Get 500 free Lufthansa Miles & More miles instantly when you download the app

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• Jan M says:

  5 Oct5 October 05:53

  No news yet on a new Lufthansa credit card? Those 500 miles will just expire otherwise…

  • Jonathan says:

    5 Oct5 October 06:19

    I thought I’d be the first to ask this question !

    Rob has stated since late in the summer that he doesn’t think there’s going to be another Lufthansa credit card, and thus no way of protecting Miles & Miles from Lufthansa’s hard policy of all of them expire 36 months after they’ve been credited to an account. This policy essentially alienates a large number of people since only those who use lots of Lufthansa flights and those who have access to a credit card of theirs issued in say Germany which can Miles & More would really benefit from the program, everyone else wouldn’t be able to earn enough within the 36 months to get a redemption flight or their choice, and or not need or want to travel before their Miles & More expire.

    The better choice would be is take out another Star Alliance member’s scheme to earn for all Star Alliance flights !

    • Bagoly says:

      5 Oct5 October 11:58

      There are M&M credit cards in most western European countries and USA.
      So Lufthansa would presumably like there to be one in the UK.
      It’s a question of there being a finance provider who can offer something attractive enough to be worthwhile, but not vulnerable to HfPers gaming them.
      Perhaps they will relaunch with just the change that Rob suggested – significant earning on the uncapped Diners Card and much lower earning on the Mastercard.

      • Rob says:

        5 Oct5 October 12:31

        It won’t have a Diners element. It was clear that only Cornercard would be involved, with Affiniture (who did the Diners element) having nothing to do with it. Cornercard issues M&M cards in Switzerland so has form.

• Mike says:

  5 Oct5 October 09:05

  Yeah, nah…

  I’m never going to bother chasing M&M miles ever again. All the way through the pandemic I’ve had status extensions and pauses on point/mile expiration from EVERY SINGLE LOYALTY PROGRAMME EXCEPT MILES & MORE.

  Instead, M&M have subjected me to an email every couple of months over the last 18 months letting me know they are about to expire another massive chunk of miles.

  • Rob says:

    5 Oct5 October 09:20

    You didn’t have an Accor account, clearly!

• Cambridge Dad says:

  5 Oct5 October 09:17

  I was slightly startled to log into MeliaRewards the other day and see I was within a couple of weeks of losing all my points through no usage – they have a hard 1 year expiry. I guess my last usage was buying some with last year’s Amazon promotion – Melia seems to have disappeared from Amazon currently. Plus Prime Day was brought forward in 2021, and with pandemic/ no activity it slipped my mind. Easily sorted with a EUR 5 purchase to give another 12 months’ expiry, though easily forgotten as well.

  • Cambridge Dad says:

    5 Oct5 October 09:21

    Melia promotion: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
    Select your gift and celebrate it with us.
    Remember that you have 3 months from your birthday to make the selection and that once selected you will not be able to change it.

    UPGRADE
    On your next reservation you will be able to select a superior room, free of charge, if you check-in online. You can check in online in the My Bookings section from 96 hours before arrival and until 10am on the arrival day.
    Promotion subject to hotel availability.
    Valid during the 12 months after your birthday.

    I guess my birthday is flexible.

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