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The Offer
- You can currently receive a 15% transfer bonus when you transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to Avianca LifeMiles Aeroplan miles Normally you can transfer 1,000 MR points and receive 1,000 LifeMiles, during this promotion you’ll receive 1,150(1:1.15).
The Fine Print
- Valid until 4/1/19
Our Verdict
This is the first transfer bonus we’ve seen to Avianca I believe. You can view a full list of current and previous American Express transfer bonuses here. There are a few other transfer bonuses currently being offered:
- [YMMV] American Express Transfer Bonus: 30% To Virgin Atlantic. No end date listed
- [YMMV] American Express Transfer Bonus: 10%-20% To Aeroplan. No end date listed
- American Express Transfer Bonus: 10%-50% To Hilton Honors (1:2.2/3). No end date listed.
This is a good deal if you need/want Lifemiles. I doubt we see a better bonus in the short/medium term, but it’s really hard to know given this is the first transfer bonus we have seen from Avianca. It’s possible that this transfer bonus is only being offered due to the recent Avianca/MR downtime.
Hat tip to Running With Miles
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did anyone encounter issues when linking lifemiles acc with Amex? I got "Account Linking was Rejected"
hi i am a gold member by star alliance through turkish airline. if i check in my friend to his flight with my frequent flyer membership number, or i just add my frequent flyer number to his flight, will he get the benefits of my gold status (extra luggage, lounge access)?
Are avianca miles good? It seems they worth more than the other miles for redemption what do you think
Great for Avianca flights in Central and South America. Also good for United flights elsewhere. Remember there is a $25 booking fee on non-Avianca flights.
Great for short-haul United flights in the US; no close-in booking fee and better rates than Aeroplan.
Downside is the $25 ticketing fee that applies to all bookings.
Good point. $25 booking fee on non-Avianca flights and $0 close-in/booking fee on Avianca flights
Yes, although the 25% bonus from Citi 3 months ago was obviously better. http://lazytravelers.net/citi-25-percent-bonus-transferring-to-avianca-lifemiles/
I usually travel to asia and use asia miles on Cathay but I also go to japan do you think it is better getting avianca? I never got the bonus offer from MR except the 40% for avios.
If one buys 100,000 LifeMiles the effective cost with the current 115% bonus is 1.5cpp. That's in line with the value of MRs.