The saga of the Lufthansa bailout is finally over after the European Commission caved in to Lufthansa’s demands to – as near as matters – be given €9 billion with no preconditions. .....

The saga of the Lufthansa bailout is finally over after the European Commission caved in to Lufthansa’s .....

31 May 202031 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

The saga of the Lufthansa bailout took another twist this afternoon. The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa met to consider the terms of the €9 billion bailout which the main board had agreed .....

The saga of the Lufthansa bailout took another twist this afternoon. The Supervisory Board of Deutsche .....

27 May 202027 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Lufthansa and the German Government finally agreed a €9 billion bailout on Monday, although there remains a risk that the European Commission blocks the deal or requires substantial changes. In .....

Lufthansa and the German Government finally agreed a €9 billion bailout on Monday, although there remains a .....

26 May 202026 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

If you have a Lufthansa / SWISS account, Miles & More – the Lufthansa, SWISS etc programme – gives you 500 bonus miles for downloading their app and logging in for the first time. 500 .....

If you have a Lufthansa / SWISS account, Miles & More – the Lufthansa, SWISS etc programme – .....

24 May 202024 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

If you looking to book a car for travel this Summer, Lufthansa Miles & More has an attractive deal for Avis rentals. Full details are on the Miles & More website here. Here are the terms: .....

If you looking to book a car for travel this Summer, Lufthansa Miles & More has an attractive deal for .....

13 May 202013 May 2020 by Rob Burgess

Lufthansa has said that it may enter administration despite the offer of a €9 billion bailout package from the German Government, since it believes that the offer is not attractive enough. According .....

Lufthansa has said that it may enter administration despite the offer of a €9 billion bailout package from .....

4 May 20204 May 2020 by Rhys Jones • 94 comments

Shockingly, it appears that Lufthansa has come to the end of the road. Or, at least, it has come to the end of the road without an immediate bailout of up to €10 billion.  Since this is Germany .....

Shockingly, it appears that Lufthansa has come to the end of the road. Or, at least, it has come to the end of .....

25 Apr 202025 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 163 comments

Lufthansa Group, which includes Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings and Germanwings, has decided that a permanent restructuring is necessary in order to meet the suppressed demand .....

Lufthansa Group, which includes Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings and Germanwings, has .....

9 Apr 20209 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 161 comments

We’ve covered the Blacklane chauffeur service a few times in the past.  It isn’t cheap, but their global coverage is excellent.  If you wanted to have a professional driver and a .....

We’ve covered the Blacklane chauffeur service a few times in the past.  It isn’t cheap, but their .....

28 Mar 202028 March 2020 by Rob Burgess

Now that the majority of flights are grounded, different airlines are choosing different strategies on how they try and retain future customer bookings. We are not, for once, talking about the .....

Now that the majority of flights are grounded, different airlines are choosing different strategies on how .....

26 Mar 202026 March 2020 by Rhys Jones • 71 comments

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a hotel .....

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  What is .....

6 Mar 20206 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Why should you get the Lufthansa Miles & More UK payment cards? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for the Lufthansa Miles & More .....

Why should you get the Lufthansa Miles & More UK payment cards? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ .....

5 Mar 20205 March 2020 by Rob Burgess

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with a lot of airport lounge access benefits: You get two Priority Pass cards, each of which allows two people unlimited access to 1,300 airport lounges .....

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with a lot of airport lounge access benefits: You get two .....

15 Feb 202015 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

The Lufthansa and SWISS ‘2-4-1’ sale continues. Frankly, it has reached new levels of madness.  £1,400 for return Business Class flights to Australia or New Zealand are virtually unheard .....

The Lufthansa and SWISS ‘2-4-1’ sale continues. Frankly, it has reached new levels of madness.  .....

10 Feb 202010 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 56 comments