All about our cookies
We always want to deliver you the best service which is why we want to ensure you have an easy, quick and reliable experience whilst using the Virgin Atlantic Holidays website. To help us do this, we use Cookies (and not the delicious biscuit type).
Cookies come in all shapes and sizes and are easy to understand once you know what they do. Some cookies are essential for websites to work and others remember things about you to give you a better and more enjoyable experience online.
They are small files which are stored on your computer when you visit a website however cannot be used to identify you personally and are not harmful to your computer.
Essential Cookies help our website to work properly. Without them you wouldn't be able to book your Virgin Atlantic Holiday online and some of your experience on the website would be restricted.
We have a very small number of cookies on the Virgin Atlantic Holidays website which are essential to help you book your holiday online.
Product Name | Cookies Name | Features | Persistant or session | Retention |
book.virginholidays.co.uk | JSESSIONID | Contains session ID | Browser | Browser Close |
www.virginholidays.co.uk | com.virginholidays.session | Contains session ID | HTTPS only | Browser close |
We're constantly improving our website based on what our visitors do and the pages you look at. These cookies record anonymous information about visits and clicks on each web page.
'Performance cookies' collect information about how you use the website such as the content you are interested in, the pages you visit and if you experience any errors. These cookies do not collect any information that could identify you personally.
We will use this data to:
Product Name | Cookie Name | Features | Persistant or session | Retention |
Google analytics | __utma | Tracks Unique Visitors | Persistant | 2 years |
Google analytics | __utmb/_utmc | Tracks Time on Site/Entrances | Session | Session + 30 mins |
Google analytics | __utmz | Tracks Source/Keyword/Referrer | Persistent | 6 months |
Google analytics | _ga | Web Analytics | Persistant | 2 years |
Google analytics | _gat | Web Analytics | Persistant | 1 day |
Google analytics | _gid | Web Analytics | Persistant | 1 day |
QuBit | _qsst, _qsst_s, _qst, _qst_s, _qubitTracker, _qubitTracker_s, qtag_#####, _qPageNum_virginholidays | Stores session information for container script operation | Session, Session, Persistent, Persistent, Persistent, Session, Persistent, Session | Browser Close, Browser Close, 1 Year, 1 Year, 1 Year, Browser Close, 1 Year, Browser Close |
Visual Website Optimiser | _vis_opt_s | Stores information to deliver A/B testing | Persistant | 100 days |
Visual Website Optimiser | _vis_opt_exp_###_combi | Enables A/B Testing | Persistant | 100 days |
Visual Website Optimiser | _vis_opt_exp_###_goal_# | Enables A/B Tracking | Persistant | 100 days |
Visual Website Optimiser | _vwo_uuid | Enables A/B Testing | Persistant | 10 years |
Visual Website Optimiser | _vwo_uuid_v2 | Enables A/B Testing | Persistant | 1 year |
Personalisation | checkoutSessions | Personalisation | Persistant | 1 week |
Personalisation | saved-searches | Personalisation | Persistant | 1 year |
Personalisation | userSegment | Personalisation | Session | same session |
Personalisation | userSegmentEnabled | Personalisation | Persistant | 1 day |
Vhols | vhab.f##### | Enables A/B Testing | Persistant | up to 1 year |
ContentSquare | _cs_id | This cookie contains ContentSquare’s user identifier | Persistant | 13 months |
ContentSquare | _cs_s | This cookie contains the number of pageviews within the running session for ContentSquare Solution | Session | Session + 30 minutes |
ContentSquare | _cs_vars | This cookie is used by ContentSquare to record custom variables | Session | same session |
ContentSquare | _cs_ex | This cookies is used by ContentSquare to exclude some visitors from the collection | Persistant | 30 days |
ContentSquare | _cs_c | This cookies is used by ContentSquare to save the user consent to be tracked | Persistant | 13 months |
ContentSquare | _cs_opout | his cookies is used by ContentSquare to exclude some visitors from the collection | Persistant | 10 years |
We are always working on improving your experience on Virgin Atlantic Holidays so we use cookies which save your settings, such as the last holiday you searched for so you can find it easily the second time. These cookies will save you time and enhance your experience whilst using the website.
We will use this data to:
Product Name | Cookie Name | Features | Persistant or session | Retention |
www.virginholidays.co.uk | ASP.NET_SessionID | Stores session ID | Session | Browser close |
www.virginholidays.co.uk | cookie_complete | Contains some search parameters | Browser | Browser close |
www.virginholidays.co.uk | RememberedSearch | Contains stored search data | Browser | 1 year |
www.virginholidays.co.uk | JSESSIONID | Contains session ID | Browser | Browser close |
We work with a small number of third party suppliers to give you access to more great features on our website.
Our website uses a number of suppliers who use cookies in order to deliver the services that they are providing. If you would like to know more information about the cookies used by these suppliers, as well as information on how to opt-out, please see their individual privacy policies listed below.
