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[Expired] Act Fast: Avianca LifeMiles Offering 125% Transfer Bonus Through November 10

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The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available.

Do you have an Avianca LifeMiles account? How about a family member with one, or maybe a great friend?

With this newest offer, LifeMiles will give you a 125% bonus when transferring miles between accounts. This promotion is only available for a few days, so if you’d like to get in on it, you’ll need to take action quickly.

Let’s take a look at the details.

LifeMiles Transfer Bonus — Offer Details

Avianca’s LifeMiles program allows you to transfer a maximum of 150,000 miles each year — though there’s a maximum of 125,000 miles per transaction when transferring. This remains true with this transfer promotion.

Unfortunately, it isn’t free to transfer miles from one member to another. LifeMiles charges 1.5 cents per mile to transfer, but with the bonus, you’ll actually be able to bring your cost down to 1.2 cents per point. That’s below our valuation of LifeMiles at 1.4 cents apiece, so you’re coming out slightly ahead here.

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While we would never recommend generating or buying miles without a purpose, this is a pretty good deal if you have a redemption in mind.

If you were to maximize this promotion and transfer the full 125,000 miles to another account in a single transaction, you’d pay $1,875. That would generate 156,250 bonus miles, which means you’re essentially buying those bonus miles for $1,875 — a cost of 1.2 cents per mile.

Keep in mind that Points.com processes Avianca LifeMiles transactions, so this won’t count as an airfare purchase on your credit card. That means the best credit card to use here is a good credit card for everyday spending.

Finally, remember the promotion ends on November 10, 2024, so don’t hesitate if you want to jump on it.

Is It Worth It?

You can also snag one-way business class seats to Europe for just 70,000 miles, including United’s fantastic Polaris seats. You could use this offer to turn 32,000 LifeMiles into 72,000 miles for $480, enabling you to book this ticket at a nice price.

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Avianca charges just 130,000 miles for a one-way first-class ticket on Lufthansa. Image Credit: Cherag Dubash

Avianca LifeMiles is an undervalued program with quite a few sweet spots. A one-way first class ticket on Lufthansa, for example, would cost you just 130,000 miles. LifeMiles doesn’t pass along fuel surcharges, which means your out-of-pocket cost on the award ticket will be very low.

The cash price for these tickets regularly tops $13,000! Right now, you could turn 58,000 miles into 130,500 LifeMiles at a cost of $870 to book this ticket.

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Final Thoughts

This is a decent promotion if you’re looking to generate miles and have a friend on hand to help you out. It’s easy to score good deals using your LifeMiles, but if you want to take advantage of this promotion, you’ll need to do so quickly. The offer ends on November 10, 2024.

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Carissa served in the U.S. Air Force where she developed her love for travel and new cultures. She started her own blog and eventually joined The Points Guy. Since then, she’s contributed to Business Insider, Forbes, and more.

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