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Another Reason Miles Are Better than Cash: Free Cancellations
January 6, 2015
Using miles to book trips instead of using cash has tons of advantages:
Easier access to First Class and flat beds: An international First Class ticket can cost $10k or the amount of miles you can get from opening a pair of credit cards.
Better open jaw and stopover rules: Few revenue tickets allow you to stopover without increasing in price.
Lufthansa MasterCard Now Offering 50k Bonus Miles for Two Free Roundtrips
October 8, 2014
The 50,000 mile bonus offer has returned on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® from Barclaycard.
The Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® now comes with 50,000 bonus miles after spending $5,000 in the first 90 days. After meeting the spending requirement, you'll have enough Lufthansa Miles & More miles for a roundtrip in business class to Europe.
We've seen the same bonus run three times in the last two years, and it has been overwhelmingly popular.
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Booking Two Tickets on the Same United Flight
August 12, 2014
Last year I wrote "How to Book Multiple Awards from Different Accounts on the Same Flights."
The idea is that you can never transfer miles from one airline to another, even if they are airline partners, but you can book two seats on the exact same flights with two different types of miles.
Last week I used 30,000 Singapore miles and 35,000 Lufthansa miles to book myself and a friend one way First Class flights on United from Honolulu to San Francisco.
United flies one flight a day from Honolulu to San Francisco on a 767-400ER with fully
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LifeMiles Blocking Lufthansa First Class Award Space. Back Up Plans
August 8, 2014
Lufthansa First Class is no longer bookable using LifeMiles.
For the past few years, Lufthansa has only released first class award space to its Star Alliance partners 15 days before flight departure.
Hurry: Lufthansa Card’s 50,000 Bonus Miles Disappear Today
June 30, 2014
Update July 1, 2014:
The current offer on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® is 20,000 miles after first purchase and payment of $79 annual fee.
Earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer
Earn up to 15,000 award miles with balance transfers (1 mile per $1 transferred) within 30 days of account opening
Earn 2 award miles per $1 on ticket purchases directly from Miles &
Lufthansa Partner Routes and Airlines with No Fuel Surcharges
June 27, 2014
Update July 1, 2014:
The current offer on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® is 20,000 miles after first purchase and payment of $79 annual fee.
Earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer
Earn up to 15,000 award miles with balance transfers (1 mile per $1 transferred) within 30 days of account opening
Earn 2 award miles per $1 on ticket purchases directly from Miles &
Comparison of Lufthansa and United Award Charts
June 23, 2014
Update July 1, 2014:
The current offer on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® is 20,000 miles after first purchase and payment of $79 annual fee.
Earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer
Earn up to 15,000 award miles with balance transfers (1 mile per $1 transferred) within 30 days of account opening
Earn 2 award miles per $1 on ticket purchases directly from Miles &
Why I’ll Never Use United Miles to Fly to Hawaii
June 19, 2014
Update July 1, 2014:
The current offer on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® is 20,000 miles after first purchase and payment of $79 annual fee.
Earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer
Earn up to 15,000 award miles with balance transfers (1 mile per $1 transferred) within 30 days of account opening
Earn 2 award miles per $1 on ticket purchases directly from Miles &
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How to Get Tremendous Value Out of Your Lufthansa Miles Without Leaving the USA
June 16, 2014
Update July 1, 2014:
The current offer on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® is 20,000 miles after first purchase and payment of $79 annual fee.
Earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer
Earn up to 15,000 award miles with balance transfers (1 mile per $1 transferred) within 30 days of account opening
Earn 2 award miles per $1 on ticket purchases directly from Miles &
How to Book Singapore Business Class to Europe This Summer
June 13, 2014
Update July 1, 2014:
The current offer on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® is 20,000 miles after first purchase and payment of $79 annual fee.
Earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer
Earn up to 15,000 award miles with balance transfers (1 mile per $1 transferred) within 30 days of account opening
Earn 2 award miles per $1 on ticket purchases directly from Miles &