Lifemiles 100% promo - reactivated through 30 Sept 2014

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Jul 3, 2014, 1:28 pm

#676

DC777Fan

Join Date: Aug 2011

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Theoretically could one buy 1k miles at "retail" price and then trade back and forth between accounts to generate unlimited miles @ 1.7c?

Jul 3, 2014, 1:32 pm

#677

yerffej201

Join Date: Nov 2011

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YAY!!

Jul 3, 2014, 1:34 pm

#678

AirCanada881

Join Date: Mar 2013

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showing at 1.5 cents a mile on this side of the atlantic

Jul 3, 2014, 4:56 pm

#679

armagebedar

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sucklingpig

its actually $17.70 per 1k miles

This includes local taxes for those required to pay it.

Jul 3, 2014, 8:10 pm

#680

katomoto

Join Date: Jul 2013

Posts: 28

Terms and Conditions

Transfer fee for each block of 1,000 LifeMiles: USD $17.70 including local taxes*

*The price can be less depending on the country of residence that the member has registered in our data base.

Jul 3, 2014, 8:39 pm

#681

FlyingXplorer

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Which countries have to pay more than 1.5 cents per mile?

Jul 3, 2014, 8:55 pm

#682

Moderator2

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For housekeeping and archive purposes, we'll merge the posts from today with the legacy thread on the subject.

Jul 4, 2014, 12:18 am

#683

zainman

Join Date: Nov 2009

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I have 1500 in account A and 500 in account B. What is the maximum miles I can end up with using this promo in any one account and at what cost?

Jul 4, 2014, 1:01 am

#684

chocobill

Join Date: Jan 2014

Location: TYO

Programs: AP 75k

Posts: 137

Quote:

Originally Posted by zainman

I have 1500 in account A and 500 in account B. What is the maximum miles I can end up with using this promo in any one account and at what cost?

I think you could keep generating at $17/1000 miles up to the 150k annual limit.

Jul 4, 2014, 1:27 am

#685

AirCanada881

Join Date: Mar 2013

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So US residents have to pay tax on these while the rest of the world does not?

Jul 4, 2014, 1:44 am

#686

pandaperth

Join Date: Mar 2008

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Wilko Pali Sedef

So US residents have to pay tax on these while the rest of the world does not?

Yes

Jul 4, 2014, 1:49 am

#687

RTW1

Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: Between AMS and BRU

Posts: 8,852

Not really... seems like a bit of a mix-up. LM has announced that they will be charging more for miles from September. Seems like the e-mail already uses that new rate bit the website is still charging the old rates.....

Jul 4, 2014, 2:06 am

#688

pandaperth

Join Date: Mar 2008

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RTW1

...
Seems like the e-mail already uses that new rate
...

Mmm

In the email I received, under the 'Terms and Conditions' it states

Quote:

Transfer fee for each block of 1,000 LifeMiles: USD17.70 including local taxes*.

And

*The price can be less depending on the country of residence that the member has registered in our data base.

So my email uses the old/current rate

Also, can you provide a link to the announcement of the new rate from September? (I was unaware of it)

Jul 4, 2014, 2:14 am

#689

mlqsko

Join Date: Oct 2011

Posts: 3,839

Terms say new rate, web site charges old rate.

There's no announcement, they mentioned it in the previous 2x1 promo.

Jul 4, 2014, 2:15 am

#690

RTW1

Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: Between AMS and BRU

Posts: 8,852

I received an e-mail from LM on 05/27 for the 2x1 promo that contained:

Don’t miss this opportunity, because starting October 1st, 2014 the cost of each package of 1,000 miles will raise to USD33 plus taxes1.