Don’t use Lufthansa Miles & More miles for Tesco gift cards
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Lufthansa’s Miles & More programme has just added Tesco to its roster of gift card partners. This allows you to cash out your Miles & More miles for a shopping voucher.
It is, however, a truly terrible deal.
As per this page, you need 3,700 Miles & More miles to get a £10 Tesco gift card. Given that you should be targeting 1p per mile, this is 70% worse.
It only makes sense if you have some Miles & More miles heading towards expiry due to Lufthana’s draconian policies.
The only way to stop your miles expiring after three years is to be a M&M credit card holder, which is no longer possible for new applicants in the UK.
A slightly better deal is converting your Miles & More miles into Heathrow Rewards points. You can also use them as part-payment for a hotel room via the Lufthansa hotel portal.
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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.
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.
Marriott Bonvoy American Express
20,000 points for signing up and 15 elite night credits each year Read our full review
