Stephen is an established voice in the credit card space, with over 70 to his name. His work has been in publications like The Washington Post, and his Au Points and Awards Consulting Services is used...
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6 comments
Guy Supa
March 31, 2019
Hi Stephen,
“Avianca LifeMiles expire after 12 months of inactivity. The only way to extend the miles is to earn more miles.”
In terms of earning more miles, does it count if those miles are from shopping, hotel booking portals, hotel& credit card partners, car rentals and Club Lifemiles subscriptions?
Stephen Au
April 01, 2019
Hey Guy,
All of these count. Thanks for reading!
jeff
September 11, 2020
Stephen, so if I transfer AMEX MR points once a year to Lifemiles, the miles will keep resetting for another year for a max of 2 years or indefinitely?
In essence, as long as I transfer or accrue miles once a year on LifeMiles, the miles will never expire?
Stephen Au
September 21, 2020
Hi Jeff,
Yes!
Check out my guide on frequent flyer miles and hotel points expiration policies:
/when-do-my-frequent-flyer-miles-expire
Ernest Burkhalter
August 24, 2021
My Avianca credit card annual fee of $149.00 was just posted. I called to cancel the card and they would not refund the annual fee. Called back again to confirm. So I have a canceled the card but still have to pay the annual fee? This is insane. Looking for areas of recourse, but this is Puerto Rico. Any ideas?
Jarrod West
August 24, 2021
Hi Ernest,
This is highly unusual. Usually, if the annual fee was just posted, you should have around 30 days to cancel your card and receive a refund of the annual fee. Have you tried calling again to speak to a supervisor? It might be the case that the person you spoke to was misinformed.
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