Virgin Atlantic Welcomes Chase Ultimate Rewards Cardholders Onboard
Chase Sapphire Preferred ® , Ink Plus ® and Ink Bold ® Cardholders Travel Worldwide in Comfort and Style with Newest Ultimate Rewards SM Point Transfer Partner
WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co., today announced the addition of Virgin Atlantic, Richard Branson’s trans-Atlantic airline, as its newest Ultimate RewardsSM point transfer partner. A premier rewards program for cardholders that seek travel redemption alternatives that offer flexibility, ease and value, Ultimate Rewards‘ new partnership allows cardholders to redeem points for travel on Virgin Atlantic and experience its innovative service and style to London and destinations all over the world.
“We are thrilled that Virgin Atlantic‘s Flying Club has joined Ultimate Rewards,” said Jennifer Roberts, president, Affluent & High Net Worth, Chase Card Services. “With Ultimate Rewards, our cardholders will now enjoy added flexibility that allows them to transfer and combine points with Virgin Atlantic miles. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles can be used for flights, upgrades and even unique experiences in the UK to make a trip even more memorable.”
Under this new partnership, Chase Sapphire Preferred®, Ink Plus® and Ink Bold® cardholders will now be able to instantly transfer Ultimate Rewards points to Flying Club, Virgin Atlantic‘s travel rewards program. Points are transferred at full value – meaning one Ultimate Rewards point is equal to one Flying Club mile.
“We’re looking forward to welcoming Chase customers onboard and know that they’ll love to redeem points for travel with Virgin Atlantic. We like to give our customers an extraordinary experience — whether it’s our complimentary food and drinks service, our award-winning inflight entertainment or our phenomenal cabin crew,” said Alan Lias, Head of Loyalty & Ancillary Revenue Development, Virgin Atlantic Airways. “In addition, the partnership is coming at an exciting time, as we begin our first UK domestic flights, allowing our passengers to seamlessly travel from London Heathrow, onto Edinburgh, Manchester and Aberdeen.”
Points can be transferred in increments of 1,000 and there are no limits to the number of points cardholders can transfer to Flying Club. Once transferred, points can be redeemed for travel and upgrades on Virgin Atlantic, or one of many travel partners, including Air China, Air New Zealand, Cyprus Airways, Gulf Air, Hawaiian Airlines, Jet Airways, Malaysia Airlines, SAS, Singapore Airlines, South African Airlines, Virgin America and Virgin Australia.
In addition to the point transfer benefit to Virgin Atlantic and other travel partners, eligible customers can use 20 percent fewer …read more
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