LifeMiles is the single most active Star Alliance frequent flyer program when it comes to selling points at a reduction. They seem to fill a bonus on purchased or transferred miles more often than not,and that leads to some great opportunities to snag premium cabins on Star Alliance carriers at a reduction.
Avianca joined the Star Alliance back in 2012, and for a couple of years the program was truly spectacular. Then in 2014 they made two changes, or which together pretty significantly decreased the value of LifeMiles:-- As of September 2014,Avianca increased the cost per purchased mile by 10%, from 3.0 cents to 3.3 cents each (that's before any discounts)
-- As of October 2014, or Avianca devalued their award chart,increasing the cost of many premium awards pretty significantlyThe post Avianca LifeMiles Makes Award Chart Changes Without Notice (For The Better) appeared first on One Mile at a Time.
Source: boardingarea.com