Many of you have probably heard of US pre-clearance facilities, available for US-bound flights at select airports around the world, including Abu Dhabi, Dublin, and Toronto, just to name a few. The idea is that you clear US immigration before boarding…
A couple of weeks ago LifeMiles introduced their latest promotion on purchased miles, including a special promotion for OMAAT readers. With their normal promotion, LifeMiles is offering up to a 125% bonus on purchased miles, though LifeMiles is offering…
LifeMiles is one of the most useful frequent flyer programs out there, in my opinion, given that they frequently sell miles at a discount, and have great award redemption rates. So they're often my go-to program for booking premium cabin Star Alliance…
Avianca LifeMiles is one of the most useful frequent flyer programs for Star Alliance award redemptions. LifeMiles often sells miles at a discount directly, which can be a great value, and they also have some transfer partners, making their miles easy…
A bit over a week ago I wrote about how LifeMiles was offering a 115% bonus when you transfer LifeMiles between accounts. Today is the last day of that promotion, and LifeMiles has even upped the bonus for OMAAT readers. Today only (July 12, 2019), LifeMiles…
Last December Capital One introduced a transferrable points currency for their Venture and Spark products, which was an exciting development. The Venture and Spark cards were previously useful for earning rewards that could be redeemed as cash towards…
At the beginning of June I wrote about how Avianca's LifeMiless program is offering a 25% bonus when you transfer points from hotel partners or Citi ThankYou. This promotion is valid through July 5, 2019. This promotion can represent quite a good deal,…
In addition to their current bonus on purchased miles, LifeMiles has just announced another promotion. Between June 3 and July 5, 2019, LifeMiles is offering a 25% bonus when you transfer points to LifeMiles from Citi ThankYou or from their hotel transfer…
The troubles facing Avianca have alarmed people as it pertains to LifeMiles. We’ve received several emails and comments from folks worried about the program, so my colleague Jordan offered to put together a post with an overview of the situation. The…
LifeMiles has just launched their latest major promotion on purchased miles With this new offer, LifeMiles members can receive up to a 125% bonus on purchased miles between May 7 and June 5, 2019. Specifically, they're offering a tiered bonus, as follows:
LifeMiles is a useful frequent flyer program that I use all the time for Star Alliance award redemptions. LifeMiles frequently sells miles at a discount, and they're also transfer partners with Amex Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou, and Capital One.…
We're now seeing a new publicly available Amex transfer bonus, which is great news. Through April 1, 2019, the US Amex Membership Rewards program is offering a 15% bonus when you convert points into Avianca LifeMiles. Points ordinarily convert at a 1:1…
The LifeMiles website has been down for the past several days, as LifeMiles announced that they were upgrading their systems. During this period, members weren't able to redeem miles or perform any other account functions. As I noted at the time, I was…
Avianca Brasil has been around for over 15 years, though only fairly recently expanded internationally. The airline is currently Brasil's fourth largest airline. They used to just operate domestic flights, with a fleet of about 50 narrowbody Airbus aircraft.…
Avianca LifeMiles are one of my favorite mileage currencies. Not only does LifeMiles directly sell miles at a discount, but you can also transfer points from Amex Membership Rewards, Capital One, and Citi ThankYou, to build up your balance. LifeMiles…
LifeMiles is one of my favorite frequent flyer programs, given that they frequently sell miles at a discount. LifeMiles are useful for Star Alliance premium cabin redemptions, and the program doesn't impose fuel surcharges on any redemptions. You can…
Here's an exciting development. The US Amex Membership Rewards program has just added Avianca LifeMiles as a transfer partner. Points transfer from Amex to LifeMiles at a 1:1 ratio. LifeMiles will be Amex Membership Rewards' 18th airline and hotel partner,…
Rocketmiles offers airline miles for hotel stays. Online travel agencies get a commission for hotel bookings, so Rocketmiles gives part of that back in the form of miles. The catch is that you don't earn hotel points when booking this way, since it's…
Since September 6, LifeMiles has been offering OMAAT readers an additional 15% bonus on purchased miles, though registration is required. This promotion was supposed to expire yesterday, but has been extended by a couple of days, and there's an added…
Since September 6, LifeMiles has been offering OMAAT readers an additional 15% bonus on purchased miles, though registration is required. The deadline to register for the bonus is tomorrow (Monday, September 17, 2018), and then the deadline to buy miles…
LifeMiles has just launched their latest major promotion on purchased miles. The LifeMiles program is offering up to a 125% bonus on purchased miles through Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Through this promotion, LifeMiles is offering a tiered bonus on…
