[Ends Today!] Lifemiles Award Sale: Save Up To 40% On Star Alliance Domestic And International Coach And Business Class Awards From Just 4.5K Miles!

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Update: This sale ends today!

Related: Travel Tips: Getting United Card And Elite Benefits When Booking A Ticket With Avianca Lifemiles

Avianca is a Star Alliance member and their Lifemiles program is an interesting one. Lifemiles can be used to book travel with partner airlines like United and Air Canada within North America.

Lifemiles is one of the rare mileage programs that doesn’t collect any fuel surcharges. Note that Avianca Lifemiles require earning activity every 12 months in order to stop your miles from expiring. Transferring points to Lifemiles will extend the points validity for 12 more months.

They have a hidden award chart, which I cracked in this post for the domestic portion.

They are having an award sale for select routes booked by 10/28 for travel anytime. Mileage rates below are each way.

Sample routes on sale in coach:

• Chicago to/from Newark, was 7,500, now 4,500
• Chicago to/from LaGuardia, was 7,500, now 4,500
• Cleveland to/from Newark, was 6,500, now 5,600
• Washington/IAD to/from Newark, was 6,500, now 5,600
• Detroit to/from Newark, was 6,500, now 5,900
• Chicago to/from Houston, was 10,000, now 6,000
• London to/from Newark, was 20,000, now 18,000
• Los Angeles to/from Tokyo, was 47,000, now 32,900
• JFK to/from Tokyo, was 47,000, now 44,700
• JFK to/from Bangkok, was 47,000, now 44,700

Sample routes on sale in business:

• San Francisco to/from Chicago, was 12,500, now 10,700
• JFK to/from Singapore, was 78,000, now 66,300
• Los Angeles to/from Bangkok, was 78,000, now 66,300
• San Francisco to/from Singapore, was 78,000, now 66,300
• Los Angeles to/from Seoul, was 85,000, now 72,300
• Los Angeles to/from Tokyo, was 85,000, now 72,300
• Los Angeles to/from Taipei, was 85,000, now 72,300
• San Francisco to/from Seoul, was 85,000, now 72,300
• San Francisco to/from Tokyo, was 85,000, now 72,300
• San Francisco to/from Taipei, was 85,000, now 72,300
• JFK to/from Bangkok, was 90,000, now 76,500
• JFK to/from Seoul, was 90,000, now 76,500
• JFK to/from Taipei, was 90,000, now 76,500
• JFK to/from Tokyo, was 90,000, now 76,500

For example if I needed a last minute ticket to NYC on Thursday, I’d need to spend $305 for a cash ticket:

Using United miles, I’d need to spend 14.9K miles for the close-in saver award ticket.

But using Lifemiles, it’s normally just 6.5K miles or 5.6K miles with this sale. I book last-minute flights to NYC fairly often, and being able to use miles is a lifesaver!

If someone wants to fly United one-way from NYC to London on Thursday, it would cost $794 in coach or $5,227 in business class.

Using United miles, it would cost 32.3K miles in coach or 62.8K miles in business class for the close-in saver award ticket.

But using Lifemiles, it’s just 20K miles in coach, or 18K miles with this sale. Business is 60K miles.

Want to earn Lifemiles?

• You can transfer AMEX, Capital One, Or Citi points to Lifemiles at a 1:1 ratio, or Marriott points to Lifemiles at a 60K:25K ratio.

If you or a friend has one of the following Citi cards, you can transfer points into miles:

• Citi Premier® Card has a 80,000 point bonus for spending $4,000 in 3 months, 3 points per dollar on airfare, hotels, travel agents, groceries, gas, and dining. $95 annual fee. Read more here.

Citi no-annual fee cards that are fantastic for earning points, but require one of the cards above for points transfers include:

• The Citi Double Cash® Card offers 2% cash back or 2 points per dollar spent everywhere that can be transferred into ThankYou points. If you also have a Citi Premier® Card Card you can transfer points into miles. No annual fee. Read more here.
• The Citi Custom Cash® Card offers 5 points per dollar on up to $500 in purchases in your top eligible spending category each billing cycle. This is marketed as 5% cash back, but will actually come in the form of 5 ThankYou points per dollar spent! Eligible categories include Restaurants, Gas Stations, Grocery Stores, Select Travel, Select Transit, Select Streaming Services, Drugstores, Home Improvement Stores, Fitness Clubs, and Live Entertainment. You will also get 0% APR on purchases and balance transfers for 15 months. No annual fee. Read more here.
• The Citi Rewards+® Card offering 20,000 points for spending $1,500 in 3 months. This card can’t transfer points on its own, but can transfer points if you have one of the Citi cards above. This card automatically rounds up rewards earned on every purchase to the nearest 10 points, meaning you earn 10 points on a $0.50 Amazon balance reload. Earn 2 points on $6K in annual spending at supermarkets, and a 10% points rebate when you redeem points, up to a 10K points rebate per year. If you also have a Citi Premier® Card Card you can transfer points into miles and get a 10% points rebate on transferred or redeemed miles. No annual fee. Read more here.

Capital One cards with transferable points to miles include:

• Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card X Rewards Credit Card: Earn 75,000 bonus miles for spending $4,000 in 3 months, plus earn 2 miles per dollar spent, $300 annual travel credit, 10K anniversary bonus miles, Global Entry/Pre-Check, Capital One lounge access, Priority Pass Lounge membership, and more. Read more here.
• Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card: Earn 75,000 bonus miles for spending $4,000 in 3 months, plus 2 miles per dollar spent. Read more here.
• Capital One Spark Miles for Business: Earn 50,000 bonus miles, plus 2 miles per dollar spent.
• Capital One Spark Cash Plus: Earn up to 100,000 bonus miles, plus 2 miles per dollar spent, convertible into transferrable miles with any of the 3 cards above. Read more here.

AMEX cards with transferable Membership Rewards points to miles include:

• AMEX Blue Business Plus
• AMEX Platinum Business
• AMEX Gold Business Card
• The Platinum Card® from American Express
• American Express® Gold Card
• AMEX Green Consumer Card
• AMEX Everyday Preferred Consumer Card
• AMEX Everyday Consumer Card

Marriott cards with transferable points to miles include:

• Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Consumer Card
• Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card
• Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant^™ American Express^® Card
• Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card

Will you take advantage of this promo?

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