If you’re planning on flying on the new or upcoming Virgin America routes between the west coast and Hawaii, here’s a way to jump start your miles in their free Elevate frequent flier program. Once you register, you can also invite your friends to join and receive up to 2,500 points.
On Virgin America, the number of points required is variable, based on the current purchase price. As of today, there are flights to Hawaii for as little as 10,000 points. Other rewards start at 2,500 points.
If you don’t already have an Elevate account, sign up and get 500 points immediately. Then you can invite friends to join through email, Facebook or Twitter.
For every person who you enroll in Elevate (up to 5 people), you will earn 500 bonus reward points. You can also refer yourself to earn the 500 bonus points, which counts towards the 5 person limit. Points will appear in your account within 4-6 weeks. Bonus Points do not qualify towards program status and cannot be transferred between accounts.
This promotion runs through March 31, 2016.
Hello, I am traveling from the Michigan area and it seems it would be cheaper to fly to California and then catch a flight from there to Hawaii. What other choices do I have, if any?
Thank you
Hi Krystal.
Yes cheaper, but there are the issues about multiple tickets, rechecking baggage and in the event of terminal changes, checking in again. Not to even mention what if your first flight is late. Overall, savings not be worth it
Aloha.
We are flying from Austin, Tx to Hawaii in May, found that flying via SW and catch flight next day to Hawaii was way cheaper than a flying directly from Austin. With free baggage via SW was a great option and getting hotel with free points in CA is also helpful. I would use multiple airlines and flight options to compare. Something to look into.