by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 19, 2012 | Points/Miles |
Lufthansa’s Miles & More program is currently offering bonus miles promotions with Mövenpick and Mandarin Oriental Hotels.
Mövenpick Offer:
The first promotion is in conjunction with Mövenpick Hotels which offers Quadruple Miles and Free Wifi for stays in July and August. Additionally, Mövenpick is discounting their rates by up to 30% across their European properties.
Typically a stay at a Mövenpick property earns 500 miles so this is a fairly attractive promo.
In order to take advantage of this offer, you must book your stay through Mövenpick’s Online Reservation Site. All rates except “travel agent” rates are eligible for the promotion. Only Mövenpick’s European properties are eligible for the miles bonus.
For more information on this offer, visit the Miles & More Website for this offer.
Mandarin Oriental Offer:
The Mandarin Oriental promotion offers triple miles (1500) per stay between June 1 and August 31. In order to take advantage of this promotion simply present your Miles & More card when you check in. This offer is valid at any Mandarin Oriental property worldwide.
To see additional details on the the Mandarin Oriental special, please visit the Miles & More Mandarin Oriental Promo Webpage.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 18, 2012 | Airlines, Industry News |
MySkyStatus is a great tool from Lufthansa that lets you integrate your social communities and let your friends, family, fans and and any other kind of “followers” know when you board a flight anytime and anywhere in the world.
Even though it is a Lufthansa app, you can enter flights from over 1000 different Airlines which really makes this a powerful tool for your travel app toolbox. Once you enter your flights, your social community followers will receive an update once you depart, an update while enroute, and an update when you arrive. This especially comes in handy for letting friends and loved ones that your flight has arrived safely at it’s destination.
You can enter your flight information without signing up for the program and link alerts to your social community accounts or enter the email addresses for the people that you want to receive an email of your flight activity. However, by signing up for the service (it’s free and does not require you to be a member of Lufthansa’s Miles & More) you can enter and manage all of your flights as well as see past flight information. My recommendation would be to sign up for MySkyStatus so that it’s easier for you to manage your flight activity and alert settings. If you are concerned about privacy, the app allows you to block other MySkyStatus users from seeing your flight activity, so you have good control as who does and doesn’t see your flight information.
The MySkyStatus home screen shows current user statistics:
Once you sign up, it’s 2 simple steps to get your flight information entered (click on each image to enlarge):
The first screen will ask you for your flight information:
Next, you can choose your Social Community and Email preferences:
The last screen shows your flight information (clicking the “+” button allows you to edit or delete the flight):
Then as you travel, your followers and email alert recipients will receive the following types of messages:
I know that there are a lot of different apps out there that provide flight information and alerts for you and for those that you want to know of your plans. I would recommend that you give MySkyStatus a try (Click here to go to MySkyStatus.com).
In using it myself, I’ve found that it does actually simplify my workload. MySkyStatus really does help me consolidate my efforts in letting friends and family be aware of my flight information regardless of what social community service they are subscribed to. If you need help figuring it out, or have any other questions, feel free to send me an email or leave a comment on this post.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 17, 2012 | Airlines |
In yet another set back for Lufthansa’s expansion opportunities, residents of Munich went to the polls and voted against the construction of a 3rd runway for Munich’s Airport (MUC).
According to reports from Germany, 54 percent of voters opposed the idea of adding the 3rd runway that would facilitate the expansion of air traffic to Munich. Even though the government approved the construction last year, voters decided that they would not want the additional air traffic in their “backyard”. The project is estimated to cost €1.2 billion.
Lufthansa and Munich Aiport recently broke ground on a new expansion project designed to expand the annual capacity of Terminal 2 from 40 million passengers to 50 million passengers when the project is completed in 2015.
In their response, Lufthansa indicated that this decision could force them to rethink their capital expenditures at the aiport on future projects and take their efforts elsewhere. However it seems like the Terminal 2 expansion project will be unaffected.
This refusal comes on the heels of a recent court order banning late night and overnight air traffic in Frankfurt which threatens Lufthansa’s ability to operate its Cargo flights.
Personally, I do not live near an airport (although I think I would love it), so perhaps I do not fully appreciate the nuisance of constant air traffic. On the other hand, I also do not understand why public works projects like these have recently been met with resistance. In another example, London’s Heathrow has been looking to expand, but has been met with resistance by the British government.
Strictly in my opinion, I would think that projects like these would be popular. After all, increasing air traffic means increased tourism and revenue, not to mention the new jobs and stimulus that a project like this brings to the local communities. In an environment where people are looking to their leaders and government, asking for economic stimulus and opportunity, shouldn’t projects like this be in high demand?
