In 2022, Lufthansa’s Miles & More program got into the business of selling miles, with an interesting backstory. Lufthansa has just launched its latest promotion on purchased miles. This has the potential to be a good value, especially given that this is a points currency that can otherwise be hard to accrue.
However, just keep in mind that in June 2025, Miles & More adopted dynamic award pricing. While there are some new sweet spots, I’d say the changes are mostly bad news, so make sure you study the value of miles before making a purchase.
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Lufthansa Bundle&Go mileage sale promotion
Lufthansa sells Miles & More miles. The airline isn’t flat out selling miles like most programs do, but rather is selling mileage bundles. These bundles are branded as Bundle&Go, and you can purchase an extra small, small, medium, or large bundle.
Through September 30, 2025, Lufthansa Miles & More is offering up to a 60% bonus on its Bundle&Go packages. The pricing for these bundles is as follows, assuming your account is registered in the United States:
- You can buy an extra small bundle with a 60% bonus; this gets you 4,800 Lufthansa miles for $110, which comes out to 2.29 cents per mile (in USD)
- You can buy a small bundle with a 60% bonus; this gets you 16,000 Lufthansa miles for $300, which comes out to 1.88 cents per mile (in USD)
- You can buy a medium bundle with a 60% bonus; this gets you 80,000 Lufthansa miles for $1,200, which comes out to 1.50 cents per mile (in USD)
- You can buy a large bundle with a 60% bonus; this gets you 160,000 Lufthansa miles for $2,100, which comes out to 1.31 cents per mile
As you’ll see, these bundles come with extra perks, including bonus miles when you book through the Hotels&Cars platform, bonus miles with Avis, and Priority Pass discounts.
The nice thing about Lufthansa Miles & More miles is that you can use them to redeem for Lufthansa first class more than a few days before departure, unlike when booking through partner programs. The catch is that Lufthansa Miles & More has fuel surcharges, which limits the value of the miles.
Still, it’s nice to be able to top off your Miles & More account balance, since there aren’t otherwise many ways to do that. Miles & More doesn’t partner with any major transferable points currencies, though the program does have a US co-branded credit card.
For what it’s worth, the 60% bonus is the biggest percentage bonus we’ve seen on these Bundle&Go packages. The best offer that we’ve otherwise seen has been for a 50% bonus.
Why Lufthansa is being creative with selling miles
Lufthansa is one of the few major airlines that hasn’t directly sold miles to consumers (at any cost) up until a few years ago. That’s not a coincidence, and it’s not because Lufthansa doesn’t see value in it.
Rather it’s because Germany has strict consumer protection laws. This has caused issues in the past when Lufthansa directly sold miles, since the company faced lawsuits over mileage expiration, etc.
Lufthansa is obviously being very strategic here, and is selling these bundles in a way that doesn’t assign a direct dollar value to the miles. While the added perks with Avis and Priority Pass are probably not worth anything to most people buying miles, this allows Lufthansa to avoid legal issues associated with selling miles at a specific valuation.
Bottom line
Lufthansa Miles & More has launched its latest promotion on buying miles, in the form of mileage bundles that are being marketed as Bundle&Go. With the promotion being offered at the moment, you can buy Lufthansa miles for as little as 1.31 cents each. While I wouldn’t be proactively picking up Lufthansa miles at this cost, that will definitely be worthwhile for some people.
What do you make of Lufthansa’s attempt to sell miles?
Does anyone know how it is billed to the credit car - as airfare ?
I've looked out over the next year using seats.aero, and there's not a single day with a seat from the West Coast that can be booked in advance, some availability ex-ORD, IAD, BOS, NYC
On the return I see nothing to the West Coast, few days to IAH, IAD, ORD NYC, BOS
Just saying, if you were looking to buy the miles because you would get to the front of the line ahead...
I've looked out over the next year using seats.aero, and there's not a single day with a seat from the West Coast that can be booked in advance, some availability ex-ORD, IAD, BOS, NYC
On the return I see nothing to the West Coast, few days to IAH, IAD, ORD NYC, BOS
Just saying, if you were looking to buy the miles because you would get to the front of the line ahead of Aeroplan or Lifemiles.
I'm going to try to do a RTW on LH in first using miles, but it may be easier and cheaper to just buy the RTW if I start at CAI, or even FRA
Any examples of “sweet spots” ? Or any examples of all for what a saver type award across the Atlantic costs?
I have previously bought LH miles and gotten good value out of it. But after the recent changes to the program I wouldn’t touch them with a yardstick. For many of the transatlantic routes I used to buy award tickets on, I see redemption rates increased by over 100% in the new dynamic pricing scheme. Totally worthless program now.
In light of the end of Alaska/LATAM partnership, Lufthansa miles are suddenly much more valuable for routes to South America, remember partner flights didn't go dynamic.
The rule to get outsized value from any program today is to look away from its home turf.
Its rare I know a piece of airline news before OMAAT posts about it - so I’m feeling unusually smug today