Wyndham can be useful for home rental stays (generally 15,000 points per bedroom per night). Aeromexico is limited use, but there are some use cases. The most useful promotion here is with LifeMiles – reasonable award chart, no fuel surcharges, and awards across Star Alliance.
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8.5 Hour Hold Time With Avianca LifeMiles Just To Redeposit Miles
One of the more frustrating programs to deal with by phone is Avianca LifeMiles. Fortunately I rarely have to speak to them. However David writes about his experience. He spent seven and a half hours on hold trying to cancel and redeposit an award ticket before giving up.
There are several ways to deal with long airline hold times.
Buy LifeMiles (Star Aliance) For Just 1.1 Cents Apiece
Reprising an offer from September, LifeMiles is selling miles with a 200% bonus through December 3.
8 Bonus Points Per Dollar At Amazon, 9 Bonus Points With Uber Eats, And 2 Other Offers
Get an extra 8 bonus points per dollar on Amazon spending, 9 extra points on top of regular earning with Uber Eats, plus a new American Express Membership Rewards transfer bonus and an earning opportunity with my favorite soap and shampoo.
Court Blocks Government Aid To Bankrupt Avianca
While the government announced the backing of a $370 million loan to the airline as part of its bankruptcy restructuring, a Colombian court has now blocked the government aid. This matters to Americans invested in the LifeMiles frequent flyer program, which provides access to cheap purchase of miles and reasonably priced awards on Star Alliance airlines.
LifeMiles Offers 125% Bonus On Transferred Miles. Is This Safe?
LifeMiles is selling miles in their Star Alliance program for about 1.2 cents apiece. That’s a great deal, but associated airline Avianca is in bankruptcy. Is it safe to take advantage of the offer?
Avianca Declares Bankruptcy. What Happens To LifeMiles?
Two and a half weeks ago I warned that Avianca seemed likely to file for bankruptcy. Now it has filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
United Airlines, which knew the situation well, had already written down $700 million worth of debt down to $3 million. The Colombia-based carrier already ceased commercial flying two months ago and furloughed most employees. It is winding down its operation in Peru.
Star Alliance Airline Avianca Warns It May Go Bust, Are Your LifeMiles Safe?
The advice with LifeMiles – which has a good award chart, no fuel surcharges, and sells miles cheap – has long been to buy what you need to use right away, not to invest in the program long term.
25% Transfer Bonus From Citi to Star Alliance Program Avianca LifeMiles
You can fly business class to Europe for 63,000 miles each way or Southeast Asia for 78,000. First class (Lufthansa) is 87,000 miles each way between the US and Europe. And that’s before special deals or cutting the cost with lower-cabin connecting flights.
And right now you can transfer points from Citi with a 25% bonus (or earn a 50% bigger than normal bonus from the LifeMiles credit card).
Stack 2 Discounts For Big Savings: Buy LifeMiles 1.35 Cents Each, Then Redeem Awards Up to 31% Off
LifeMiles is one of the best frequent flyer programs for advanced miles and points collectors because they have hidden deals and there are tricks to reduce the price of awards.
I once heard the head of the program give a presentation where he called miles earned by flying “bad miles” and miles sold to partners (like banks) and to customers “good miles.” This frequent flyer program is basically the consolidator for Star Alliance airline excess premium cabin inventory. Lots of ways to get their miles cheap, and use them for seats that their partners aren’t going to sell for cash (saver award inventory).