Avianca LifeMiles: Transfer Partners and Partner Airlines by Ian Snyder May 23, 2025 0 LifeMiles offers excellent value as an award program. With a great set of partner airlines and multiple Avianca LifeMiles transfer partners allowing you to turn bank points into LifeMiles, the potential is huge. One of the biggest upsides to the LifeMiles program is that it does not pass along carrier surcharges. It also has the benefit of an solid award chart for flights from the U.S.
Buy Avianca LifeMiles With a 160% Bonus — When Buying LifeMiles for 1.27¢ is a Savvy Deal by Andrew George Bradshaw and Tyler Glatt May 21, 2025 126 LifeMiles just launched a new buy miles promotion offering travelers LifeMiles at a rate of 1.27¢ apiece. This deal unlocks excellent deals, such as United flights to Canada for $127, business class to Switzerland for $699, and $2k to Tokyo in ANA first class! Here are all the details and a few excellent ways to maximize LifeMiles.
Avianca LifeMiles Flash Sale: Book Select Routes From 1,970 LifeMiles Through May 20 by Tyler Glatt and Skye Class May 15, 2025 6 Avianca LifeMiles is offering up to a 30% discount on award tickets for select Avianca-operated flights through May 20, 2025, for travel through November 1. Awards start at just 4,860 LifeMiles, so act quickly! Let’s explore the details and see if this sale is worth taking advantage of.
Choice Adds a New Airline Transfer Partner — Here’s the Full List of 15 Choice Privileges Transfer Partners by JT Genter and Sam Helmy May 12, 2025 0 While Marriott Bonvoy is best known for its expansive list of airline transfer partners, Choice Privileges has quietly been building a network of its own. And today, that list has grown once again with the addition of another airline transfer partner. Here's the full list of 15 airline transfer partners, transfer rates, and when it makes sense to transfer your Choice points to airline partners.
25% Transfer Bonus From Citi to LifeMiles. Book United Flights From 6k Citi Points! by JT Genter April 13, 2025 7 Citi just launched a new 25% transfer bonus to Avianca LifeMiles, running now through April 12, 2025. Here's a look at how you can get 25% more LifeMiles when transferring from Citi ThankYou Points — and the fantastic sweet spots you can book for a lot less. Here's how to book United flights from 6k Citi points or business class awards to Europe from just 44k Citi points!
Avianca LifeMiles Second Devaluation in Five Months: Award Prices Rise Up to 77% – Here’s What’s Changed by Tyler Glatt February 14, 2025 0 The Avianca LifeMiles program has devalued for the second time in five months. But is the damage really that bad? Here's a look at the new award prices we're seeing and our take on whether or not it's worth continuing to participate in the LifeMiles program.
Amex to LifeMiles Transfer Bonus — Book United From 6k Points, Business Class to Europe for 40k Points by JT Genter February 3, 2025 23 Now through February 28, 2025, you can transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to Avianca LifeMiles with a 15% bonus. This transfer bonus opens the door to several incredibly lucrative award redemptions, including 5k domestic United flights, 40k-point business class flights to Europe, ANA first class to Asia for 105k points, or even Lufthansa First Class to Europe for 84k points. Here's a full breakdown of how to maximize this transfer bonus.
Get up to 25% off Awards, Waived Change Fees With an Avianca LifeMiles+ Subscription by Tyler Glatt January 28, 2025 1 Avianca LifeMiles+ is a subscription program offering monthly bonus miles and perks for a fixed fee. But is it worth signing up? Here’s everything you need to know before deciding if LifeMiles+ is the right fit for you.
Avianca LifeMiles Guide: Unpublished Award Chart and 11 of the Best Sweet Spots for Star Alliance Awards by Ajay Jain and Ian Snyder January 19, 2025 66 Using Avianca LifeMiles is a top choice for domestic and international travel on Star Alliance partners, due to the ease with which you can collect LifeMiles and the lack of carrier-imposed fuel surcharges. Discover our favorite LifeMiles award chart sweet spots and some great ways to rack up a ton of miles in this guide.
Earn Up to 100K LifeMiles With These Limited-Time Avianca Credit Card Offers by Brie Bash December 27, 2024 0 Avianca offers two credit cards for U.S. applicants. And by applying for a co-branded LifeMiles card, you can earn up to 100,000 bonus miles after meeting the minimum spending requirements. Here's an overview of these limited-time offers.
