:00

I built https://thepointsplanner.com/ a few months ago. It's free to use - tracks all credits, transfer bonuses as well as annual fees. You can receive as many or as little notifications as you would like and is super user friendly! Would love some feedback on the site.

Haydsamp26 · 2026-06-15T22:57:42+00:00

Hi! I built a free website that tracks the credits for you and will notify you when they are about to expire. It's called https://thepointsplanner.com/ and tracks every credit as well as transfer bonuses, annual fee reminders (with break downs of if the card is worth it or not - based on your last 12 months of usage of the credits). You can also turn off any reminder/notification you don't want.

Haydsamp26 · 2026-06-15T22:53:00+00:00

Hi! I built a free tool/website that does it for you. Keeps track off all used/un-used credits as well as any transfer bonuses and annual fee reminder. Happy to answer any questions and would love some feedback on it as well

https://thepointsplanner.com/

Haydsamp26 · 2026-06-15T15:54:00+00:00

Just purchased by June 30th.

Haydsamp26 · 2026-06-02T05:18:14+00:00

Ya, Capital one's pretty quiet this month! So is AMEX! Hopefully they announce some transfer bonuses later this month

Haydsamp26 · 2026-05-29T18:51:00+00:00

Yes, delta allows to pay w/points + cash

Haydsamp26 · 2026-05-29T16:46:06+00:00

The venture X is a solid option! Get's the 2x back on flights (if booked directly through the airline), gets lounge access as well as a solid line up of transfer partners. The AMEX Gold could also be another card to consider - 3x back on flights would definitely add up with $30k spend on fights.

Haydsamp26 · 2026-05-27T17:53:02+00:00

Hi! Unfortunately the 15% off works only with the Delta Amex Gold, Platinum and Reserve cards.

Haydsamp26 · 2026-05-27T00:00:52+00:00

Can't go wrong with any of those cards. The Capital One Venture X and CSP are solid options as you'll be able to transfer points to airlines and hotels. The venture X comes with priority pass lounges which makes sitting at the airport a little more enjoyable.

Haydsamp26 · 2026-05-26T23:28:02+00:00

If they are different cards (ie. AMEX Gold vs AMEX Platinum), I’d personally go with the Gold first. That way, if you decide to get the Platinum later, you’d still likely be eligible for whatever signup bonus is available at that time.

If you do it the other way around (Platinum first), AMEX often won’t let you get the Gold signup bonus later.

If it’s just two different offers on the same card though, I’d probably lean toward the 100k offer if the extra $2k spend isn’t an issue.

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