Two weeks ago I wrote about the excellent First and Business class flight deals from Lufthansa and SWISS. These depart from UK airports. At the time, the possibility for long-haul travel this Summer .....

Two weeks ago I wrote about the excellent First and Business class flight deals from Lufthansa and SWISS. .....

27 Feb 202127 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

News in brief: Lufthansa to launch Newcastle and Bristol to Frankfurt We’ve not had many new international route announcements to cover recently. However, Lufthansa is launching new daily .....

News in brief: Lufthansa to launch Newcastle and Bristol to Frankfurt We’ve not had many new .....

26 Feb 202126 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

The Lufthansa Miles & More scheme is certainly not perfect, but it does have some good reasons to use it.  As I covered in a recent article about my trip to the Middle East over Christmas, Miles .....

The Lufthansa Miles & More scheme is certainly not perfect, but it does have some good reasons to use .....

21 Feb 202121 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

It’s been a while since we ran an article on a flight deal, if you ignore the general Winter sales. In general, I have felt that the prices (not rock bottom) did not match the unwillingness of .....

It’s been a while since we ran an article on a flight deal, if you ignore the general Winter sales. In .....

14 Feb 202114 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 97 comments

As we covered here, the current Lufthansa Miles & More Global Traveller payment cards are closing on 4th April. Lufthansa has now written to cardholders to say that their Miles & More balance .....

As we covered here, the current Lufthansa Miles & More Global Traveller payment cards are closing on 4th .....

12 Feb 202112 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

As we exclusively revealed back in November, there are big changes coming to the Miles & More Global Traveller payment cards. The cards were closed to new applicants in November 2020. Existing .....

As we exclusively revealed back in November, there are big changes coming to the Miles & More Global .....

5 Feb 20215 February 2021 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

I am back in the UK after 17 nights in the Middle East over Christmas and New Year. We stayed in seven different rooms in five different hotels (long story ….) but luckily for you I am not .....

I am back in the UK after 17 nights in the Middle East over Christmas and New Year. We stayed in seven .....

7 Jan 20217 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 97 comments

A lot of people ask me about the best Star Alliance frequent flyer programme so I thought it was worth running through the options again today. Unfortunately, this is the ultimate ‘how long is .....

A lot of people ask me about the best Star Alliance frequent flyer programme so I thought it was worth .....

9 Dec 20209 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

Lufthansa is ditching its short haul catering in economy and launching Buy on Board, just as British Airways did in 2016. The changes will also apply to SWISS and Austrian and will take effect in .....

Lufthansa is ditching its short haul catering in economy and launching Buy on Board, just as British Airways .....

19 Nov 202019 November 2020 by Rhys Jones • Leave a comment

This is the second part of the updated article I began two weeks ago, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon.  You need to remember that .....

This is the second part of the updated article I began two weeks ago, discussing the best ways to ‘zero .....

16 Nov 202016 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

It seems we were correct when we wrote a few weeks ago that something seemed to be ‘up’ with the Miles & More Global Traveller payment cards. The cards have now been closed to new .....

It seems we were correct when we wrote a few weeks ago that something seemed to be ‘up’ with the .....

15 Nov 202015 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s find out. Who are the members of Star Alliance? The bulk of major global airlines have .....

What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s .....

8 Nov 20208 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

Here is one of those odd little quirks that few people know about. It may be that you have a small number of Lufthansa Miles & More miles languishing.  Unlike British Airways, there is very .....

Here is one of those odd little quirks that few people know about. It may be that you have a small number of .....

1 Nov 20201 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

The Lufthansa credit cards – which are NOT actually credit cards – are the oddest payment cards we cover. They are also one of the most generous. You receive TWO cards. One is a Diners .....

The Lufthansa credit cards – which are NOT actually credit cards – are the oddest payment cards we .....

15 Oct 202015 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment