Lufthansa launches its latest mileage sale routes for December

It’s time for our monthly round-up of discounted redemption routes available via the Lufthansa Miles & More programme.

The December list of discounted Miles & More redemptions from the UK is here.  You must book by December 31st for travel by, in most cases, 16th January.

As I say each month, given how high the taxes are, the European redemptions are still not great value.   You also need to select direct flights to get the discounted price – London to Munich to Cologne does not give you the discounted London – Cologne price, for example.

The long-haul Economy destinations are not the greatest deals either.  Business class redemptions, on the other hand, do offer genuine value.

The following long-haul routes are reduced for December, often sharply, in Business Class:

• Abu Dhabi
• Algiers
• Bahrain
• Bangalore
• Beijing
• Busan
• Dallas
• Dammam
• Delhi
• Doha
• Dubai
• Jeddah
• Kuwait
• Mumbai
• Muskat
• Osaka
• Philadelphia
• Seoul
• Toronto
• Vancouver

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 (April 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.

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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.

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