Those with nectar double check your account I have another 1000 points voucher for next purchase expiring today so think ill have a free trip to London at the weeend
1000 points = £5
I've also got one for 500 points for next VTWC purchase.
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I've also got one for 500 points for next VTWC purchase.
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northernrail2009
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Those with nectar double check your account I have another 1000 points voucher for next purchase expiring today so think ill have a free trip to London at the weeend
The nectar is it only for VT bookings from there website or any train company from the VT website?
Journeys involving VTEC booked on the VTEC website. Hypothetically you could buy a Harrogate to Leeds anytime return ticket and select a VTEC service in one direction and get the bonus Nectar points. You also need to make sure it's available for your Nectar account by logging in on the Nectar website as not all offers are made available to everyone.
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ys123
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Haymarket to edinburgh at 0748 is a VTEC service and a child fare would cost £1.15. Did this 3 times for 3 different virgin nectar offers and just received 3000points. So it works.
Kite159
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Scotty
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Yep, I did that before Christmas and got the 1000 points
ys123
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Do you even get a seat reservation for such a journey?
No, as the 0748 is only a suggested service (says so on the email) but still qualifies for nectar points, although I got a free WiFi code for the journey plus the option to upgrade to first class for just 45p....
ys123
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Received email with 20% off for VTWC advance tickets with a unique code. Think it's user-specific.
I suppose there will be some people who'll find it useful, but even so, 10% off is rather stingy!
Check your nectar account to see if you have the latest Virgin offer:
3,000 nectar points (worth £15) when you spend £30+ on Virgin trains, east coast or west coast.
Terms and Conditions
1. To qualify for 3,000 bonus points you must book your journey between 16-22 February, for travel by 30 April 2017. 2. The total booking value must be £30 or more for customers to receive bonus points on their transaction. 3. 3,000 bonus points will be awarded on first booking made during the promotional period. No further bonus points for multiple bookings are available. 4. Virgin Trains East Coast tickets must be booked at virgintrainseastcoast.com therefore, please accept the redirect from virgintrains.com or, book direct at virgintrainseastcoast.com 5. Virgin Trains (West Coast & East Coast) usual booking terms apply.
3,000 nectar points (worth £15) when you spend £30+ on Virgin trains, east coast or west coast.
Terms and Conditions
1. To qualify for 3,000 bonus points you must book your journey between 16-22 February, for travel by 30 April 2017. 2. The total booking value must be £30 or more for customers to receive bonus points on their transaction. 3. 3,000 bonus points will be awarded on first booking made during the promotional period. No further bonus points for multiple bookings are available. 4. Virgin Trains East Coast tickets must be booked at virgintrainseastcoast.com therefore, please accept the redirect from virgintrains.com or, book direct at virgintrainseastcoast.com 5. Virgin Trains (West Coast & East Coast) usual booking terms apply.
look out for an email from GWR:
"Save time by booking your next adventure online by 1 May 2017, and we'll give you 500 bonus Nectar points on Advance Single tickets. "
T&C: 1. This GWR promotion runs on GWR.com from 00:00 hours on 1 February 2017 until 23:59 hours on 1 May 2017.
2. Only invited customers may participate. This is a one time purchase offer only. To qualify for 500 Nectar points, you must purchase your next Advance Single train ticket during the offer validity dates.
3. Qualifying customers will be awarded bonus Nectar points within one month of purchase.
4. Bonus points will not be awarded on (a) Season Tickets; (b) Travel Cards; (c) transactions paid with a National Rail Voucher; (d) Plus Bus; (e) services not operated by GWR.
5. GWR reserves the right to (a) withdraw at any time any Nectar points that were granted in the case of fraudulent activity or in error; (b) withhold or delay issuing Nectar points; (c) change these terms at any time.
6. GWR and Nectar booking terms and conditions apply.
7. GWR's decisions relating to this promotion are final. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law.
8. The promoter is Great Western Railway.
"Save time by booking your next adventure online by 1 May 2017, and we'll give you 500 bonus Nectar points on Advance Single tickets. "
T&C: 1. This GWR promotion runs on GWR.com from 00:00 hours on 1 February 2017 until 23:59 hours on 1 May 2017.
2. Only invited customers may participate. This is a one time purchase offer only. To qualify for 500 Nectar points, you must purchase your next Advance Single train ticket during the offer validity dates.
3. Qualifying customers will be awarded bonus Nectar points within one month of purchase.
4. Bonus points will not be awarded on (a) Season Tickets; (b) Travel Cards; (c) transactions paid with a National Rail Voucher; (d) Plus Bus; (e) services not operated by GWR.
5. GWR reserves the right to (a) withdraw at any time any Nectar points that were granted in the case of fraudulent activity or in error; (b) withhold or delay issuing Nectar points; (c) change these terms at any time.
6. GWR and Nectar booking terms and conditions apply.
7. GWR's decisions relating to this promotion are final. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law.
8. The promoter is Great Western Railway.
They've offered me 1,000 points!
I've also had offers of 3,000 to book with VTEC and 1,500 with VTWC.
I'd rather EC Rewards came back though.
ys123
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Virgin Trains will be having major sale from 9th March to celebrate 20th birthday.
Upto 55%off
See https://www.virgintrains.co.uk/abou...s-celebratory-20th-birthday-seat-sale-1830299
Virgin Trains is launching a record six-day online 20th Birthday Seat Sale, to thank customers for twenty years of travelling with Virgin Trains on the West Coast. From its birthday on Thursday 9 March to Tuesday 14 March, prices will be slashed on Standard and First Class fares on the Virgin Trains West Coast route.
