Lufthansa news – free miles, cheap miles and 500 miles

I don’t write an article about Lufthansa‘s Miles & More programme for a while and then three mileage things come along at once.

Deal 1 – 1,000 free Miles & More miles from Sixt

Via this website, you are promised 1,000 Miles & More miles if you sign up to receive email newsletters from car hire group Sixt.

The small print says that the offer is targeted to those who were emailed about it.  This may be true, but in general these offers work for anyone who signs up (although don’t complain to Sixt if you don’t get them).

The website is in German but Google Chrome will translate it automatically if you get stuck.

Deal 2 – 500 bonus Miles & More miles with Accor hotels

I wrote recently about a ‘triple miles’ offer that Avios was running with Accor.  This is the Miles & More version.

Set your Le Club Accorhotels account to automatically send your points to Miles & More, and you will receive 500 bonus miles on your next Novotel / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Ibis etc stay. 

Further details can be found on the Accor website here.  Your stay must be completed by 30th April.

There is a 1, 2 or 4 night minimum stay requirement depending on brand.

Deal 3 – 1,000 bonus miles for travellers in Copenhagen

OK.  This is a VERY niche deal.  However, it might provide a bit of amusement to pass the time if you are in Copenhagen airport during 2014.

As per this promotion, you will receive 1,000 Miles & More miles EVERY time you make a purchase in one of the Heinemann duty free shops in Copenhagen.  You are limited to one purchase per day, but you can claim it multiple times on different trips.

However, to try to stop you buying something very cheap, there are the following exclusions:

“Offer extends to entire product range, with the exception of duty-paid tobacco products, beverages in returnable bottles, magazines, newspapers and books”

I’m sure, for the dedicated Head for Points reader, a suitable low-value loophole could be found.

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How to earn Star Alliance miles from UK credit cards (April 2025)

None of the Star Alliance airlines currently have a UK credit card.

There is, however, still a way to earn Star Alliance miles from a UK credit card. 

The route is via Marriott Bonvoy. Marriott Bonvoy hotel loyalty points convert to over 40 airlines at the rate of 3:1.

The best way to earn Marriott Bonvoy points is via the official Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. It comes with 20,000 points for signing up and 2 points for every £1 you spend. At 2 Bonvoy points per £1, you are earning (at 3:1) 0.66 airline miles per £1 spent on the card.

There is a preferential conversion rate to United Airlines – which is a Star Alliance member – of 2 : 1 if you convert 60,000 Bonvoy points at once.

The Star Alliance members which are Marriott Bonvoy transfer partners are: Aegean, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, Singapore Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines and United Airlines.

You can apply here.

Marriott Bonvoy American Express

20,000 points for signing up and 15 elite night credits each year Read our full review