
Earn air miles and more
Miles & More, Europe's largest frequent flyer programme, is popular with private travellers as well as business travellers, as they can earn air miles and redeem miles in many different ways.
And companies can also earn points with Lufthansa – with PartnerPlusBenefit. The free and powerful Lufthansa corporate bonus programme offers small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) unprecedented opportunities to save on travel costs for business trips and motivate employees. With free flights, upgrades and vouchers for excess baggage, for example.
Background information on the topic
Miles & More – advantageous worldwide
Miles & More is a frequent flyer program which was founded by Lufthansa on 1 January 1993 with seven hotel and rental car partners. Today, Miles & More is Europe's leading frequent flyer program with 29 Star Alliance partners, nine additional Miles & More airline partners and a total of over 350 additional partner companies. In March 2014, the program numbered over 25 million participants worldwide.
The basic principle of Miles & More: earn air miles and redeem miles
Participants can earn different types of air miles.
Award miles are earned on flights operated by all Miles & More airline partners as well as with numerous partners from many different sectors. In addition, passengers who are holders of a Miles & More Credit Card will be credited additional award miles for every euro spent. Earned award miles can be redeemed for flight upgrades as well as for perks such as hotel vouchers, concert tickets, events and shopping purchases.
At the same time, additional status miles will be credited to the participant's Miles & More account with many Miles & More airline partners. Status miles are key for achieving a frequent flyer status – Frequent Traveller or Senator.
The highest Miles & More status – HON Circle Member – can be achieved by earning HON Circle miles. This miles type will only be credited for flights operated by selected airlines.
Benefits of the Miles & More status level
Frequent Traveller: With 35,000 status miles1 earned within one calendar year, the participant will receive the silver Frequent Traveller Card and will enjoy the following benefits:
- Unlimited validity of earned award miles throughout the duration of the status
- Exclusive 25% miles bonus (Executive Bonus)
- Third-highest waiting list priority
- Business Class Check-in2
- Increased baggage allowance (total of 40 kg)3, incl. golf equipment within the permitted baggage allowance.
- Worldwide access to the Lufthansa Frequent Traveller and Business Lounges4
- Exclusive service hotline
Senator: Each participant residing in Austria or Slovakia who flies more than 100,000 status miles1 within the calendar year will receive the golden Senator card and can enjoy the following benefits:
- Unlimited validity of earned award miles throughout the duration of the status
- Exclusive 25% miles bonus (Executive Bonus)
- Two eVouchers upon achieving Senator status and for each renewal of Senator status5
- Booking guarantee up to 48 hours in advance for the highest-quality booking class in Business Class, Premium Economy Class and Economy Class6
- Preferred waiting list priority
- First Class and Premium Check-in
- Additional baggage allowance (20 kg)3, 7 as well as a free additional piece of golf luggage8
- Priority baggage handling
- Worldwide access to all Lufthansa Senator and Star Alliance Gold Lounges9
- Exclusive service hotline
HON Circle Member: With 600,000 HON Circle miles10 flown within two consecutive calendar years, the participant will receive the black HON Circle Member card and will be able to enjoy exceptional privileges such as:
- Unlimited validity of earned award miles throughout the duration of the status
- Exclusive 25% miles bonus (Executive Bonus)
- Six eVouchers upon achieving the status and for each status renewal5
- Booking guarantee up to 24 hours before departure for the highest-quality booking class in Business Class, Premium Economy Class and Economy Class6
- Top waiting list priority
- First Class Check-in; Check-in at the First Class Terminal Frankfurt (Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines Group, Lufthansa, SWISS); Premium Check-in
- Additional baggage allowance (20 kg)3, 7 as well as a free additional piece of golf luggage8
- Priority baggage handling
- Access to the Lufthansa First Class Terminal in Frankfurt, access to the Lufthansa First Class, SWISS First and Austrian HON Circle Lounges11
- Limousine service to the aircraft
- Personal Assistance in Frankfurt and at Lufthansa Intercont stations worldwide
- Optimum flight award availability
- Exclusive service hotline, available 24/7 worldwide
- Senator Card for spouse or partner
Miles & More and PartnerPlusBenefit
Of course, members can simultaneously participate in Miles & More and PartnerPlusBenefit. This allows companies to earn BenefitPoints for their BenefitPoints account while allowing employees to earn miles on their personal Miles & More accounts.