A credit card that I don’t often talk about is currently offering an improved welcome offer, as flagged by Doctor Of Credit. While it’s not the richest offer we’ve ever seen on the card, it is the best bonus the card has offered in roughly a year.
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Lufthansa Miles & More Card 80K bonus miles promo
The Lufthansa Miles & More World Elite Mastercard issued in the United States is currently offering a bonus of 80,000 miles after spending $3,000 within the first 90 days. The card is issued by Barclays, so standard application restrictions apply. As a point of comparison, previously the card offered a bonus of up to 50,000 miles, so this is quite a bit better.
Is the Lufthansa Miles & More Card worth it?
The Lufthansa Miles & More Card has an $89 annual fee, and offers some perks, including:
- 2x miles on purchases directly with Lufthansa, and 1x miles on all other purchases
- Two Lufthansa Business Lounge vouchers annually, which can be used at any Lufthansa Business Lounge globally within 12 months
- An annual economy companion ticket every year, which must be booked via the Miles & More companion ticket service hotline, at 866-461-5399; note that this has a high minimum fare requirement, so for most travelers this won’t be worth it
Here’s my take on the card:
- Objectively the card has decent perks for the $89 annual fee; many will value the Lufthansa Business Lounge vouchers at that much, but then again, keep in mind the Amex Platinum also offers access to select Lufthansa Business Lounges
- The economy companion voucher is of little value in my opinion, given the high minimum fare requirements
- The key advantage of having Lufthansa Miles & More miles is that you can book Lufthansa first class awards more than 15 days in advance; a one-way first class award from the United States to Europe costs 91,000 miles, plus there are significant fuel surcharges
- Lufthansa Miles & More doesn’t partner with any of the major transferable points currencies, so it can be hard for those in the US to otherwise top off their account with more miles
Bottom line
The Lufthansa Miles & More Mastercard has a welcome bonus of 80K miles. This is the best offer we’ve seen on the card in roughly a year.
For those who have had just about all other cards, and/or those who have a specific reason they want Miles & More miles, this could be a good opportunity. However, I think the card probably isn’t worth picking up for most people. For example, I’ll be giving this card a pass.
Anyone plan on picking up the Lufthansa Miles & More Card?
What are the taxes like on F and J class awards from say LAX to FRA ? And how is the availability ?
I've been taking advantage of the Bundle&Go offers to book LH F, so I just jumped on this offer to keep my miles alive indefinitely. If you hold the card and put one transaction on it monthly, your miles won't expire after 36 months. Totally worth it!
Even more so than the rates, I'm very impressed by the program's award availability, on their own metal and on partners. 78,000 miles +$10 fees from LAX to Europe is pretty dang good.
Literally 900€+ taxes for a return flight on LH/OS/LX AND far beyond 1.000€+ on one-ways starting in the US.
Feels like LH astroturfing with some of these comments here
Have you actually looked at the pricing? There are two options for your booking: lower points/higher fees, higher points/lower fees.
An example (as noted above):
LAX-FRA 78,000 + $10 USD, or 56,000 +$1027 USD.
78,000 points is a stellar deal for an 11-12 hour flight.
Do your homework.
I’ll likely pass. If they partnered with Bilt, AmEx, or Citi I’d think about it. Improved earnings would help, too. Bonus for dining, for example.
“I’ll be passing on this card because even though redemptions are AWESOME, I don’t receive a commission.”
Your criticism makes no sense. He linked to the card page on the Barclays website in this post. If he didn't want to spread the word because he didn't receive a commission, why post about it at all, let alone make it easy for folks to follow their interest.
Out of all the folks in the miles and points world, Ben is the most transparent and ethical. Period.
Disagree. I jumped on this card the last time it was 80k. A fool would pass this up. Paid 91k in miles and a maybe 1000 in fees (or you can do 116k miles and hardly any fees). I was able to book LH first class months away from my travel dates (Ben does mention this). This card is a must for anyone who wants to fly LH first class. Ben was very quick to...
Disagree. I jumped on this card the last time it was 80k. A fool would pass this up. Paid 91k in miles and a maybe 1000 in fees (or you can do 116k miles and hardly any fees). I was able to book LH first class months away from my travel dates (Ben does mention this). This card is a must for anyone who wants to fly LH first class. Ben was very quick to pimp out other cards that provide no value for LH first class that he can make a commission on, that was my criticism which makes perfect sense.
Whilst the taxes with M&M are expensive, the award availability with them is amazing. One of the best in the biz for sure, especially with SEN/HON status, where you can request award seats (and usually get them).
Miles&More allows Mileagepooling. So 160 000 mile are a good start for a LH FC flight.
Sorry , only if you live in Europe.
No Mileagepooling for us living in the US.!!
The Meilenschnaeppchen (www.meilenschnaeppchen.de) are underrated. A business class flight from the USA to one of the 93 European destinations sells for 55.000 miles roundtrip (or 40.000 premium economy) plus taxes.
So just for signing up you can fly to Europe together in premium economy.
Whoa this is amazing. Thank you for the heads-up!
This program does have great deals - thank you for pointing it out. I am surprised this is the first time I've seen anyone mention it.
Except "plus taxes" nowadays means +-900€
The major benefit of this card is that as long as you have it and so long as you make at least one charge per month your LH miles will not expire.
For anyone in Austria (and possibly other countries) who cannot get this, Diners Club cards provide this for a 40€ or so fee per year.
And in Germany, Austria... there are Miles&More credit cards who do as well.
Just for those readers unable to get a US credit card.