Earn miles with partners Awards Status Earn miles on flights Award"&" status"miles Award"miles" only Get$perks Get" free*"flights"&" upgrades How it works
Earn while you fly •Add frequent flyer number to your booking •Check the mileage accrual charts •Add extra segments to your trip (if you don’t mind) •Calculate your earnings http://meilenrechner.de •Calculate your itinerary http://www.gcmap.com •Keep an eye out for promotions http:// www.frequentflyerbonuses.com/milesandmore.html
Airlines you can earn on • Adria Airways • Aegean • Air Astana • Air Canada • Air China • Air Dolomiti • Air India • Air Malta • ANA • Asiana • Austrian • Avianca TACA • Blue1 • Brussels Airlines • Condor • Copa Airlines • Croatia Airlines • Egyptair • Ethiopian • EVA Air • Germanwings • LOT Polish • Lufthansa • Luxair • SAS • Shenzhen • Singapore Airlines • South African • Swiss • TAP Portugal • Thai • United • US Airways
HON (= platinum) status Gets your access to first class lounges at Lufthansa hubs and all other Star Alliance Gold lounges. You also get access to the first class terminal in Frankfurt. You can also invite a guest
Earn miles on subscriptions •15.000 miles on a one year getAbstract Business Gold subscription •5.000 miles on a six month getAbstract Business Gold subscription •15.000 miles on a one year International Herald Tribune home delivery subscription •2.000 miles on a one year subscription of The Economist •5.000 miles on a three year subscription of The Economist
Earn while you drive •Get miles on car rentals •Usually 500 per rental •Avis o ers 1000 per rental for elite members •Get more miles for exclusive cars or leasing contracts
Earn while you shop •1 mile/€ at Brussels Airport Skyshops •1 mile/€ at Chic Outlet Shopping (e.g. Maasmechelen Village) •1 mile/€ at Munich Airport Eurotrade •1 mile/€ at Lufthansa WorldShop •1 or 2 miles/€ at Vivabox
The Chic Outlet Shopping trick •Outlet shopping in Maasmechelen, Munich, Frankfurt, Madrid, Barcelona, Dublin, Paris & London •Normally 1 mile per Euro •During sales period up to 5 miles per Euro •Pay with Miles&More credit card and get extra miles •“Collect” receipts
Spendings miles •Redeem award miles on flight awards •Use award miles for flight upgrades •Spend it on other stu (merchandise, gift vouchers, hotel nights). Not advisable! •Cheapest way to fly Business & First Class
Upgrade awards •Buy Economy Class ticket & upgrade to Business Class •Buy Business class ticket & upgrade to First Class •Not allowed on disounted tickets •Upgrade per segment •Upgrade online or via phone
Within Europe Intercontinental Lufthansa Swiss Brussels Airlines Most other Star Alliance Partners Not on E, L, K Not on E, K, L, P, T, Z Not on E, L, K Not on E, K, L, T Not on E, G, K, L Not on E, G, K, L, T Only Y, B, C & D Only Y, B, C & D Allowed booking classes
Economy to Business Business to First Within Europe North America, South Africa, India Central America, Carribean, South America North/Central Africa, Middle East & Caucasus South East Asia, Central Asia & Far East Hawai, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania 10.000 20.000 35.000 50.000 40.000 55.000 30.000 35.000 50.000 65.000 60.000 75.000 Upgrade chart
Flight awards •Use miles to book one-way or round-trip flights •Limited availability •High surcharges & fees •Child awards charged at 75%. One-way awards at 50% •Senator & HON have better availability & companion awards (50% o for companion award redemption) •Check the mileage bargains •Fly Smart awards: 2 weeks before departure, up to 50% o
Limited availability •Especially on popular routes •Especially on planes equipped with the new Business & First Class products •Preferred carrier not always available •Check out http://a380.lufthansa.com & http:// 747-8.lufthansa.com for more info on new planes/cabins
2014 program changes •Starting spring 2014 •Extra benefits for FTL, SEN & HON •Extra benefits for long-standing status customers •Devaluation of mileague accrual on Economy tickets
Conclusion •Earning miles from Economy Class flights is a very slow process. •If you can a ord an occasional Business Class flight, you’ll earn a lot of miles •Let other people pay for your travel expenses •Keep an eye out for promotions •Get a miles/points credit card •Try attaining status •Enjoy the local partnerships •Further devaluations and restrictions coming up? •Only spend miles on premium cabins
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