What Is Avianca LifeMiles Family Pooling and How Does It Work? by Ian Snyder November 18, 2024 1 Avianca LifeMiles family pooling lets you transfer miles among up to six people. To unlock the program feature, you must have LifeMiles elite status. However, obtaining this status through a co-branded Avianca LifeMiles credit card is easier than you might imagine. Here's how this feature works.
Stack LifeMiles Promotions to Save on Awards (Biz Class to Europe for 18k Points + $365) by Patrick Stouffer and JT Genter November 5, 2024 45 LifeMiles is hosting two incredibly lucrative promotions at the same time. First, you can convert Amex Membership Rewards points to LifeMiles and receive a 15% bonus. Second, you can receive another 125% bonus when transferring LifeMiles to another account. Stack these promotions to book business class awards to Europe by starting with just 18k Amex points.
Transfer LifeMiles With up to a 125% Bonus (Effectively Buy Miles for 1.2¢ Each) by Andrew George Bradshaw and JT Genter November 4, 2024 65 Avianca LifeMiles is offering members a 125% bonus when transferring miles from one account to another. This gives members in "two-player mode" the opportunity to effectively mint miles at 1.2¢ per mile, or combine miles between accounts at a cheap cost. Here's how it works.
Avianca Devalues LifeMiles Awards by up to 50%, Cuts Costs on Others by up to 25% by Tyler Glatt August 13, 2024 1 Few things in life are certain: death, taxes, and frequent flyer program devaluations. Earlier this morning, Avianca — without notice — increased the costs of LifeMiles award tickets by up to 50%. But that's not all. Avianca also re-valued some awards, making select itineraries up to 25% cheaper. Here's what we know so far.
Earn Double the LifeMiles on LifeMiles Hotels Reservations, Up to 28K Per Night! by Skye Class and Andrew George Bradshaw July 22, 2024 4 Now through July 21, 2024, you can book through the LifeMiles Hotels portal and earn up to 28k LifeMiles per night at one of LifeMiles' 500,000 properties — meaning you can earn up to 22 LifeMiles per $1 spent! You must complete your stay by January 31, 2025. Let's take a look at some of the details of this promotion.
Buy One LifeMiles Award, Get One Free, Plus a 20% Rebate on Flights to Europe by Tyler Glatt July 5, 2024 2 Avianca LifeMiles is out with its latest unique promotions, this time offering two-for-one award tickets to select destinations and a 20% mileage rebate on flights to Europe. The list of terms on both promotions are a mile long, and the promotions themselves are sort of quirky. However, it's worth a look if you want to get a lot of value out of your LifeMiles for travel on Avianca in fall 2024. But you'll want to act fast. You have until July 4, 2024, to make your reservations. Let's dive into the details of these Avianca LifeMiles promotions.
511 United Award Routes That You Can Book for Just 6,500 Avianca LifeMiles by JT Genter June 22, 2024 0 One of the best uses of LifeMiles is booking United flights within North America. On certain routes, you can find United award flights for just 6,500 LifeMiles each way. Let's dive deep into this particular sweet spot to show you 511 routes where AwardWallet found this excellent award rate. Plus, we'll review the many LifeMiles transfer partners and other ways to get LifeMiles.
[Bug Fixed] LifeMiles Now Charging $1,000+ In Fuel Surcharges on Some Routes by JT Genter June 21, 2024 2 LifeMiles is one of our favorite mileage currencies due to excellent award rates, plentiful LifeMiles transfer partners, and no fuel surcharges... at least historically. We found that LifeMiles is charging exceptionally high taxes and fees on some routes. You'll have to pay over $1,000 in taxes/fees on some routes — even in United economy!
Do Avianca LifeMiles Expire? by Sam Helmy May 26, 2024 7 Avianca LifeMiles has a relatively short mileage expiration policy. However, there are lots of ways to reset your mileage validity deadline and keep your mileage balance alive.
New Avianca LifeMiles Credit Cards Are Here. These Are the Details. by Tyler Glatt May 21, 2024 0 Barely three weeks ago, Avianca announced that it was bringing back LifeMiles-earning credit cards for U.S.-based applicants. We at AwardWallet love LifeMiles, so the news about Avianca partnering with Cardless to introduce two new credit cards was a big deal. Thankfully, we didn't have to wait long for the announcement to come to fruition. The Avianca LifeMiles American Express® Elite Card and the Avianca LifeMiles American Express® Card are here and now open for applications. And yes, they're worth your attention.
