by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 12, 2016 | Business Class, Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa |
Lufthansa has been running a Business Class sale for the last few days, and it’s set to expire on August 16. The sale covers travel between the US and Europe between September and October. Most fares can be had between $2600 and $2900 from the East Coast with some attractive pockets from the West Coast such as Seattle – Munich for only $2900. There are some fares avoid as well such as Detroit – Munich which is pricing at $5900. Drive 3 hours to Chicago and save $3100 and fly Chicago – Frankfurt for only $2800!
This might be a compelling opportunity to snag these tickets for Oktoberfest!
The fine print:
The Fare Sale ends August 16
Departures must take place between September 8 and October 28.
Return travel must take place between September 9 an January 28.
Fares based on mid-week travel (Monday-Thursday). Other days will incur a $60 surcharge.
A Saturday night stay is required.
Fares valid on Air Canada, Austrian, Brussels, Lufthansa, SWISS, and United.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 18, 2016 | Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa |
As part of a fare war that has involved travel to Europe from Washington DC, Lufthansa has launched their salvo with what I think are the lowest fares I’ve ever seen between Washington and Germany.
Specifically, you can book tickets for as low as $550 between Washington DC and Frankfurt for travel taking place between mid September through the end of October. For travel that takes you into November, the fare is only a few dollars higher at $605.
Deals to Munich are similar and begin at $560 and reach about $590 depending on the dates of travel between September and November.
Since this is not an official fare sale, there is no deadline for the fare. They’ll simply go away once the fare war subsides.
Keep in mind that any Economy Fare class booked on Lufthansa flights is eligible for Premium Economy upgrade bids. You can take a $550 fare, bid $150-200 each way and wind up having a Premium Economy seat with all the ‘spoils’ for under $1000!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 7, 2016 | Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa, Swiss |
No doubt that Turkish tourism is suffering and load factors are down, but for those of you with a desire to see Istanbul, this may be a great opportunity. I’ve been there a few times, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it on every visit!
In reviewing fares, I found several options available between certain US gateways and Istanbul that can be booked for as low as $450 (San Francisco – Istanbul on SWISS) if you travel between September and March and stay at least 7 days. Istanbul fares from other US gateways range between $500 and $600. The East coast of the USA prices in the low to mid $500 range, the Midwest comes in around $550-$600.
There’s no published end to the fare sale so it is probably just a matter of inventory control that will determine when fares start to go back to normal. But for now, these are really worth taking advantage of.
Pay attention when booking your flights as they can be operated by Lufthansa, SWISS, United, or Air Canada.
If you’re going to fly Economy, your best bet would be to book an LH flight since you can bid to upgrade to Premium Economy for $200-300 per long-haul segment or pay about the same amount and upgrade once you board your flight if Premium Economy seats are available. If you upgrade the entire trip, you’ll still be able to get to IST and back for about $1000. Not bad!
To see the best ‘Matrix’ of fares, I suggest using Google.com/flights – it lays out all of your options and gives you fares for 2 months out on one screen.
