{"id":122414,"date":"2023-09-10T21:10:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T21:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=122414"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:47:38","slug":"book-early-discount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/avianca-lifemiles\/book-early-discount\/","title":{"rendered":"Get a Discount if You Book Avianca LifeMiles Awards in Advance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Booking flights well in advance is generally a good idea for getting the best prices. Recently, Avianca started offering an early reservation discount for LifeMiles members booking Avianca-operated flights well in advance. In the short time since we originally covered the promotion, Avianca has hard-coded the discount into its booking calendar. The early bird discount<\/a> is now permanent.<\/p>\n

Here's what you need to know about Avianca's advance booking discounts on LifeMiles redemptions.<\/p>\n

Related: Avianca LifeMiles Program: Overview and Sweet Spots<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Book Early To Save More<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you plan on redeeming LifeMiles for an Avianca-operated flight well in the future, you're in luck. With the early bird discount, flights booked well in advance could qualify for up to 30% in extra savings, depending on the route.<\/p>\n

Avianca has shared a chart outlining potential savings based on the number of days in advance the booking is made, and you can view it below.<\/p>\n

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On its booking matrix, Avianca has introduced colored bars to indicate three tiers of LifeMiles required. Light blue is the area of interest with the early bird discount. Flights booked well in advance feature “early mileage” or more favorable award prices. The number of “days in advance” corresponds with the chart above. The number varies between 30 and 75 days.<\/p>\n

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Avianca's calendar view makes it simple to see which flights qualify. Here's an example of flights between Miami (MIA) and Bogot\u00e1 (BOG) between September and November 2023. First up, September:<\/p>\n

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Notice only dark gray (last seats) and dark blue (regular mileage) awards are available, but moving into October starts to show some light blue (early mileage).<\/p>\n

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And now we see lots of dates with early mileage discounts in November, given that the dates are 45 or more days in the future.<\/p>\n

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Typical LifeMiles Discounts<\/span><\/h2>\n

We compared the flight prices for days featuring early and regular mileage to dive into the potential savings. Looking at the same Miami to Bogot\u00e1 route, here are the September 9 and November 15 award fares to illustrate the difference.<\/p>\n

September 9, 2023 flights start at 6,900 LifeMiles:<\/p>\n

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On November 15, 2023, flights start at 5,600 LifeMiles:<\/p>\n

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By booking your award flight between Miami and Bogot\u00e1 route more than 45 days in advance, you're looking at a discount of roughly 19%. Club LifeMiles<\/a> and regular LifeMiles members share about the same savings \u2014 with Club members enjoying a cheaper base award fare.<\/p>\n

All Avianca-operated routes feature discounts, with some offering more significant savings than others. For comparison, booking a flight between San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica (SJO) and Bogot\u00e1 (BOG) more than 45 days in advance could provide a discount of 20% (regular members) or 19% (Club LifeMiles members).<\/p>\n

Ultimately, by booking well in advance, you should retain a reasonable amount of LifeMiles.<\/p>\n

The Club LifeMiles program<\/span><\/h3>\n

Avianca's Club LifeMiles program is a monthly subscription plan to purchase LifeMiles. Depending on your selected tier, you could pay between $12 and $99 monthly and receive between 7,200 and 84,000 LifeMiles annually.<\/p>\n

Avianca recently revamped this program. When covering the changes, we noted that subscribing to Club LifeMiles<\/a> makes the most sense if you're an Avianca co-branded credit card holder. You must reside in one of the select markets offering these cards to take complete advantage of the savings.<\/p>\n

However, the early mileage program isn't dependent on being a Club LifeMiles subscriber. Members and non-members enjoy roughly the same discount by booking flights well in advance.<\/p>\n

Discount-Eligible Airlines<\/span><\/h2>\n

Avianca has specified that LifeMiles must be redeemed on the following airlines to be eligible for the advance booking discounts:<\/p>\n