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Just as Flying Blue offers Promo Rewards, the Lufthansa Group mileage program Miles & More runs monthly mileage sales on award flights. And this month’s deals are pretty incredible. You can fly between US cities and almost anywhere in Europe for just:
- 30,000 miles round-trip in economy
- 40,000 miles round-trip in premium economy
- 55,000 miles round-trip in business class
Routes
There are an incredible 110 eligible European destinations listed for business class — everything from Amsterdam to Zurich — and 106 destinations for economy awards. Premium economy is the only cabin that’s somewhat limited, with only six destinations included:
Eligible US departure airports depend on which cabin you want to fly in:
- Economy: Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Houston (IAH), Miami (MIA), New York Kennedy (JFK), Newark (EWR), San Francisco (SFO), Washington Dulles (IAD)
- Premium Economy: Chicago (ORD) only
- Business (Lufthansa): Boston (BOS), Miami (MIA), Newark (EWR), San Francisco (SFO), Washington DC (IAD)
- Business (Austrian): Miami (MIA) only
Dates: These promotional awards are available for booking now through September 30, 2018 for flights for flights from:
- Austrian Airlines (premium economy and business class): September 3 to October 31, 2018
- Lufthansa (economy and business class): January 1 to February 15, 2019
Beware of Fuel Surcharges: The major downside of this deal: Miles & More is infamous for charging high fuel surcharges on its awards. I priced out a few options and found that taxes and fees costed around:
- Economy: $500-600 round-trip
- Premium Economy: $435 round-trip
- Business: $1,200 round-trip
Transfer Partners: The only major transferable currency that partners with Miles & More is Marriott/SPG’s combined program. Marriott points transfer to Miles & More at a 3:1 ratio, meaning you’ll need to transfer 165,000 Marriott points to get enough Miles & More miles for a business-class round-trip.
Source: thepointsguy.com