LUFTHANSA Upgrades Chicago!!

LUFTHANSA Upgrades Chicago!!

 

If you haven’t heard, LUFTHANSA has launched a great marketing blitz in Chicago to celebrate the beginning of 747-8i service.

With this major upgrade in aircraft serving ORD, Lufthansa decided to expand on the “UPGRADE” concept by randomly awarding upgrades on products, services and events throughout Chicago between November 11 and 17.

This week-long blitz will target everyone in Chicago and will award upgrades to what people are already doing.   For example,  if you go to a Blackhawk or Bears game, you may be chosen to receive an upgrade to a better seat.   If you are hailing a cab, you might get upgraded to a limo to take you to your destination.    You might check into your favorite hotel only to find yourself receiving an upgrade to a suite courtesy of LH.    You may show up at your favorite restaurant, only to be upgraded to a Chef’s table…..You might even win an upgrade to a bigger cup of coffee while you stand in line at your favorite coffee shop.

You’ll be able to spot potential upgrade locations by looking for Lufthansa staff dressed in cabin crew attire.  If  you see them, you might want to stand in line and see if they pick you!  Lucky winners will receive a voucher similar to the one below that will contain the details of your upgrade:

 

a yellow and white rectangular object with text

 

Lufthansa has kept the event a tightly guarded secret so I can’t offer too much more info on times, locations and types of events that Lufthansa will upgrade this week.   However, if you are in Chicago this week keep your head on a swivel and look around because you might be one of the lucky winners of a great upgrade!

Let me know if you win something!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWISS:  Montreal On Sale

SWISS: Montreal On Sale

 

SWISS has launched a fare sale from Zurich to Montreal with fares as low as CHF 599 (€486 / $653).

Tickets must be booked between 13 and 21 November and travel must take place between 20 November and 28 February 2014.

Though these are the official dates of the fare sale, when I looked for dates during the last 2 weeks of December and first week of January the sale fare was not available.  Considering that this period covers Christmas and New Year, this should come as no surprise.   However if your plans do not involved needing to travel over the Holiday, this is a fairly attractive sale.

Please note that these fares MAY not credit full mileage credit to your frequent flyer program since they book into SWISS’  ‘K’ fare.   Earning miles on discounted fares varies greatly by frequent flyer program, so please be aware of that!

 

LUFTHANSA Upgrades Chicago!!

LUFTHANSA Adds Frankfurt – Montreal For Summer 2014

 

Just a quick note to let you know that Lufthansa has added Frankfurt – Montreal to it’s 2014 Summer timetable that will operate between May 16 and October 12.    It is a 5 day a week service and will be flown by 2-class cabin A340 and A330 aircraft.

Flight 478 will leave Frankfurt in the early afternoon arriving in Montreal at 3:35p.  The return flight will be flight # 479 departing Montreal at 5:10p and arriving in Frankfurt at 6:25a the following morning.

This is in addition to Lufthansa’s Munich – Montreal route.