Lufthansa has launched its latest promotion on purchased miles, which is in line with the best such promotions we’ve seen from the program. While I’d argue that this is niche, it has the potential to be a good value, especially given that this is a points currency that can otherwise be hard to accrue.
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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.
Between May 1 and May 31, 2026, 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 (don’t ask me to explain why the pricing is in CAD for purchases in the US):
- You can buy an extra small bundle with a 60% bonus; this gets you 4,800 Lufthansa miles for 140 CAD (103 USD), which comes out to 2.15 cents per mile (in USD)
- You can buy a small bundle with a 60% bonus; this gets you 16,000 Lufthansa miles for 400 CAD (295 USD), which comes out to 1.84 cents per mile (in USD)
- You can buy a medium bundle with a 60% bonus; this gets you 80,000 Lufthansa miles for 1,610 CAD (1,187 USD), which comes out to 1.48 cents per mile (in USD)
- You can buy a large bundle with a 60% bonus; this gets you 160,000 Lufthansa miles for 2,810 CAD (2,071 USD), which comes out to 1.29 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 (well, except Rove), though the program does have a US co-branded credit card.
For what it’s worth, the 60% bonus is in line with the best offers that we’ve ever seen from the program, and that bonus isn’t even frequent. A 50% bonus is much more common, so this is as good as the deals from the program get on buying miles.
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 several 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 60% bonus promotion being offered at the moment, you can buy Miles&More miles for as little as 1.29 cents each. While I wouldn’t be proactively picking up Lufthansa miles at this cost, that will definitely be worthwhile for some people, especially since this is as good as offers from the program get
What do you make of Lufthansa’s promotion on buying miles?
I must be being downgraded. I am offered only 30%. Not of interest.
It was showing the 60% bonus for me (Germany) yesterday. Now it's capped at 50%
Avoid buying. Lufthansa has a very restrictive policy when it comes to booking Award tickets which they conveniently do not disclose and neither does this article expose. Easy to buy miles since you are spending cash but difficult to spend to buy a ticket. When trying to book with Award miles, more often than not you will see the following, Award seat/booking not available for this flight! Additionally they will also restrict booking on newer...
Avoid buying. Lufthansa has a very restrictive policy when it comes to booking Award tickets which they conveniently do not disclose and neither does this article expose. Easy to buy miles since you are spending cash but difficult to spend to buy a ticket. When trying to book with Award miles, more often than not you will see the following, Award seat/booking not available for this flight! Additionally they will also restrict booking on newer aircraft when offering Award tickets if the sector is flown with both newer and older aircraft. Finally even when they offer Award seats on certain limited flights they will restrict these to only Economy, Premium economy and Business will not be offered.
It shows a 30% bonus for me on the U.S. site and a 40% bonus on the Canadian site link in the article. I do not have M&M status. Why am I not seeing the 60% offer?
No thanks.... Milesandmore expired my six figure balance during covid when I could not use the miles..... Very customer unfriendly.
I think that one charge on their co-branded CC monthly keeps the miles.
so public it says 30% but when I logged in it was 40%. Maybe 60 is targeted or by status?
Thanks but no thanks. They always had a ridiculous co-pay in 'J' transatlantic. But lately it's been 80K miles plus > $ 1,200 co-pay. I even regret getting their CC, and I have even blocked LH from my award search engine. Meanwhile I booked LH MUC to DEN in 'J', and UA DEN to OGG for 80K miles plus $ 150 on the UA site for next July.
Good luck using them via Miles and More website. No matter what I do, I get an error message when trying. I called them and they said it is happening to most people. they are "working on it".
yes, the desktop site is horrible. the app still works though...
I'm seeing only a 50% bonus :(
Not related, but Lufthansa has just updated the Economy Class website to show the new Economy Class tableware presentation on Long Haul Flights: https://www.lufthansa.com/ar/en/during-your-trip/food-and-beverages/menus-travelclasses/menus-economy-class#long
Also, the menu now shows the new FOX changes. Only ultra-long-haul flights (like LAX to MUC) receive 3 choices for dinner, and 2 choices for breakfast. Shorter long-haul flights (like IAD to MUC) still have 2 choices + a hot snack for breakfast.
Not related, but Lufthansa has just updated the Economy Class website to show the new Economy Class tableware presentation on Long Haul Flights: https://www.lufthansa.com/ar/en/during-your-trip/food-and-beverages/menus-travelclasses/menus-economy-class#long
Also, the menu now shows the new FOX changes. Only ultra-long-haul flights (like LAX to MUC) receive 3 choices for dinner, and 2 choices for breakfast. Shorter long-haul flights (like IAD to MUC) still have 2 choices + a hot snack for breakfast.
Saw a one way redemption in J for 60k points and $1440 in taxes.
Hard pass.