Avianca is once again offering a 15% transfer bonus when you transfer Capital One miles to LifeMiles. With this bonus, 1,000 Capital One miles will become 1,150 LifeMiles.
The Deal
- Avianca LifeMiles is offering a 15% transfer bonus from Capital One.
- Valid from August 1st – August 31st
Key Terms
- This Promotion is valid only for Capital One miles transfers to miles of the LifeMiles program. The transfer bonus promotion is valid from August 01st, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET through August 31st, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.
- A minimum transfer of 1,000 Capital One miles is required in increments of 100.
- You must be previously registered as a LifeMiles member in order to participate in this promotion, you can sign up as a member at LifeMiles.com.
- During the promotion, the member will receive a 15% bonus over the miles accrued on the member´s account as a product of the transfer. The bonus miles and the transferred miles may be reflected in the account statement in two different transactions.
- LifeMiles earned by transferring and the bonus Miles earned with this promotion apply to obtain or maintain the LifeMiles Elite Status according to the rules of the Elite Program available at LifeMiles.com.
- Transferred LifeMiles as well as the bonus miles will be accrued no later than 24 hours after the LifeMiles Partner reports the request for miles transfer.
- LifeMiles is not responsible for miles not accrued, accrued mistakenly or accrued late due to report errors or delays from the LifeMiles Partners.
- Once points or miles are transferred to LifeMiles, the transaction cannot be reversed.
- Upon completion of the transfer, Terms and Conditions of the LifeMiles Program apply, available at LifeMiles.com.
- Terms and conditions of the Capital One rewards program apply: Your Capital One account must be in good standing and open in order to transfer miles. Once transfers are final, the receiving loyalty program’s terms apply. Enhanced two-step authentication may be required to transfer miles.
- LifeMiles is a trademark of LifeMiles LTD.
Quick Thoughts
While 15% isn’t a terribly exciting bonus, it can nonetheless be useful, especially since it’s coming from Capital One, which doesn’t offer nearly as many transfer bonuses as Amex or Chase. Avianca has devalued awards a couple of times in recent years, but a number of sweet spots remain.
We always recommend keeping points transferable until you need to make a booking, rather than transferring speculatively. That is particularly important for Avianca, given that Lifemiles expire after just 12 months of inactivity unless you are a Lifemiles+ subscriber.
Best Uses for Avianca LifeMiles
- Business class to Europe from 69K with no fuel surcharges. While the prices aren't Earth-shattering, what makes this particularly exciting is the lack of fuel surcharges (notably on Lufthansa group airlines). That said, you need to search multiple airports since pricing can vary from one airport combination to another.
- Business class South America from 35K. Avianca LifeMiles offers competitive Star Alliance pricing to both Northern and Southern South America with no fuel surcharges. Again, you can mix cabins on partner awards to save miles, which can be useful if you need a positioning flight. Flights on Avianca metal usually price out slightly higher than partners
- North America starting at 7.5K. Avianca LifeMiles offers one-ways on United within a single "zone" at excellent prices (the US is split into 3 zones). Within a single zone, pricing starts at 7.5K one-way in economy.
Things to Know
- How to find awards: Search for available space at LifeMiles.com (you’ll need to create a free Avianca LifeMiles frequent flyer account).
- How to book awards: Book online at LifeMiles.com. Can also book via email. Phone bookings are known to be a hassle but also possible.
- Key warnings:
- Availability at LifeMiles.com often doesn't match what you’ll find at United.com or Aeroplan. Phone agents usually do not see better availability than what is shown at LifeMiles.com. While it can be possible to book via E-mail, it is very slow and frustrating. ALWAYS check the LifeMiles site before transferring points.
- LifeMiles expire after 12 months of inactivity. Redeeming Miles does NOT count as activity, but buying miles does.
- LifeMiles is notorious for odd pricing and unannounced devaluations.
- Transfer from: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Wells Fargo. Also can transfer from Marriott Bonvoy.
Current Transfer Bonuses
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You mention that this bonus is being offered on the Avianca side. So does this stack with the current Avianca bonus from Capital One? For a total 30% bonus?