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Session cookies
Session cookies allow websites to link the actions of a user during a browser session. They may be used for a variety of purposes such as remembering what a user has put in their shopping basket as they browse around a site. These session cookies expire after a browser session so will not be stored longer term. For this reason session cookies may sometimes be considered less privacy intrusive than persistent cookies.
Persistent cookies
Persistant cookies are stored on a visitors computer in between browser sessions which allows the preferences or actions of the visitor across a website site to be remembered. Persistent cookies may be used for a variety of purposes including remembering visitors preferences and choices when using a website or to target advertising.
First and third party cookies
Whether a cookie is 'first' or 'third' party refers to the website or domain placing the cookie. First party cookies are cookies set the particular website that the user has chosen to visit. Third party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than the one being visited by the user.
How to control and delete cookies
If you would like to restrict or block the cookies which are set by us, or any other website, you can do this through your browser settings. The Help function within your browser will give you instructions on how to do this. Alternatively, visit www.aboutcookies.org which will give you useful information on how to restrict cookies and delete cookies. For information on how to delete or restrict cookies on your mobile phone refer to your handset manual. Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact on the functionality of the Virgin Atlantic Holidays website.
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We are continually reviewing our flying schedules, taking into account the  Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) advice against all non-essential travel. Depending on when you are due to travel, your holiday may be affected and we’ll email you to let you know as least 21 days before travel.
Your next holiday is only a click away - our website has thousands of options ready to book. But if you need more help, just give us a call on 0344 472 9646.
Looking for inspiration? Explore our destinations and holiday types and save your faves to your very own Wishlist. Or dive right in to our 2021 holiday offers.
Over the past few weeks, we have repatriated our customers from overseas who wanted to come home. 
Please visit this page to keep up to date with the Government’s travel advice on returning to the UK, and to register for email alerts.
With many customers needing our help, we are prioritising those customers due to travel before 31 December 2020. Log in to Manage my booking where you can message us about your options or you can give us a call. Bear in mind you may have to wait longer than expected. We continue to review this and working to open up these options to more customers. In the meantime check out our FAQs to see if this can help answer any immediate questions.
Rest assured; we will notify you as soon as we know if your holiday has been affected by email.
We are continually reviewing our flying schedules, taking into account the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) advice against all non-essential travel. Depending on when you are due to travel, your holiday may be affected and we’ll email you to let you know as least 21 days before travel.
If you need to speak to us to change or cancel your booking you can call our team on 0344 472 9646 or chat to us on SMS/Whatspp via Manage my booking.
For the latest information on Covid-19 you can check our FAQs here.​
Don’t worry if you’ve missed a payment or just need a little more time to pay; we have options available to help you. If your holiday is going ahead as planned, you can continue to pay for your holiday in Manage my booking, even if travelling in less than 12 weeks. If you’re unsure, you can delay any additional payments by choosing a new time to travel by requesting a call back in Manage My booking for one of our team to look at options. If your holiday is more than 6 months away, you may wish to set up a Direct Debit to spread the cost. This can be arranged whilst rebooking or afterwards in Manage my booking.
We understand that you may wish to change your holiday plans and we appreciate the need for flexibility.
We'll be in touch by email letting you know how to register to change your holiday plans. You can also log into Manage my booking to find the details there.
Please look out for emails from us or visit our dedicated Covid-19 (Coronavirus) page for the latest updates.
If we haven’t notified you of any changes, your holiday will be going ahead as planned but if you prefer to move your holiday to a later time we can help. You can call our team on 0344 472 9499 who can look at options for you.
Payments are being prioritised based on when the request was made, working in order from March 2020 onwards. We will always try to process refunds at the earliest opportunity, for requests before August our maximum timeframe is 120 days. As we are steadily reducing the maximum processing time for each new request, for refund requests made in August, we expect the maximum processing time to be 80 days, from the date the refund is requested. For those requesting a refund in September, we expect it to be processed within a maximum of 60 days, and then reduce to 30 days for refunds requested in October, before returning to normal levels.
To finalise the amendment, one of our customer advisors will phone you. We need to work through amend requests in departure date order so we can prioritise those with the most imminent travel plans, so you may have a longer wait than usual until we’re able to ring you back. We will help everyone that wants to move their holiday.
You can contact our team by emailing feedback.backhome@virginholidays.com to discuss options on unused portions of your holiday. If you need to contact our team about amending an existing holiday or requesting a refund please log in to manage my booking.
The easiest way to contact us while you are away is via WhatsApp. To get the conversation started, click the link and type "hello” .
or you can get in touch with our in-resort team during local opening hours
Find contact details for your location
Outside of local resort office hours you can call us in the UK +44 (0) 344 472 9626 (option 2) or email us duty.office@virginholidays.com
If you are in the USA or Canada please email: USAreps@virginholidays.com.
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