Avianca LifeMiles – Bookings and Discussion

[PatMcrotch]

DONE! It took a few phone calls, dropouts, people who don't speak English, the usual LM cough etc, before I found an agent who could reissue the tickets.

Phew - I can't believe that if I hadn't seen that random post above, we wouldn't have been able to board our flight.

I'm so done with LM. These flights are the last of my LM, and I'll never use the program again.

This is crazy, such a hassle. Yeah I'll be done with LM after I burn these 160k too.

 

[Gold Member]

I’m searching for Business awards Australia to EU and vv on LM for July/August. To my surprise, I can actually see several dates with 1x and 2x Business award space on Thai with FRA and OSL. But while piecing together the outbound and return flights, I’ve quickly realised that these are very likely phantom awards.

United, Air Canadia and Singapore do not have any of the same partner award space showing. I know that some airlines pay more for awards hence differing availability between FFPs etc, but this Avianca LM - the same mob that get Jack cough from any other airline. Theoretically, if they’re phantom awards it should fall over upon ticketing request and I’ve answered my own question pretty quickly. But knowing how terrible the LM award ticketing engine is, I don’t want the hassle of an incorrectly issued ticket and having to chase up my CC provider and Lifemiles for days on end.

Anyone have any recent experience with ticketing Thai partner awards on LM?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I’m searching for Business awards Australia to EU and vv on LM for July/August. To my surprise, I can actually see several dates with 1x and 2x Business award space on Thai with FRA and OSL. But while piecing together the outbound and return flights, I’ve quickly realised that these are very likely phantom awards.

United, Air Canadia and Singapore do not have any of the same partner award space showing. I know that some airlines pay more for awards hence differing availability between FFPs etc, but this Avianca LM - the same mob that get Jack cough from any other airline. Theoretically, if they’re phantom awards it should fall over upon ticketing request and I’ve answered my own question pretty quickly. But knowing how terrible the LM award ticketing engine is, I don’t want the hassle of an incorrectly issued ticket and having to chase up my CC provider and Lifemiles for days on end.

Anyone have any recent experience with ticketing Thai partner awards on LM?

I would not transfer miles to LM to buy this. Or top up with cash. Just in case they are phantom.

But if you have the miles, no harm in trying.

LM doesn’t usually have ticketing problems. If it generates a ticket, you’re good to go.

 

[RB]

I’m searching for Business awards Australia to EU and vv on LM for July/August. To my surprise, I can actually see several dates with 1x and 2x Business award space on Thai with FRA and OSL. But while piecing together the outbound and return flights, I’ve quickly realised that these are very likely phantom awards.

United, Air Canadia and Singapore do not have any of the same partner award space showing. I know that some airlines pay more for awards hence differing availability between FFPs etc, but this Avianca LM - the same mob that get Jack cough from any other airline. Theoretically, if they’re phantom awards it should fall over upon ticketing request and I’ve answered my own question pretty quickly. But knowing how terrible the LM award ticketing engine is, I don’t want the hassle of an incorrectly issued ticket and having to chase up my CC provider and Lifemiles for days on end.

Anyone have any recent experience with ticketing Thai partner awards on LM?

We had no hassles with a booking in Nov. Used miles for J in Aug 24 for SYD-BKK and BKK-DEL on TG. Touch wood all good so far

 

[AviatorPJ]

I shared my experience of LMs and Thai award ticketing in post #358 of this thread.

 

[AviatorPJ]

Really impressed when flown: see my post #6 in Matt's Trip Review. https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/thai-a350-business-class-review/
As stated above by #Gold Member, I also think that LMs may get some priority with Thai award availability,

 

[PatMcrotch]

We had no hassles with a booking in Nov. Used miles for J in Aug 24 for SYD-BKK and BKK-DEL on TG. Touch wood all good so far

Was this 2 redemptions or one? If one , did you use the screenshot method?

 

[RB]

Was this 2 redemptions or one? If one , did you use the screenshot method?

Just the 1 redemption

 

[PatMcrotch]

Just the 1 redemption

screenshot booking?

