Avianca Buy LifeMiles With Up To 140% Bonus Sale September October 13 – 25, 2022 + 5% Award Rebate + Warning

Avianca, a Star Alliance airline, based in Colombia, has launched a new sale to buy LifeMiles with up to a 140% bonus and a 5% award rebate through September 29, 2022. Unfortunately, they seem to have forgotten to reprogram the bonus from the previous sale, as the bonus still comes up at 120% for larger purchases.

LifeMiles members can buy up to 200,000 miles yearly (before any possible bonus), and the maximum bonus under this sale is 140%. There is also a 5% rebate for one award ticket issued October 13 – November 13, 2022. . Potential buyers should be aware of recent tricks Avianca has used to discourage award redemptions (blocking them).

You can access this offer on the LifeMiles website here.

The bonus depends on the number of miles purchased:

• 1,000-20,000 – 120% Bonus
• 21,000-50,000 – 130% Bonus
• 51,000-200,000 – 140% Bonus

This price of purchasing 220,000 miles (including bonus):

The cost of a LifeMiles under this sale, when purchased at a 120% bonus, is 1.5 US cents each. The lowest price Avianca sold LifeMiles in 2021 was 1.2 cents each.

Award Rebate

The reimbursement of miles applies to LifeMiles members who have received this email directly from LifeMiles, who have purchased miles in the 2×1 promotion between October 13 and October 25, 2022 and after the purchase of miles in promotion, redeem air tickets on the dates and conditions set forth herein. In all cases, the reimbursement of miles only applies on the following redemption dates: from October 13, 2022 to November 13, 2022. The reimbursement percentage will be 5% of the miles purchased in the 2×1 promotion. If there is more than one purchase per member, the refund will apply to the first redemption made after each purchase. In case of redeeming more than one ticket, the return applies only to the first redemption that occurs after the purchase of promotional miles. The reimbursement of miles will be applied to the member’s account no later than fifteen business days after the date on which the redemption is made. LifeMiles reserves the right to reverse the credited miles as a return of Miles, in the event that the redemption that originated said credit is reversed.

Word Of Warning

There have been consistent issues finding award space and issuing tickets using LifeMiles. Clearly, this has been intentional on LifeMiles’ part (less money going out). However, I would be very hesitant to purchase LifeMiles unless you have instantaneous use for them, and award space can be booked using Avianca’s miles.

Conclusion

These miles can come in handy for premium cabin redemptions and are usually the cheapest Star Alliance miles that one can buy.

It is sloppiness from LifeMiles not to program the bonus % correctly but rather to use one from the previous sale.

Avianca is transforming into an LCC and has removed business class from all the routes in the Americas except Los Angeles. However, the airline continues to offer a business class product to Europe. It is also merging with a similar Brazilian low-cost airline GOL.

I would NOT buy LifeMiles to bank them for future use, as the situation surrounding Avianca is fluid, and their recent blocking of partner awards. However, I could entertain purchasing a small amount for immediate use for awards that can be currently booked on their platform.

These are the terms and conditions of this offer:

This promotion is exclusive for LifeMiles members who have received this email directly from LifeMiles. The promotion applies from October 13 to 25, 2022 (00:00-23:59 GMT -6, El Salvador). The bonus for granting is applied as follows: for purchases between 1,000 – 20,000 LifeMiles you receive an additional 120%, for purchases between 21,000 – 50,000 LifeMiles an additional 130%, for purchases between 51,000 – 200,000 LifeMiles you receive an additional 140%. The bonus is calculated on the miles to be purchased per individual transaction, not including the 2×1 bonus. Miles must be purchased in multiples of 1,000. The minimum number of miles to be purchased per transaction is 1,000 LifeMiles. The maximum number of miles to be purchased per transaction during the promotion is 200,000 miles. Additionally, the limit of miles that a member can receive while the promotion lasts, including the bonuses that apply, is 490,000 miles minus the miles that have been purchased in 2022 and their respective bonuses. The purchase transaction cannot be carried out if the number of miles to be purchased and the corresponding bonus, taking into account all the miles purchased in 2022 and their respective bonuses, exceed 490,000 miles, unless, without applying the bonus of this promotion, are less than or equal to 490,000 miles, in which case, the transaction will be processed, and no bonus will be granted, making such warning to the Member. The limit of miles per calendar year that a member can receive for purchasing miles outside the promotion is 200,000 LifeMiles, including miles received as bonuses. If the member, through the purchases made during this promotion and other purchases made during 2022, taking into account the bonuses received on said purchases, exceeds this limit, they will not be able to buy Miles again outside promotional periods until the year next calendar. The block of 1,000 LifeMiles has a cost of US$33.00 not including applicable taxes and US$40.26* including all applicable taxes depending on the country of correspondence registered in the LifeMiles database. The purchase of miles is not reversible or refundable, except in countries where this right is granted by local law, such as the right of withdrawal in Colombia, where applicable. The purchase and sale of Miles is an instant execution contract. Once the Member makes the payment of the Miles, they will be credited to the Member’s account immediately. As soon as the miles are credited, they can be used immediately in accordance with the terms and conditions of the LifeMiles program. Miles are not endorsable. The purchase of miles is available at LifeMiles.com, Avianca Points of Sale or the Avianca Call Center. For residents of Venezuela, it is only available through LifeMiles.com. The only payment method at LifeMiles.com and the Avianca Call Center: credit card or international debit card. Cash payments only at Avianca Points of Sale. The receipt of the purchase transaction will reflect the total miles credited to the member’s account, including the bonus miles and the total amount charged for the transaction. The miles from this purchase do not apply to maintain or achieve LifeMiles Elite status. The promotion does not apply to the Flexible Payment option (LifeMiles + Money) during the air ticket redemption payment flow. The purchased miles, once credited, may be redeemed in accordance with the conditions specified in the Terms and Conditions of the LifeMiles program and the portfolio of products and services available for redemption. The reimbursement of miles applies to LifeMiles members who have received this email directly from LifeMiles, who have purchased miles in the 2×1 promotion between October 13 and October 25, 2022 and after the purchase of miles in promotion, redeem air tickets on the dates and conditions set forth herein. In all cases, the reimbursement of miles only applies on the following redemption dates: from October 13, 2022 to November 13, 2022. The reimbursement percentage will be 5% of the miles purchased in the 2×1 promotion. If there is more than one purchase per member, the refund will apply to the first redemption made after each purchase. In case of redeeming more than one ticket, the return applies only to the first redemption that occurs after the purchase of promotional miles. The reimbursement of miles will be applied to the member’s account no later than fifteen business days after the date on which the redemption is made. LifeMiles reserves the right to reverse the credited miles as a return of Miles, in the event that the redemption that originated said credit is reversed. All the conditions of the redemption of miles for air tickets available at LifeMiles.com apply. LifeMiles Terms and Conditions apply. Check them out at LifeMiles.com. LifeMiles is a registered trademark of