Avianca LifeMiles American Express Elite
Credits 1
Every statement credit on this card, how often it comes back and when it resets.
Every month
The complimentary LifeMiles+ membership credits 500 LifeMiles each month (up to 6,000 a year); ~$6/month at about 1.2 cents per mile.
Perks 5
Benefits you use rather than credits that post to your statement.
Silver Elite that renews every year while the card is active: bonus miles on flights (20% under the current program; some older card pages still say 30%), priority check-in and boarding, premium seat selection, extra checked bag.
Silver status includes 2 Avianca lounge passes for the cardholder plus 1 companion pass per year.
LifeMiles+ gives 10% of the miles back on Star Alliance award flights and up to 25% off Avianca award flights. It also earns up to 40% more miles on LifeMiles hotel and car bookings, with up to 10% off LifeMiles car rentals.
Silver includes 6 business class upgrades on flights within the Americas and 2 on domestic flights each year (subject to availability, not on basic or light fares), plus seat selection perks.
One extra checked bag (up to 23 kg) on Avianca through Silver status; not on basic or light fares.
Also included
- No foreign transaction fees
- Miles don't expire while the card is used
Before you apply
Cardless’s application rules, as reported by people who applied. Banks don’t publish most of these. All banks’ rules
Cardless, which issues Bilt, Qatar, Avianca and other co-brand cards, wants 60 days between approvals. Applying within 60 days gets declined.
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