The Lufthansa Premier Miles & More Mastercard® by Barclays is a quick opportunity to earn 20,000 Miles and More points in a European program with a US based credit card. You’ll get 20,000 miles for your first purchase and payment of the annual fee within the first 90 days of account opening.
Plus, as a new benefit to this card, you’ll get a complimentary companion ticket after you make your first purchase and pay the annual fee, and every year on your card anniversary. There are no foreign transaction fees on the card, but there is a $79 annual fee.
Points in the Miles & More® program are useful to score seats on the three European carriers (Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian) who share ownership of this mileage program and don’t offer many partner award seats to in their premium cabins. Miles & More points are also useful on plenty of other options for Star Alliance partner redemptions.
The Facts:
- Earn 20,000 award miles after first purchase and payment of the annual fee
- Earn 2 award miles per $1 on ticket purchases directly from Miles & More integrated airline partners and 1 mile per $1 on all other purchases
- Annual Companion Ticket after first purchase and annually thereafter
- No foreign transaction fees on purchases made outside the U.S.
- Redeem miles for flight awards and upgrades on Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, SWISS, Star Alliance airlines and other partners
- 0% Intro APR on Balance Transfers made within 45 days of account opening. After that, a variable APR currently 15.99% or 24.99%, based on your creditworthiness
$79 Annual Fee, waived for SEN and HON Circle Members
Verdict: Add it to your strategy after you’ve maxed out your options for Star Alliance bonuses with the Chase Sapphire Preferred and Ink Business cards.