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-The Lufthansa Premier Miles & More World MasterCard
You can enroll in the Miles & More program here.

US to Israel: For departures from the USA nonstop to Tel Aviv: 80K coach, 135K business. For departures from the USA to Tel Aviv via Europe: 100K coach, 185K business, 290K first. For departures from Israel to the USA nonstop or via Europe for Miles & More accounts with an Israeli address on file: 60K coach, 105K business, 170K first.

The card has no foreign exchange fees.
Lufthansa miles have a few sweet uses:

3 one-way domestic first class flights on United:
You can fly on Star Alliance partner United in domestic first class for just 17,000 miles each way with no fuel surcharges.  All United flights between JFK and Los Angeles or S. Francisco and several flights from Newark have lie-flat seats in business class.  Plus you can still order hot kosher meals between JFK and Los Angeles or S. Francisco in business class.  United charges 25,000 of their own miles each way for these seats, so you’ll save 8,000 miles each way via Lufthansa. Within 24 hours Lufthansa does allow free cancellations even on United medal.

Remember to book one-way flights as a round-trip business class is 35,000 but they charge half the price and round down for one-way so it’s only 17,000 each way.

4 one-way coach tickets:
A one-way coach ticket within the US on United will run 12,000 miles.

Business class to Europe:

Business class to Europe is 52,000 miles each way and there are no fuel surcharges on Lot Polish which flies 787s with an excellent lie-flat business class to Warsaw. (Note that United.com can’t search for LOT Polish flights if you use that to search for Star Alliance awards).
Availability is excellent.

Hawaii:

Business class to Hawaii (including lie-flat seats on flights from Houston and Newark) is just 35,000 miles each way when booked with Lufthansa miles flying on United with no fuel surcharges.  That’s a 10,000 mile savings on a round-trip flight compared to using United miles.
Coach is 20K miles each way, a 5,000 mile savings on a round-trip flight compared to using United miles.

Israel based account:
If your Lufthansa account is registered with an Israeli address then you can book tickets from Israel using the much cheaper Europe award rates.  A flight from Israel to the US will be prices like a flight from Europe to the US. (now must call to get this rate)

Other uses:
Lufthansa First Class has significantly better availability when booked with Miles & More as opposed to programs like United.
There is also much better availability on other airlines like Singapore’s top-notch business class when booked via Miles & More as opposed to programs like United.
Barclays cards can be churned, so you can always start saving up for a dream trip.

Mileage Expiration
Miles expire after 36 months, regardless of activity. If you have a Miles & More credit card and use it monthly, then your miles will not expire.
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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #380 on: February 25, 2018, 05:32:17 PM »
Doubt it. The US office is LA based IIRC. Theyre open US business hours. M-F 8-5?
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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #381 on: February 25, 2018, 07:19:24 PM »
searching on m&m website flights business from NY to TLV don't come up at all, but when I search separately each leg there is plenty of avail, is this new?

also the YQ on the NY-EU legs are over $500 pp, will that be the same YQ to TLV or will it be lower? i booked this a year ago YQ was around $250 each
Call to book.

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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #382 on: February 25, 2018, 10:20:44 PM »
Call to book.

YQ TLV-EU-NYC is around 450 round drip, on LH or LX.
FWIW, YQ on the UA direct flights TLV-NYC/SFO is around 750 round trip if booked using Miles and More

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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #383 on: February 25, 2018, 10:26:45 PM »
YQ TLV-EU-NYC is around 450 round drip, on LH or LX.
FWIW, YQ on the UA direct flights TLV-NYC/SFO is around 750 round trip if booked using Miles and More
m & m does not charge YQ on UA metal

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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #384 on: February 25, 2018, 10:36:37 PM »
m & m does not charge YQ on UA metal
Yes they do..
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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #385 on: February 25, 2018, 10:38:07 PM »

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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #386 on: February 25, 2018, 10:41:42 PM »
Yes they do..
my bad after double checking they do. The wiki implies that they do not

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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #387 on: February 25, 2018, 10:42:18 PM »
I thought the same when i switched from LH TLV-FRA-EWR to UA85 TLV-EWR and got hit with 50 Euro chamge charge plus ~$300 in YQ
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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #388 on: February 26, 2018, 02:35:25 PM »
+1

I thought the same when i switched from LH TLV-FRA-EWR to UA85 TLV-EWR and got hit with 50 Euro chamge charge plus ~$300 in YQ

Within USA (or maybe all NA) they don't

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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #389 on: February 26, 2018, 02:39:29 PM »
Call to book.

