Use Miles & More miles for a heavily discounted US flight

Miles & More, the loyalty scheme for Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian amongst other airlines, is currently offering an excellent deal on redemptions to New York and Washington DC.

The deal is only available when you fly Austrian airlines from Vienna.  It does not seem to be bookable if you try to include a connection from the UK, so you would need to purchase that separately.

The pricing for New York is:

Business Class (return) – 55,000 miles plus £344 tax

Economy Class (return) – 30,000 miles plus £270 tax

This is substantially better value than 100,000 to 120,000 Avios plus £500 tax for BA Club World!

These prices will come up automatically on the Miles & More website if you search.  There does not appear to be any website explaining the deal.  You appear to need to travel before the end of December.

Miles & More is not an American Express Membership Rewards partner so this offer is unlikely to benefit you unless you already have the miles in your M&M account.

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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