The LifeMiles cost per mile is 1.29 cents, just below our reasonable redemption value of 1.3 cents.
I have had some good luck with LifeMiles over the last few months, and my wife was able to do a flight from Seattle to Europe on a recent trip. This could be a good time to top up LifeMiles. The bonus is valid for 6 months.
Past LifeMiles Bonuses.
145% bonus on Lifemiles purchases. Valid May 3-17, 2022
145% bonus on Lifemiles purchases. Valid January 19-27, 2022
175% bonus on LifeMiles purchases. Valid through December 6-13, 2021.
170% bonus on LifeMiles purchases. Valid through November 22-30, 2021.
155% bonus on LifeMiles purchases. Valid through November 9-16, 2021.
150% bonus on LifeMiles purchases. Valid through March 29 – April 11, 2021.
Avianca’s 787-9 Business Class Seats
The offer is available from Monday 30 May 2022 to Tuesday 14 June 2022.
This offer is exclusively for LifeMiles members who register via OMAAT’s link.
Minimum purchase amount is 1,000 miles, maximum is 200,000 miles.
Each package of 1,000 LifeMiles is US$33.00
Once the payment is made, the miles will be accrued within 24 hours to members account.
Miles purchased may be accrued in separate transactions.
Best uses For Avianca LifeMiles
Business class to Europe from 63K with no fuel surcharges. While 63,000 miles to Europe isn't Earth-shattering, what makes this particuarly exciting is the lack of fuel surcharges. Surcharges for Lufthansa are often $700-1000, so this can be a huge savings. There are many examples of routes inexplicably pricing far below the official award chart like Newark to Lisbon for 35K miles and mixed-cabin business class itineraries that price from as low as 49K (Check out The secret LifeMiles award chart and Avianca LifeMiles’ awesome mixed-cabin award pricing: First class for less).
Business class South America from 35K. Avianca LifeMiles offers competitive Star Alliance pricing to both Northern and Southern South America with no fuel surcharges. Again, you can mix cabins on partner awards to save miles, which can be useful if you need a positioning flight. Flights on Avianca metal usually price out slightly higher than partners
North America in Business for 10K. Avianca LifeMiles offers one-ways on United within a single "zone" at excellent prices (the US is split into 3 zones). Within a single zone, pricing is officially 10K one-way in business class. Pricing between Zone 1 (most of the East Coast) and Zone 2 (most of the states apart from the far west) is officially 15K. Many routes will price well below the chart for no obvious reason.
Things to know
LifeMiles Purchases are processed directly by Avianca and DO qualify as airfare.
LifeMiles expire after 12 months of inactivity. Redeeming Miles does NOT count as activity, but buying miles does.
LifeMiles generally does not pass on the fuel surcharges we see in other Star Alliance programs, making redemptions even more valuable.
Availability at LifeMiles.com often doesn't match what you’ll find at United.com or Aeroplan. Phone agents usually do not see better availability than what is shown at LifeMiles.com. While it can be possible to book via E-mail, it is very slow and frustrating. ALWAYS check the LifeMiles site before transferring points.
