10,000 Miles & More miles for the UK credit card sign-up is back

Lufthansa Miles & More has brought back its 10,000 miles bonus for getting the Miles & More credit card.

Full details can be found here.

The bonus is actually 11,500 miles.  You get the usual 1,500 miles (pathetic really!) for opening the account, plus the special bonus of 10,000 miles when you spend £750 within 30 days.

The card has no annual fee.  It has an important secondary benefit as well – as long as you have it and use it, your Miles & More miles will not expire.  This offsets the rather draconican expiry policy that otherwise applies.

It is also possible to collect Miles & More miles by getting the Starwood SPG American Express card and converting the points to Lufthansa.  However, that only gets you 1.25 miles per £1 (assuming you convert at 20,000 point multiples).

The Miles & More Amex offers 1.5 miles per £1, with 0.75 miles per £1 on the Visa.  For the first 6 months there is an improved rate of 2 per £1 on the American Express and 1 per £1 on the Visa.

Miles & More miles are useless for European redemptions because of the stupidly huge amount required (35,000 miles for London to Frankfurt in Economy, plus over £100 of taxes?!).  Long-haul there are some decent deals, but this credit card is only really worthwhile if you are already feeding your Star Alliance flights into Miles & More.

The deadline to apply is December 15th.

Want to earn more points from credit cards? – December 2021 update

If you are looking to apply for a new credit or charge card, here are our November 2021 recommendations based on the current sign-up bonus. 

You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the top current deals:

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending ….. Read our full review

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Earning miles and points from small business cards

If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers.

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and free for a year Read our full review

American Express Business Platinum

40,000 points sign-up bonus and a long list of travel benefits Read our full review

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review

For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback on your spending:

Barclaycard Select Cashback Credit Card

1% cashback and no annual fee Read our full review