The 10,000 Miles & More miles sign-up bonus for the UK credit card sign-up is back

Lufthansa Miles & More has brought back its 10,000 miles bonus for getting the Miles & More credit card.

Full details can be found here.

The bonus is actually 11,500 miles.  You get the usual 1,500 miles (pathetic really!) for opening the account, plus the special bonus of 10,000 miles when you spend £750 within 30 days.

The card has no annual fee.  It has an important secondary benefit as well – as long as you have it and use it, your Miles & More miles will not expire.  This offsets the rather draconican expiry policy that otherwise applies.

It is also possible to collect Miles & More miles by getting the Starwood SPG American Express card and converting the points to Lufthansa.  However, that only gets you 1.25 miles per £1 (assuming you convert at 20,000 point multiples).

The Miles & More Amex offers 1.5 miles per £1, with 0.75 miles per £1 on the Visa.  For the first 6 months there is an improved rate of 2 per £1 on the American Express and 1 per £1 on the Visa.

Miles & More miles are useless for European redemptions because of the stupidly huge amount required (35,000 miles for London to Frankfurt in Economy, plus over £100 of taxes?!).  Long-haul there are some decent deals, but this credit card is only really worthwhile if you are already feeding your Star Alliance flights into Miles & More.

The deadline to apply is December 15th.

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Want to earn more points from credit cards? – April 2024 update

If you are looking to apply for a new credit card, here are our top recommendations based on the current sign-up bonuses.

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the best of the other deals currently available.

Earning miles and points from small business cards

If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers:

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 12th May 2024, the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa card is offering a bonus of 30,000 points, convertible into 30,000 Avios. You must have a Limited Company to apply. Click here to learn more and click here to apply.

For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback on your spending.