by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 21, 2015 | Featured, Miles & More, Payback, Plane Spotting |
A H/T to FlyerTalk’s Oliver2002 for putting this on my radar…..
For those of you participating in the PAYBACK loyalty/points program, an E-Coupon is available for the BodyShop that awards 1,000 points for your first purchase. Of course if you are a PAYBACK member, you know that the points automatically convert to Miles & More miles at a 1:1 ratio if you linked your MM account to your PAYBACK account thus making this coupon worth 1000 miles.
There is no minimum purchase required and there is even a coupon code that provides for free shipping (a €5 savings!).
As Oliver2002 suggested, the most economical way to earn the 1000 points (miles) is to purchase the 60ml size of the Moringa Shower Gel for €2 and then use a coupon code at check out to waive the shipping. The code that needs to be entered for the free shipping is AOGV011515.
Remember that your order needs to be shipped to an address in Germany. Also, if you are going to try and pay with a credit card that does not have a German billing address, you will not succeed. However, there is a Paypal option available which will carry a surcharge of .22 cents so at the end of the day, you’ll earn 1000 miles for only €2.22 or 1/5 cent per mile!
Keep in mind that the coupon expires on April 26…..
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 11, 2015 | Featured, Lufthansa, Miles & More |
Lufthansa’s Miles&More program underwent a cyber attack on Friday which resulted in the theft of miles and vouchers from a small number of accounts.
According to Lufthansa, damage was limited to a few hundred accounts and any miles or vouchers that were stolen or used have been restored to the rightful owner. Fortunately this was not as wide spread as the data breach that British Airways suffered that resulted in the hacking of 10’s of thousands of frequent flyer accounts just a few weeks ago.
Lufthansa’s IT department had identified the fraudulent activity early on as they discovered ‘Bots’ trying to using random username and passwords until the right combinations were found by the Bot. Once the ‘Bot’ was discovered, it was quickly removed and things were returned to normal.
Apparently no personal data was retrieved by this cyber attack, it was simply an attack trying to figure out user names and passwords. For the accounts that were affected, LH has changed the account numbers and contacted members to change user name and passwords.
It may behoove you to check your account and balances just to make sure you were not impacted.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 6, 2015 | Featured, Miles & More, Sixt |
If you didn’t see your Miles & More monthly newsletter/email last week, you missed a decent deal coming from SIXT Car Rentals.
Between now and August 31, 2015 when you rent from SIXT in the USA you will be credited with 1500 Miles & More miles instead of the standard 500 mile award. In addition, you’ll receive a free GPS unit for your vehicle if the car does not have it as standard equipment. Another bonus is that SIXT is also discounting the daily rate by 15% as part of this promo.
This is a targeted offer and the only link that provides this discount is the one that you will find in your newsletter. I’ve tried finding the link on the Miles & More website as well as Sixt’s website, but to no avail. You’ll need to dig out that email!
For those of you unfamiliar with SIXT, they are a German based car rental company that has expanded to the USA. They have a modest presence in the states and are typically in larger cities, near their airports. I’ve used them several times this year and have had a good experience each time.
What sets them apart from car rental agencies that we are used to is that Sixt offers high end vehicles from Mercedes, Audi and BMW for prices that are similar to what other agencies charge for standard ‘fleet car’ type rentals. This was the primary reason for me to change car rental loyalties to Sixt. For those of you accustomed to driving nicer Euro cars, SIXT makes for a great alternative…..trust me!
For example, I’ll typically rent a BMW 5 or Mercedes E class and will wind up paying just $40-$75/day. Sometimes you have to ‘stalk’ the rate and may need to lock it in at higher rates ($100-$150) when you first book a car, but I find that about 7-10 days before the rental is to start, I can rebook at a much lower rate.
So check your email and take advantage of the attractive deal!