 

[RB]

screenshot booking?

No just a straightforward online booking done on the website

 

[serfty]

Trying to eliminate some of my my last 50K Lifemiles & I can see Business awards in February SIN-KUL. I can see the same flights on each Velocity, SQ, UA and Lifemiles.

But when I go to confirm the booking I get an error page:

We're sorry! we could not process your request, try again. If the problem persists contact our Call Center (option 3) or send us an email to [email protected]

E2.1...

Would this likely just be Lifemiles website being cantankerous and is it worth emailing them? Or simply SQ being blocked ...

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Trying to eliminate some of my my last 50K Lifemiles & I can see Business awards in February SIN-KUL. I can see the same flights on each Velocity, SQ, UA and Lifemiles.

But when I go to confirm the booking I get an error page:Would this likely just be Lifemiles website being cantankerous and is it worth emailing them? Or simply SQ being blocked ...

In this case, if you can see it on line you can call and ask the agent to book.

 

[Gold Member]

LifeMiles Award Sale: Save 10% On Star Alliance Redemptions

LifeMiles is offering 10% off award redemptions for travel next spring if you buy miles and then register for this exclusive promo.

onemileatatime.com

Lucky and LM are offering a 10% miles rebate if you register and purchase through the OMAAT link. I’m keen to run down my LM balance so maybe register and just purchase 1K miles for the 10% rebate. And although the rebate doesn’t run down mm miles per se, it’s still worthwhile for a decent sized points redemption.

There are some key terms and conditions to adhere to that don’t seem too onerous.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

LifeMiles Award Sale: Save 10% On Star Alliance Redemptions

LifeMiles is offering 10% off award redemptions for travel next spring if you buy miles and then register for this exclusive promo.

onemileatatime.com

Lucky and LM are offering a 10% miles rebate if you register and purchase through the OMAAT link. I’m keen to run down my LM balance so maybe register and just purchase 1K miles for the 10% rebate. And although the rebate doesn’t run down mm miles per se, it’s still worthwhile for a decent sized points redemption.

There are some key terms and conditions to adhere to that don’t seem too onerous.

Well… is it? The rebate is only 7 days later or something… so you have to (a) buy more miles, (b) still spend a full priced award (c) end up with 8-16k ‘orphaned’ miles left

I wanna get rid of my LM, not end up with more! lol

 

[Gold Member]

Well… is it? The rebate is only 7 days later or something… so you have to (a) buy more miles, (b) still spend a full priced award (c) end up with 8-16k ‘orphaned’ miles left

I wanna get rid of my LM, not end up with more! lol

Yes. Stop pickin fights so close to Xmas, Meltraveller!

Just buy the very minimum 1K miles at full price which works out to maybe $50 AUD? And then, depending on redemption value, you’re looking at 10-20K miles rebate 1 week after travel. Those rebated miles are worth $250-500 depending on how you value them. It ain’t running down miles, but many will still be keen to avail 175% + 10% rebate.

 

[kpc]

I still have 487K to run down....so won't be buying any in the foreseeable future!

 

[bernardblack]

I have only ~3k LifeMiles left, and am holding a booking HND-SYD in NH J which exhausted most of my remaining balance and which I hope will be my last dealing with them. However that flight is more than a year after my last transaction, so I may end up buying 1k points in the current sale to ensure my points are still active in the event I need to cancel late.

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last *earn transaction

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Yes. Stop pickin fights so close to Xmas, Meltraveller!

Just buy the very minimum 1K miles at full price which works out to maybe $50 AUD? And then, depending on redemption value, you’re looking at 10-20K miles rebate 1 week after travel. Those rebated miles are worth $250-500 depending on how you value them. It ain’t running down miles, but many will still be keen to avail 175% + 10% rebate.

ho ho ho.

lol.

If you can get value from it it’s a great offer. I just wanna get rid of them!

 

[Notyourbag]

Same. Sitting on 310,000 points. Definitely more trouble than they are worth.

 

[TAK]

BUY 2 GET 50% REBATED - targeted? fly till May 24