Avianca Re-Introducing U.S. Credit Cards, Waitlist Now Open by Tyler Glatt April 30, 2024 0 It's easy to appreciate Avianca LifeMiles' versatility. After all, you can book just about any flight with them, including short hops to Bogotá, domestic United flights for next to nothing, and even transatlantic luxury courtesy of Lufthansa first class. Even better, it's long been a breeze to earn LifeMiles. And soon, it'll get a bit easier as Avianca re-introduces two credit cards to the U.S. market through the fintech platform Cardless. Here's what we know about the new Avianca credit cards.
Lufthansa First Class Award Availability Once Again Bookable Through LifeMiles. Here’s Why That Matters. by JT Genter April 24, 2024 6 After another extended outage, Avianca LifeMiles members can once again book Lufthansa business and first class awards. Between affordable mileage rates, no fuel surcharges, extensive transfer partners, and a recent United MileagePlus devaluation, here's why the restoration of this sweet spot is great news for travelers.
How To Earn Avianca LifeMiles: A Complete Guide by Ian Snyder April 18, 2024 0 There are plenty of ways to earn Avianca LifeMiles, and we cover all of them here. From flying with Avianca and its partners to earning lots of points using credit cards, you have multiple great strategies at your disposal. It's even worth considering buying LifeMiles at times, as the value can make sense in certain situations. Here's everything you need to know about earning LifeMiles.
Booking.com Offering Double LifeMiles on Your Next Stay by Andrew George Bradshaw March 2, 2024 0 LifeMiles is back with another promotion in collaboration with Booking.com. From now until March 30, 2024, Avianca LifeMiles members can receive double miles when they reserve a hotel via the Booking.com portal. This will bump the number of LifeMiles you can earn from 2 up to 4 miles for every $1 spent. But is this deal worth it? Let's dive into some of the details to see when this promotion could make sense.
LifeMiles Rental Car Promotion: 500 Bonus LifeMiles, Plus up to 14K Miles per Day by Andrew George Bradshaw February 20, 2024 0 LifeMiles is one of the most valuable loyalty currencies in the game, so the fact that LifeMiles has come out with yet another way to earn bonus miles is pretty exciting. Members can now earn up to 14,000 bonus LifeMiles per day when renting through the LifeMiles Cars portal. This promotion is valid on reservations made before April 15 and completed by July 31, 2024. Let's take a look at some of the key points to this promotion and whether or not it makes sense to pursue.
Save Miles by Booking United Award Flights Through LifeMiles by Ian Snyder February 19, 2024 0 LifeMiles has been my go-to currency for booking select United flights within the U.S. As a Star Alliance member, you can book any United flight with Avianca LifeMiles that has space available for partners. But there are some idiosyncrasies of the LifeMiles program that make it especially good for booking short flights within the continental United States.
LifeMiles Promotion Offers up to 2,000 Bonus Miles on Marriott Stays in the Americas by Andrew George Bradshaw February 14, 2024 0 LifeMiles has just launched another promotion in association with Marriott Bonvoy. Travelers can book through the partnership page to receive up to 2,000 bonus LifeMiles when staying at select Marriott hotels throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, and Latin America. Booking for this promotion is valid through April 30, 2024.
Enjoy These Airline Perks for Your Birthday by Jenna Hansen January 26, 2024 2 Who doesn't love a good birthday celebration? Better yet, enjoy bonus perks from airlines just because it's your birthday. This post looks at some of the fun options you have from different airlines, along with how to take advantage of these birthday-related benefits.
Changes Coming to Avianca LifeMiles Elite Program; Use It To Get Star Alliance Gold by Tyler Glatt March 8, 2024 2 Avianca LifeMiles is a quirky program that doesn't get much attention outside of its mileage promotions with mile-long terms. The program has an elite status component, and Avianca recently introduced some changes for 2024. Here's what you need to know about the Avianca LifeMiles elite status program, its recent changes, plus how to use it to get Star Alliance Gold.
Bilt Rewards Adds Avianca LifeMiles as Its 16th Transfer Partner by Tyler Glatt December 15, 2023 0 The Bilt Rewards family of transfer partners keeps on growing. Today, Bilt added a new 1:1 airline transfer partner: Avianca LifeMiles. Here's all you need to know about the newest way you can redeem the points you earn by paying rent.
