2x1 is back!, But now with more miles!
Jun 23, 2020, 6:30 pm
#768
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: HH Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Gold, Hyatt something
Posts: 33,539
One Mile at a Time (Lucky) is offering an additional 5% bonus on his blog. You need to register for the promo before buying. I have used a similar offer before and everything worked fine. It’s supposed to get you a total of 155% extra, even with as little as 1000 miles purchased.
https://onemileatatime.com/omaat-lifemiles-promo/
I have no connection to this blog.
https://onemileatatime.com/omaat-lifemiles-promo/
I have no connection to this blog.
Jun 23, 2020, 11:15 pm
#769
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Central Florida and Bangkok
Posts: 394
Jaimito, thanks for the link!
Getting ready to buy but still deciding if I want 60K + bonus or 100K plus bonus. With the Avianca CC it comes to 1.26 cents/mile based on 155%. Last time I bought 100K at 1.375 cents.
Lots on availability for routes I'm interested in early next year when hopefully the travel restrictions are lifted.
Getting ready to buy but still deciding if I want 60K + bonus or 100K plus bonus. With the Avianca CC it comes to 1.26 cents/mile based on 155%. Last time I bought 100K at 1.375 cents.
Lots on availability for routes I'm interested in early next year when hopefully the travel restrictions are lifted.
Jun 23, 2020, 11:54 pm
#770
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: HH Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Gold, Hyatt something
Posts: 33,539
Jaimito, thanks for the link!
Getting ready to buy but still deciding if I want 60K + bonus or 100K plus bonus. With the Avianca CC it comes to 1.26 cents/mile based on 155%. Last time I bought 100K at 1.375 cents.
Lots on availability for routes I'm interested in early next year when hopefully the travel restrictions are lifted.
Getting ready to buy but still deciding if I want 60K + bonus or 100K plus bonus. With the Avianca CC it comes to 1.26 cents/mile based on 155%. Last time I bought 100K at 1.375 cents.
Lots on availability for routes I'm interested in early next year when hopefully the travel restrictions are lifted.
I usually travel with the family, so 3 tickets together can sometimes be more difficult. Lots of availability that Im seeing is only one ticket in J at a time.
There is also the Avianca situation, and in general the length of times these miles are valid for. I like using these for BR tickets or NH. Other than glitches when purchasing one set, the last NH tickets I redeemed for was a good value in March.
Jun 24, 2020, 2:56 am
#771
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Central Florida and Bangkok
Posts: 394
I’m debating myself. The last time I bought 100k+ bonus, and it worked perfectly with the small amount of miles in my account to buy 2 biz and one F ticket, Transpac, one way.
I usually travel with the family, so 3 tickets together can sometimes be more difficult. Lots of availability that I’m seeing is only one ticket in J at a time.
There is also the Avianca situation, and in general the length of times these miles are valid for. I like using these for BR tickets or NH. Other than glitches when purchasing one set, the last NH tickets I redeemed for was a good value in March.
I usually travel with the family, so 3 tickets together can sometimes be more difficult. Lots of availability that I’m seeing is only one ticket in J at a time.
There is also the Avianca situation, and in general the length of times these miles are valid for. I like using these for BR tickets or NH. Other than glitches when purchasing one set, the last NH tickets I redeemed for was a good value in March.
Jun 26, 2020, 2:59 pm
#772
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 940
Have been thinking on this.. a lot.
LifeMiles have verbally confirmed that they wont change their redemption rates for partner airlines (no devaluation) until at least January 2021.
Im going to hold off, given the uncertainty. And hope that this offer reappears for Black Friday. Or Christmas sale. Something of that Ilk.
And all being well Ill then redeem for travel from March 2021 to May 2021.
LifeMiles have verbally confirmed that they wont change their redemption rates for partner airlines (no devaluation) until at least January 2021.
Im going to hold off, given the uncertainty. And hope that this offer reappears for Black Friday. Or Christmas sale. Something of that Ilk.
And all being well Ill then redeem for travel from March 2021 to May 2021.
Jun 26, 2020, 11:39 pm
#773
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN (LEJ once a year)
Programs: SQ, LH, BA, IHG Diamond AMB, HH Gold, SLH Indulged, Accor Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 7,739
Same here. I still got 160+k mls sitting in the account and if the SQ KIX-SIN redemption in fall 2020 can't happen another 72k mls will come back. That's plenty and I'm happy if it lasts and is not wiped out by 2021 when we will hopefully have a better shot at redeeming and actually travelling. YMMV.
Last edited by demue; Jun 29, 2020 at 1:54 am
Jun 27, 2020, 7:41 am
#774
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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I bought a bit over 100k before bonus. Its obviously a calculated bet, but given our need for travel later this year, hopefully it will pay off.
I searched for a lot of dates to make sure theres availability before buying that many miles. I couldnt find any BR tickets. Some other strangeness was if I selected three passengers, OZ flights sometimes popped up. If I only chose 1-2 passengers, then they didnt.
Mostly NH and UA flights were available. SE Asia to West coast.
I searched for a lot of dates to make sure theres availability before buying that many miles. I couldnt find any BR tickets. Some other strangeness was if I selected three passengers, OZ flights sometimes popped up. If I only chose 1-2 passengers, then they didnt.
Mostly NH and UA flights were available. SE Asia to West coast.
Jun 27, 2020, 11:09 pm
#775
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN (LEJ once a year)
Programs: SQ, LH, BA, IHG Diamond AMB, HH Gold, SLH Indulged, Accor Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 7,739
Yah, availability on some of the more popular routes looks a bit thin outside of some gems popping up within T-14 days. I was looking for long-haul Biz (2 pax) SE Asia to Europe & return next year in Apr / May 2021 and the only somewhat reliably offered option was TK. Not bad, but let's see.
Given the uncertainties surrounding LM I booked backup flights using miles from other airline FFPs first and then will book via LM if something good shows up within T-30 days of planned travel or so. YMMV.
Given the uncertainties surrounding LM I booked backup flights using miles from other airline FFPs first and then will book via LM if something good shows up within T-30 days of planned travel or so. YMMV.
Last edited by demue; Jul 1, 2020 at 2:34 am