Changes To The Avianca LifeMiles Award Chart Starting April 5th, 2017

Avianca has announced changes to their award chart, these changes will go into effect starting from April 5th. The changes are as follows:

Colombia

	Routes with reductions	Before	Miles starting April 5th, 2017
	Within Colombia***	8,000	7,000
	Colombia* to Quito and Guayaquil	20,000	18,000
	Bogota and Cali to Madrid	70,000	60,000
	Bogota and Mexico City	30,000	25,000
	Colombia* to Peru*	22,000	20,000
	Colombia* to Southern South America1*	30,000	27,000
	Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cali Cartagena, Cucuta, Leticia, Medellín and Pereira to Los Angeles	33,000	31,000

 

	Routes with increments	Before	Miles starting April 5th, 2017
	Colombia* to Ecuador***	20,000	21,000
	Colombia** to Mexico City	25,000	28,000

Central America and Mexico

	Routes with reductions	Before	Miles starting April 5th, 2017
	San Jose, Guatemala, San Salvador and Panama City to Madrid	70,000	60,000
	Panama City to Peru*	24,000	20,000
	San Salvador to Washington, Houston, New York, Chicago and Toronto Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula to New York	35,000	30,000
	San Jose to Toronto	35,000	30,000
	Mexico City to Bogota	30,000	25,000
	Mexico City to Santiago	45,000	44,000

 

	Routes with increments	Before	Miles starting April 5th, 2017
	Flores to Guatemala City and Guatemala City to Flores	6,000	8,000
	Central America** to Miami	28,000	30,000
	Mexico City to Central America* and Colombia* (excluding Bogota)	25,000	28,000

Peru

	Routes with reductions	Before	Miles starting April 5th, 2017
	Peru* to Central America*	25,000	24,000
	Peru* to Colombia*	22,000	20,000
	Lima to Madrid	70,000	60,000
	Lima to Cuzco and Cuzco to Lima	7,000	6,000
	Lima to Buenos Aires and Montevideo	25,000	23,000
	Peru* to Los Angeles and San Francisco	34,000	32,000

Ecuador

	Routes with reductions	Before	Miles starting April 5th, 2017
	Ecuador* to Caribbean*, Managua, and San Jose	22,000	20,000
	Guayaquil and Quito to Colombia*	22,000	18,000
	Ecuador** to Colombia*	22,000	21,000
	Quito to Manta and Guayaquil	5,000	4,000
	Guayaquil and Manta to Quito	5,000	4,000
	Quito to El Coca and El Coca to Quito	6,000	5,000
	Guayaquil and Quito to Madrid	75,000	60,000
	Guayaquil and Quito to Buenos Aires, Santiago and Caracas	25,000	22,000
	Quito to Los Angeles	25,000	22,000

 

	Routes with increments	Before	Miles starting April 5th, 2017
	Ecuador* to San Salvador	22,000	24,000
	Guayaquil to Manta and Manta to Guayaquil	5,000	21,000
	El Coca to Manta and Guayaquil	6,000	22,000
	Manta and Guayaquil to El Coca	6,000	22,000
	Within Ecuador***	17,000	21,000
	Ecuador** to Caracas	25,000	28,000

 

North America

	Routes with reductions	Before	Miles starting April 5th, 2017
	Rest of North America* to San Salvador	35,000	30,000
	New York to Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula	35,000	30,000
	Toronto to San Jose, Costa Rica	35,000	30,000
	New York to Quito, Guayaquil and Lima	35,000	33,000
	Western North America* to Peru*	34,000	33,000

 

	Routes with increments	Before	Miles starting April 5th, 2017
	Florida* to Central America*	25,000	30,000
	Florida* to Southern South America 1*	40,000	45,000
	Florida* to Southern South America 2*	40,000	45,000
	Florida* to Caracas	30,000	35,000
	Dallas and Houston to Caracas	30,000	35,000
	Toronto and Washington D. C. to Caracas	33,000	35,000
	West of North America* to Southern South America 1* and Southern South America 2*	45,000	50,000

South America

	Routes with reductions	Before	Miles starting April 5th, 2017
	Rio de Janeiro to Bogota and Medellín	30,000	29,000
	Sao Paulo and Bolivia* to Bogota	30,000	29,000
	Santiago, Chile a Mexico City	45,000	44,000
	Buenos Aires and Montevideo to Lima	25,000	23,000
	Santiago, Chile to Peru* (excluding Lima)	20,000	18,000
	Caracas to Central America*	32,000	24,000
	Caracas to Caribbean*	30,000	24,000
	Caracas to Ecuador**	30,000	28,000
	Caracas to Quito and Guayaquil	30,000	22,000
	Caracas to Mexico City	35,000	30,000
	Caracas to Peru*	30,000	26,000
	Caracas to New York	40,000	30,000
	Caracas to Los Angeles	35,000	33,000

 

	Routes with increments	Before	Miles starting April 5th, 2017
	Asuncion and Santa Cruz to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale	20,000	25,000
	Brazil* and La Paz to Florida*	20,000	25,000
	Asuncion, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre to Caracas	25,000	26,000
	Brazil* to Western North America *	45,000	50,000
	Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Santiago de Chile to Colombia*	28,000	30,000
	Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Santiago de Chile to Florida*	44,000	50,000
	Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Santiago de Chile to Caracas	25,000	26,000

 

Europa

	Routes with reductions	Before	Miles starting April 5th, 2017
	Madrid to Guatemala, San Jose de Costa Rica, San Salvador and Ciudad de Panama	70,000	60,000
	Madrid to Lima, Bogota and Cali	70,000	60,000
	Madrid to Quito and Guayaquil	75,000	60,000

Our Verdict

Doesn’t look like partner awards are changing at all. Seems to also be a relatively even mix across the board rather than the previous award charts just being gutted. Would be interested to know others thoughts in the comments below.