Published 18 May 2026 | Updated 12 September 2026 by Jane Robinson
Virgin Atlantic Holidays is offering a clean cash discount on hotel-only bookings with code HOTELONLY, up to £175. We like this because it is money off the part of the trip that often hurts most. If you hit the higher spend tiers, £140 to £175 back is the sort of saving that covers transfers, meals, or a couple of decent nights out.
It is also a flexible way to build a trip. You can lock in the hotel now, then shop around for flights later, rather than being tied to a package price on one set of dates.
The catch is that it is not £175 off every booking. The saving scales with what you spend, and it only applies to selected hotel-only stays. Virgin is also offering a limited-time £75pp deposit to secure the booking, with the balance due later.
Verdict: a genuinely useful discount if you are planning a trip where you want the freedom to choose flights separately. The deadline to book is 30 September 2026, but the travel window runs from 10 July 2026 to 31 July 2027, so it suits early-bird planning as much as a trip booked at short notice.
- Discount: up to £175 off hotel-only bookings with code HOTELONLY
- Book by: 30 September 2026
- Travel window: 10 July 2026 to 31 July 2027
- Deposit: secure your booking with a £75pp deposit, full balance due within 84 days of departure
- How it scales: £25 off £750 to £1,499; £60 off £1,500 to £2,249; £100 off £2,250 to £2,999; £140 off £3,000 to £3,749; £175 off £3,750+
Virgin’s terms also say the saving applies to the total cost of the hotel, excluding taxes, surcharges and other compulsory charges that may apply at booking. As always with hotel-only deals, check what is included before you assume you are comparing like for like.
How to book
Use the Check availability button below to open the Virgin Atlantic Holidays hotel-only page. Search your destination and dates, then enter code HOTELONLY at checkout and see what it takes off.
Useful info
If you want to pair this with cheap flights, these two guides help with timing: When are flights cheapest? (UK guide) and Best time to book a holiday from the UK.
Checked: 12 September 2026.
Jane Robinson is Senior Editor at Flight Tribe. She has a Master’s in English and Journalism, and writes about flight deals, holiday offers and practical ways UK travellers can spend less without wasting time on weak promotions. Jane has spent time living and working across Asia and New Zealand, which gave her a lasting interest in how people travel, eat, move around and spend their free time in different places.
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