Curve Card has added support for the Lufthansa Miles & More Mastercard. As we covered in depth in our launch articles on the Miles & More charge cards, the Mastercard element is actually a prepaid Mastercard. This makes no difference in how you use it […]
Miles & More (Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian)
Miles & More is the loyalty scheme for Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian and their partner airlines. The articles below outline the best ways of earning and spending your points if you are based in the UK.
For further information on Miles & More, visit the Lufthansa website here.
New Hilton / American Express promotion launched
4 June 2019 By
Hilton has launched a new American Express promotion. This may be found on some, all or none of your Amex cards, under the ‘Offer’ tab on your online statement page. There are a few variants, looking at reader comments yesterday. My version is ‘get 4,000 […]
IHG Rewards Club stops Miles & More transfers – why?
31 May 2019 By
IHG Rewards Club has stopped the transfer of points to Lufthansa Miles & More. The scheme has, indeed, disappeared from the list of IHG airline partners here. The transfer rate was not great at 5:1. I value an IHG point at 0.4p so you were […]
LAST CALL: Excellent 2-4-1 First and Business deals from the UK, from £999, with Lufthansa and SWISS
18 May 2019 By
This weekend (Sunday night to be precise) is your last chance to take advantage of the EXCELLENT First Class and Business Class ‘2-4-1’ deals being offered by SWISS and Lufthansa. Unlike some fare deals we write about, these are for departures from the UK so you […]
Did you know Lufthansa offers a 25% mileage discount for children?
8 May 2019 By
We have done more than our usual amount of Lufthansa Group coverage recently thanks to the excellent business class sale which has sub-£1000 fares to Asia and the Middle East. I therefore thought it was worth a reminder about one of the odder quirks of […]
Reminder: Miles & More devalues on Thursday
7 May 2019 By
Here is your final reminder that Lufthansa is making a modest Miles & More devaluation on 9th May. You should make any planned redemptions ASAP to lock in the current rates. Full details are on the Miles & More website here. To quote: “The mileage amount on […]
Excellent 2-4-1 First and Business deals from the UK, from £999, with Lufthansa and SWISS
30 April 2019 By
SWISS and Lufthansa have launched some EXCELLENT First Class and Business Class ‘2-4-1’ deals. Unlike some fare deals we write about, these are for departures from the UK so you don’t need to position yourself somewhere in Europe first. Availability is very good and you can […]
What are the top UK credit card sign-up deals by £ value?
22 April 2019 By
What I thought might be interesting to look at today, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. How do I value my miles and points? The biggest question mark is […]
Top 10 reasons to get the Lufthansa Miles & More Diners Club and Mastercard
22 April 2019 By
Why should you get the Lufthansa Miles & More UK payment cards? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for the Lufthansa Miles & More Diners Club and Mastercard. You can see all of […]
Good Lufthansa sale deals in Business and Premium Economy
20 April 2019 By
Lufthansa is running a sale from the UK at the moment with some decent options, especially in Premium Economy. You must book by Sunday night. The travel dates vary but seem very widely available based on a few I checked. You are looking at, in […]
How to use small orphan amounts of miles and points – Part 2 (Airlines and Shopping)
8 April 2019 By
This is the second part of the updated article I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon. You need to remember that you may first need to ‘top off’ an account by earning a few more […]
Miles & More devaluation coming in May
29 March 2019 By
Lufthansa has given advance notice of a modest Miles & More devaluation coming on 9th May. Full details are on the Miles & More website here. To quote: “The mileage amount on intercontinental flights will increase for return trips in Business Class by a total of 7,000 […]
Miles & More launches discounted ‘Early Bird’ awards – with catches
9 March 2019 By
Lufthansa‘s Miles & More scheme has launched ‘Early Bird’ rewards. These are aimed at leisure travellers who are willing to book their reward flight well in advance and give up some flexibility. I am not totally convinced so far, and for UK members they are […]
How to get 40,000 Lufthansa Miles & More miles for €586
8 March 2019 By
This is not an incredibly cheap deal, but you need to remember that you can’t buy Miles & More miles. If you want to top up your account, you are reliant on a transfer from a hotel programme. Via American Express Membership Rewards, the best […]
Diners Club acceptance to hugely increase in the UK
5 March 2019 By
The most surprising event in UK loyalty credit cards last year was Lufthansa partnering with Diners Club to return to the UK market. Luckily, given the exceptionally low Diners Club acceptance in the UK, the card came partnered with a prepaid Mastercard which is funded […]
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