So I put TLV-NYC on Hold was 52K (israel address) and about $300 YQ pp (on a side note agent showed legs avail that did NOT show on m&m site even when searched separately)

However, when I tried to do NYC-TLV via MUC with the first leg in first class and second leg in Economy they quoted me 145K miles pp saying it was a 3 region award or something, is this correct price os should I HUCA

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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #390 on: February 26, 2018, 02:45:32 PM »
So I put TLV-NYC on Hold was 52K (israel address) and about $300 YQ pp (on a side note agent showed legs avail that did NOT show on m&m site even when searched separately)

However, when I tried to do NYC-TLV via MUC with the first leg in first class and second leg in Economy they quoted me 145K miles pp saying it was a 3 region award or something, is this correct price os should I HUCA
Thats correct. HUCA will not help.

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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #391 on: February 26, 2018, 03:07:09 PM »
So I put TLV-NYC on Hold was 52K (israel address) and about $300 YQ pp (on a side note agent showed legs avail that did NOT show on m&m site even when searched separately)

However, when I tried to do NYC-TLV via MUC with the first leg in first class and second leg in Economy they quoted me 145K miles pp saying it was a 3 region award or something, is this correct price os should I HUCA
You wont get Israel price in that direction but it should be one award. Just tell them you want NYC-TLV with a mixed cabin award. They were probably pricing as 2 awards one in F and the other in J.
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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #392 on: February 26, 2018, 03:08:37 PM »
You wont get Israel price in that direction but it should be one award. Just tell them you want NYC-TLV with a mixed cabin award. They were probably pricing as 2 awards one in F and the other in J.
-1 US-TLV with a stop in EU prices as a 3 region award on their end.

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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #393 on: February 26, 2018, 03:12:19 PM »
-1 US-TLV with a stop in EU prices as a 3 region award on their end.
New?
So was pricing at 105 K and 40K? MUC-TLV is 20k IIRC.

Also IMHO F to Europe is a waste. Flight is too short to enjoy bed etc.
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Re: Miles and more
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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #395 on: February 26, 2018, 04:08:06 PM »
-1 US-TLV with a stop in EU prices as a 3 region award on their end.
Is this only for First or for all classes? and if only for First is it the same the opposite direction if there's an EU stop?

YQ TLV-EU-NYC is around 450 round drip, on LH or LX.
FWIW, YQ on the UA direct flights TLV-NYC/SFO is around 750 round trip if booked using Miles and More

is the $450 price for J? and if it is does that mean RT will be less YQ than booking each direction separately? as it seems to be about $300 pp each direction




Also IMHO F to Europe is a waste. Flight is too short to enjoy bed etc.

I agree but J was not avail didn't think First would be that much more...

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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #396 on: February 26, 2018, 05:25:12 PM »

is the $450 price for J? and if it is does that mean RT will be less YQ than booking each direction separately? as it seems to be about $300 pp each direction

YQ is always more Eastbound Ex-US

Looking now, there is something weird going on with their website. No availability on LH in any class NYC-TLV Only coming up with Ethiopian and AC :o :o

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Re: Miles and more
« Reply #397 on: February 26, 2018, 05:35:18 PM »
YQ is always more Eastbound Ex-US





I understand, I'm wondering if there's any savings to be had by booking RT vs each direction on it's own



Looking now, there is something weird going on with their website. No availability on LH in any class NYC-TLV Only coming up with Ethiopian and AC :o :o



Yes that's what I am seeing as well however if you search each leg there is more availabilty, and on the phone there's even more for some reason

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« Reply #398 on: February 26, 2018, 05:36:35 PM »
Yes that's what I am seeing as well however if you search each leg there is more availabilty, and on the phone there's even more for some reason
How did they get  to 145k? It should be 85k in F NYC-MUC then 35k in J or 20k in Y for MUC-TLV.
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« Reply #399 on: February 26, 2018, 05:55:41 PM »
How did they get  to 145k? It should be 85k in F NYC-MUC then 35k in J or 20k in Y for MUC-TLV.

She called it a 3 region award and said that was the reason