Avianca

LifeMiles status

LifeMiles elite status is earned on qualifying miles or segments in a calendar year on Avianca and Star Alliance partners. Avianca is a Star Alliance member, so Gold and Diamond are Star Alliance Gold. Confirm current thresholds on lifemiles.com.

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The ladder

4 rungs, from the bottom up.

1.Member

How to earn it

Free to join.

What it gets you

Earn and redeem miles; no elite benefits.

At the lounge door

No status lounge access. Lounge entry is by cabin, membership, or a card.

2.Silver

Star Alliance Silver

How to earn it

About 15,000 qualifying miles or 15 segments.

What it gets you

Priority check-in, a free bag, a mileage bonus.

At the lounge door

No alliance lounge access. Any lounge benefit is the airline's own and only on its own flights.

3.Gold

Star Alliance Gold

How to earn it

About 35,000 qualifying miles or 30 segments.

What it gets you

Priority boarding and baggage, extra bags, upgrades on Avianca when available.

At the lounge door

Avianca lounges with a guest on same-day Avianca flights, and Star Alliance Gold lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a Star Alliance carrier the same day, in any cabin.

4.Diamond

Star Alliance Gold

How to earn it

About 60,000 qualifying miles or 55 segments.

What it gets you

Top tier: the best priority, more upgrades, a dedicated line.

At the lounge door

Avianca lounges with a guest on same-day Avianca flights, and Star Alliance Gold lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a Star Alliance carrier the same day, in any cabin.

Qualification thresholds are the published ones as last checked and change most years; confirm the current numbers with Avianca. Alliance equivalences and the lounge rules that follow from them move far more slowly.