how many lifemiles bought can make me star alliance gold member?
Jan 24, 2023, 6:36 pm
#4
Join Date: Jul 2000
Posts: 3,746
Jan 25, 2023, 6:42 pm
#5
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: USA
Programs: DL PM - IC RA - HHonors Gold - Hertz Gold - AA - US - CO - Choice Privileges
Posts: 1,648
"The miles purchased and earned with this promotion do not apply to achieve or maintain the Elite status."
This promotion is exclusive for LifeMiles members that have received this email directly from LifeMiles. This promotion applies for miles purchases made between January 17th, 2023, and January 25th, 2023 (between 00.00-23.59 GMT -6, El Salvador). The bonus applies as follows: for purchases from 1,000 - 20,000 LifeMiles receive 140%, for purchases from 21,000 - 50,000 LifeMiles receive 150% additional miles, for purchases from 51,000 - 200,000 LifeMiles receive 160% additional miles. The miles must be purchased in multiples of 1,000. The minimum miles to purchase per transaction is 1,000 LifeMiles. The maximum miles to purchase per transaction during this promotion is 200,000 LifeMiles. Additionally, the maximum miles that a member can receive during the promotion, including applicable bonuses is 520,000 miles, minus the miles that the member has previously purchased in 2022 and their respective bonuses. The purchase transaction cannot be made if the amount of miles to purchase and the corresponding bonus, including all miles purchased in 2022, including the bonuses, exceed the 520,000 miles limit, unless the amount of miles to receive without applying the promotional bonus is less or equal to 520,000 miles, in which case, the transaction will be processed but no bonus will be granted, giving such warning to the member. The maximum number of miles to receive by a member through the purchase of miles per calendar year outside of this promotion is 200,000 LifeMiles including any bonus miles received. If the member surpasses the limit, through purchases made during this promotion and other purchases in 2022, considering the bonuses received for those purchases, he or she will not be able to purchase any more miles outside of promotional periods until the next calendar year. Each package of 1,000 LifeMiles is US$33.00 without applicable taxes and US$40.26* including applicable taxes according to country of the mailing address registered in the LifeMiles database. The purchase of miles is not reversible or refundable, except in countries where this right is granted by applicable law, such as the right to retraction in Colombia, in the cases where it applies. The purchase of miles is an immediate execution contract. Once the payment is made, the miles will be accrued immediately on the member’s account. As of that moment, the miles can be used according to the terms and conditions of the LifeMiles Program. Miles are not endorsable. Miles purchase is available through Avianca’s Call Centers, LifeMiles.com and Avianca Information Centers. For residents of Venezuela, it is only available through LifeMiles.com. Only form of payment through Avianca’s Call Center and LifeMiles.com : credit card or international debit card. Cash payments are only allowed at Avianca’s Information Centers. The receipt of the transaction will reflect the total number of miles accrued to the member´s account, including the bonus miles and the total charge for the transaction. The miles purchased and earned with this promotion do not apply to achieve or maintain the Elite status. Does not apply to the Flexible Redemption (LifeMiles + Money) during the payment process of air ticket redemption. Miles purchased, once accrued, can be redeemed in accordance with the conditions specified in the LifeMiles Program Terms and Conditions and the portfolio of products and services available for redemption. The miles rebate applies for LifeMiles members who receive this email directly from LifeMiles and have purchased miles in the 2-for-1 promotion between January 17th, 2023, and January 25th, 2023, and after buying miles in this promotion, redeem air tickets within the dates and conditions herein established. For all cases, the rebate applies only for the following redemption dates: Between January 17th, 2023, and February 17th, 2023. For all cases, the rebate applies only for tickets redeemed with Star Alliance and our Air Partner airlines (Avianca does not apply) in routes from/to United States and Europe. The rebate percentage will be 10% of the miles purchased in 2-for-1 promotion. If there is more one than purchase per member, the rebate will apply to the first redemption made after each purchase. If you redeem more than one air ticket, the rebate applies only for the first redemption that occurs after the promotional miles purchased. The rebate miles will be applied on the member’s account no later than 15 business days after the redemption transaction. LifeMiles reserves the right to revert the accrued miles as rebate if the redemption that originated the rebate is reverted. All conditions for the redemption of air tickets apply. LifeMiles Terms and Conditions apply. Available at LifeMiles.com. LifeMiles is a trademark of LifeMiles LTD *The values are settled based on the exchange rate of the date of the transaction. The price can be lower depending on the correspondence country entered on the Member´s profile in their LifeMiles account.
Feb 26, 2023, 11:04 pm
#6
Join Date: Jan 2023
Location: Taichung, Taiwan
Posts: 42
All miles count towards Elite status qualification
To earn your Elite status, you must meet two requirements from January 1st to December 31st:
1 Reach the total required qualifying miles
2 Make sure that a minimum of those qualifying miles are earned on Avianca flights or Avianca’s additional services