United Mileage Plus has removed its award charts and will shift to “dynamic” award pricing for travel from 15 November 2019. United gave no warning about the changes and they have attracted universal criticism, with many frequent flyers seeing this as a major devaluation of the United Mileage Plus loyalty program. United Airlines sold these … Continued
Avianca LifeMiles are a popular currency as they can be bought at large discounts and redeemed for premium cabin flights on Star Alliance airlines. This can be a lucrative way to book Business and First Class flights for much less than the retail ticket price. Read more: How to Buy and Redeem Avianca LifeMiles Avianca … Continued
IN BRIEF | American Airlines has quietly increased the cost of buying AAdvantage miles. But as compensation, the airline has removed the pesky per-transaction processing charge that previously applied to purchases of the airline’s frequent flyer currency. In addition, there is now a minimum purchase of 2,000 AAdvantage miles per transaction – up from 1,000 … Continued
In Episode 6 of the AFF on AIR podcast, Matt discusses how you can buy miles at a huge discount in the current Avianca LifeMiles promotion, and redeem these miles for cut-price Star Alliance Business and First class flights. This episode also looks at the issues plaguing the new airports in Istanbul and Berlin, the … Continued
Booking premium award travel with Avianca LifeMiles can be extraordinary value, especially if you’ve purchased LifeMiles at a discount. But booking flights on the new LifeMiles website can also be real patience tester. If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to find and book the Star Alliance award flights that you want using the LifeMiles website. … Continued