About a week ago LifeMiles launched their Black Friday/Cyber Monday promo on purchased miles. I posted a reminder of that, as the promotion was supposed to end yesterday. Well, I've just been informed that the promotion has been extended until Thursday,…
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…
Citi ThankYou has just announced their latest transfer bonus. Through December 11, 2019, the US Citi ThankYou program is offering a 25% bonus when you transfer points to Avianca LifeMiles. The transfer ratio is usually 1,000:1,000, so during the promotion…
LifeMiles has just rolled out their latest promotion to generate miles -- rather than offering an outright bonus on purchased miles, they're currently offering a bonus when you transfer LifeMiles to another member. Transfer LifeMiles & Get 115% Bonus…
LifeMiles is known for their frequent promotions on purchased miles, and they've just launched their latest such deal. LifeMiles has just launched their latest targeted promotion on purchased miles, meaning that different members will see different offers…
A couple of weeks ago it was announced that Delta is buying a 20% stake in LATAM, which also means that LATAM will be leaving oneworld, and will be breaking off their partnership with American. This came as a huge blow to American. Well, it looks like…
Amex Membership Rewards is on a roll when it comes to transfer bonuses. They have a transfer bonus to British Airways, Iberia, and Aer Lingus ending today, then they have a bonus to Marriott, and they also have a bonus to Hawaiian Airlines. Now they've…
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 (including Amex, Capital…
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…
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,…
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 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.…
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,…
Aeroplan is Air Canada’s spun off frequent flyer program (at least until 2020, at which point Air Canada is reclaiming their program), and is transfer partners with Amex Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest. They’re generally a good program…
I'm a big fan of Avianca's LifeMiles program. They have attractive premium cabin redemptions rates on Star Alliance partner airlines, and they don't add any carrier imposed surcharges to award tickets. Best of all, LifeMiles sells miles at a discount…
In February I wrote about how Avianca's LifeMiles program introduced "Club LifeMiles." Through this offering you can sign up for a subscription that gets you a certain number of miles every month, and then a further bonus if you stay subscribed for an…
Avianca's LifeMiles program is known for their frequent bonuses on purchased miles. Buying LifeMiles is one of the best ways to score a deal on first and business class Star Alliance tickets. While they already offer frequent bonuses on purchased miles,…
