March ‘Miles and More’ meilenschnaeppchen announced – 50% off business class flights
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For the last few months – possibly as a response to those who complain that their taxes and fuel surcharges are crazy – Lufthansa has been running a monthly list of discounted routes for collectors of Miles & More miles.
The March list of discounted Miles & More redemptions from the UK is here.
Given how high the taxes are, the European redemptions are still not great value. Neither are the long-haul Economy destinations.
Of the long-haul routes, Abu Dhabi for 40,000 miles return in Business is a good deal, especially as the booking period covers Easter. Remember that it is a very short bus or taxi ride down to Dubai.
The following routes are also massively reduced in Business Class:
- Atlanta
- Beijing
- Bogota
- Boston
- Dallas
- Delhi
- Doha
- Khartoum
- Montreal
- Mumbai
- Muscat
- Nagoya
- Osaka
- Philadelphia
- Seoul
- Tokyo
- Tunis
You need to book by 31st March, for travel completed by 16th April.
Whilst Lufthansa’s business class is not the greatest (unless you get a 747-800 with the new fully flat seat), you will also get the discounted prices on Austrian and Swiss where they fly the same route. Austrian is rolling out its fully flat business class seat and I think Swiss is now 100% fully flat.
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How to earn Star Alliance miles from UK credit cards (February 2025)
None of the Star Alliance airlines currently have a UK credit card.
There is, however, still a way to earn Star Alliance miles from a UK credit card.
The route is via Marriott Bonvoy. Marriott Bonvoy hotel loyalty points convert to over 40 airlines at the rate of 3:1.
The best way to earn Marriott Bonvoy points is via the official Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. It comes with 20,000 points for signing up and 2 points for every £1 you spend. At 2 Bonvoy points per £1, you are earning (at 3:1) 0.66 airline miles per £1 spent on the card.
There is a preferential conversion rate to United Airlines – which is a Star Alliance member – of 2 : 1 if you convert 60,000 Bonvoy points at once.
The Star Alliance members which are Marriott Bonvoy transfer partners are: Aegean, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, Singapore Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines and United Airlines.
You can apply here.

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