Customers booking in advance to travel on Virgin Trains to West Coast destinations including Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow can save up to 55 per cent for travel between Saturday 25 March – Thursday 24 August 2017. Whether booking a holiday or heading away for a weekend with friends, Virgin Trains is committed to making sure its customers get the best travel experience for less with the birthday celebration offer.
Discounted Standard fares include the below Advance Single tickets*:
London to Manchester: before £22, now £10
London to Birmingham: before £8, now £4
London to Chester: before £16.50, now £10
London to Glasgow: before £30, now £14
Discounted First Class fares include the below Advance Single tickets*:
London to Manchester: before £43, now £28
London to Birmingham: before £26, now £17
London to Chester: before £45, now £28
London to Glasgow: before £55, now £35
Phil Whittingham, MD for Virgin Trains on the West Coast, said: “What better way to celebrate 20 years of Virgin Trains than with our longest ever seat sale. From introducing the iconic Pendolino train and doubling passenger numbers, through to ground-breaking firsts like Automatic Delay Repay and our entertainment system BEAM, we’re proud of the impact we’ve had on UK rail travel. So we’ve knocked up to 55% off nearly one and a half million tickets, as we say thank you to our customers – we couldn’t have done it without you!”
Discounted tickets will be available to book at www.virgintrains.co.uk from 00:01 on Thursday 9 March.
Upto 55%off
See https://www.virgintrains.co.uk/abou...s-celebratory-20th-birthday-seat-sale-1830299
Virgin Trains is launching a record six-day online 20th Birthday Seat Sale, to thank customers for twenty years of travelling with Virgin Trains on the West Coast. From its birthday on Thursday 9 March to Tuesday 14 March, prices will be slashed on Standard and First Class fares on the Virgin Trains West Coast route.
Customers booking in advance to travel on Virgin Trains to West Coast destinations including Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow can save up to 55 per cent for travel between Saturday 25 March – Thursday 24 August 2017. Whether booking a holiday or heading away for a weekend with friends, Virgin Trains is committed to making sure its customers get the best travel experience for less with the birthday celebration offer.
Discounted Standard fares include the below Advance Single tickets*:
London to Manchester: before £22, now £10
London to Birmingham: before £8, now £4
London to Chester: before £16.50, now £10
London to Glasgow: before £30, now £14
Discounted First Class fares include the below Advance Single tickets*:
London to Manchester: before £43, now £28
London to Birmingham: before £26, now £17
London to Chester: before £45, now £28
London to Glasgow: before £55, now £35
Phil Whittingham, MD for Virgin Trains on the West Coast, said: “What better way to celebrate 20 years of Virgin Trains than with our longest ever seat sale. From introducing the iconic Pendolino train and doubling passenger numbers, through to ground-breaking firsts like Automatic Delay Repay and our entertainment system BEAM, we’re proud of the impact we’ve had on UK rail travel. So we’ve knocked up to 55% off nearly one and a half million tickets, as we say thank you to our customers – we couldn’t have done it without you!”
Discounted tickets will be available to book at www.virgintrains.co.uk from 00:01 on Thursday 9 March.
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Does anyone know if any other destinations will be included or is it just the ones listed?
I'd like to know this too; specifically Crewe/Chester to Holyhead and back
If the current availability/pricing is the full extent of the offer, it's a bit of a damp squib really. All they've done is reduce the price of the lowest tier APs to around 90-125% of the railcard price, and there's no extra availability anyway. Scotland - London would appear to be the only notable exception.
Indeed the current offering is rather limp with most trains lacking any availability at all, even off peak Manchester to Euston trains months in advance. Hopefully come midnight we'll see something better.
ys123
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1.5million seats will be on sale tomo... see my post above...
But a lot (maybe all) of the sale seats are on the site already. When you do a search you'll see "seat sale" next to the sale prices.
VTWC sales often start the day before the advertised start date.
Kite159
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Just booked some tickets to Manchester and back for the 1st July, £10 each way
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Yes, availability is limited.
A loss of fuss this morning at Euston about VTWC's "birthday". I wasn't pleased with the number of cameras covering passengers on the concourse.
As usual with VTWC, a competent and reliable operator, but style over substance.
A loss of fuss this morning at Euston about VTWC's "birthday". I wasn't pleased with the number of cameras covering passengers on the concourse.
As usual with VTWC, a competent and reliable operator, but style over substance.
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Both yesterday afternoon/evening and this morning if you head to virgintrains.co.uk or virgintrains.com you are redirected to www.buytickets.virgintrains.co.uk, which is the 'advanced search' interface to VTWC's Trainline-powered booking site. This page features is a red banner across the top which refers to the seat sale, and includes the travel dates and when the sale ends (14 March).
I think I read something yesterday about the VTWC website crashing because of high demand, so I guess this is their remedy to that. However it's not ideal for anyone who might want to look at other parts of the VTWC site, for example to look at engineering work changes.
The rest of the site is however still up and there, and can be reached for example using a search engine (or I used www.virgintrains.co.uk/contact which also worked).
It seems journeys which are VTWC + Connections where Virgin set Advances are available are excluded. It also seems many VTWC only Advances are excluded e.g. Warrington to Edinburgh is not included.
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I found some £7 seat sale tickets on 4 May from Warrington to Edinburgh.
Not surprised that VTWC+connections Advances are excluded, given that the other TOC(s) will want to be paid. I imagine they don't feature in other VTWC sales either.