Avianca LifeMiles offers up to 145% bonus on purchased miles

Avianca LifeMiles is offering a bonus of up to 145% on miles purchases made between 16 September and 25 September 2026. This promotion allows members to acquire miles at a cost as low as 1.35 US cents per mile when purchasing at the maximum bonus tier.

Key details

• Bonus period: 16 September to 25 September 2026

• Bonus tiers: 1,000-20,000 miles (125%), 21,000-50,000 miles (135%), 51,000-200,000 miles (145%)

• Price: 1,000 miles for USD 33.00 (excluding taxes)

• Maximum purchase: 200,000 miles per transaction (before bonus), 500,000 miles per calendar year (before bonus)

• Calendar year limit (including bonus): 1,000,000 miles

• Exclusions: Members residing in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela

The bonus structure is tiered: purchases of 1,000 to 20,000 miles receive a 125% bonus; 21,000 to 50,000 miles receive a 135% bonus; and 51,000 to 200,000 miles receive a 145% bonus. Each package of 1,000 miles costs USD 33.00 before applicable taxes. The maximum purchase per transaction before the bonus is 200,000 miles, with an annual limit of 500,000 miles before bonus or 1,000,000 miles including any bonus miles received in a calendar year.

Purchased miles are non-reversible and non-refundable. The offer is not available to members with a registered country of residence in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Elite Qualifying Potential

Miles purchased through this promotion contribute towards Elite progress, with the exception of Status Magno. However, members must also accrue miles from flying with Avianca to achieve elite status.

Value Considerations

With a 145% bonus, LifeMiles are available at 1.35 US cents each. This price is higher than previous sales in 2025 (1.22 US cents with a 170% bonus) and earlier in 2026 (1.27 US cents with a 160% bonus).

Source: Lifemiles

Opinion

Even with a 145% bonus, I cannot recommend buying LifeMiles. The programme used to be very popular a few years back, but since then things have only gotten worse: Bonus opportunities are considerably lower than they used to be; it is extremely hard to find availability for award seats and almost all first class options have disappeared; and on top of it all, there are the usual technical issues, user experience problems, and quirks LifeMiles has always had.