I am probably being very stupid but I find it so difficult with the new website to find out where reward flights are available and also which are the 'high season' and 'low season' dates. Is there a simple way to find out? BTW I am looking for flight to SFO next April. Also, could anyone tell me which might be more distracting for someone (my Husband) who spends his whole time on laptop or phone - SFO or South Africa?
The peak/off-peak season dates live here:
http://www.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/fly ... ights.html
Peak season dates are:
22 June – 6 September 2017 (Summer)
13 December 2017 – 6 January 2018 (Christmas)
29 March - 16 April 2018 (Easter)
22 June - 6 September 2018 (Summer)
13 December - 31 December 2018 (Christmas)
As for searching for flights - you search in the same way as a revenue flight but you need to tick the "Pay with miles" button under the date selector. If you're looking specifically for Premium or Upper then it's worth selecting that under the advanced options.
I'm afraid I have no idea re: South Africa or SFO though!!
Hope this helped.