Avis offer: 3h 99€ Porsche rentals for HON/F pax in FRA & MUC
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Avis offer: 3h 99€ Porsche rentals for HON/F pax in FRA & MUC
HON & F pax get 99€ Porsche 3h rentals from Avis. You can book it at the FCT or in advance: http://www.lufthansa.com/online/port...l=en&cid=18002
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1) Porsche is sponsoring this to encourage the purchase of a Porsche
2) Avis is encouraging customers to keep the car for more than 3 hours (and thus generate incremental revenue) or to rerent in the future (repeat business)
Last Year there was a very good Sixt offer on the M3 which I took them up on as I flew into Munich and had a meeting about a 3 hour drive away. With the M3 it was a two hour drive (although certainly not risk free).
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I think there are two ideas here:
1) Porsche is sponsoring this to encourage the purchase of a Porsche
2) Avis is encouraging customers to keep the car for more than 3 hours (and thus generate incremental revenue) or to rerent in the future (repeat business)
Last Year there was a very good Sixt offer on the M3 which I took them up on as I flew into Munich and had a meeting about a 3 hour drive away. With the M3 it was a two hour drive (although certainly not risk free).
1) Porsche is sponsoring this to encourage the purchase of a Porsche
2) Avis is encouraging customers to keep the car for more than 3 hours (and thus generate incremental revenue) or to rerent in the future (repeat business)
Last Year there was a very good Sixt offer on the M3 which I took them up on as I flew into Munich and had a meeting about a 3 hour drive away. With the M3 it was a two hour drive (although certainly not risk free).
I took the Sixt M3 convertible offer last year from Munich, never got the 6000 miles they promised, M&M said they couldn't find any such promo which was featured when HONs log in to the M&M website.
Similarly there's an offer from Sixt for HON now for an Aston Martin DB9 Volante from 675EUR for 3 days, or any number of days for 225EUR (with 200km/day, insurance), but may charge the premium location surcharge from the airport. They offer 2000 award miles with it.
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At least the 911 is being offered, previous offers charged more for the 911 than Panamera or Boxster. Probably the 99EUR covers insurance, cleaning and fuel.
I took the Sixt M3 convertible offer last year from Munich, never got the 6000 miles they promised, M&M said they couldn't find any such promo which was featured when HONs log in to the M&M website.
Similarly there's an offer from Sixt for HON now for an Aston Martin DB9 Volante from 675EUR for 3 days, or any number of days for 225EUR (with 200km/day, insurance), but may charge the premium location surcharge from the airport. They offer 2000 award miles with it.
I took the Sixt M3 convertible offer last year from Munich, never got the 6000 miles they promised, M&M said they couldn't find any such promo which was featured when HONs log in to the M&M website.
Similarly there's an offer from Sixt for HON now for an Aston Martin DB9 Volante from 675EUR for 3 days, or any number of days for 225EUR (with 200km/day, insurance), but may charge the premium location surcharge from the airport. They offer 2000 award miles with it.
Aston Martin would be fun but I don't have any time right now for a "joy ride" unfortunately.
As usual in general Miles&More seems to be pursuing the time tested and proven strategy of offering veyr few bonuses to HON circle members until they go away (and thus become SEN).
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I imagine all the FCT maximisers will now hop in a Porsche and drive around on their 12h layover in FRA.
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nah, a maximising routine would be:
Land in FRA, walk over to FCT: 15-25 min
Have a bath, collect duckie: 30-60 min
Have breakfast: 1h
Take photos, write blog entry, make video: 1h
Take a porsche for a spin: 3h
Take a bath to collect duckie #2 and wash off the cold sweat of driving faster than 70 mph: 30 min
Have a 5 course meal: 1h
Sample various whiskeys: 30 min
Write blog entry about porsche ride on the Autobahn: 1h
etc etc
Land in FRA, walk over to FCT: 15-25 min
Have a bath, collect duckie: 30-60 min
Have breakfast: 1h
Take photos, write blog entry, make video: 1h
Take a porsche for a spin: 3h
Take a bath to collect duckie #2 and wash off the cold sweat of driving faster than 70 mph: 30 min
Have a 5 course meal: 1h
Sample various whiskeys: 30 min
Write blog entry about porsche ride on the Autobahn: 1h
etc etc
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nah, a maximising routine would be:
Land in FRA, walk over to FCT: 15-25 min
Have a bath, collect duckie: 30-60 min
Have breakfast: 1h
Take photos, write blog entry, make video: 1h
Take a porsche for a spin: 3h
Take a bath to collect duckie #2 and wash off the cold sweat of driving faster than 70 mph: 30 min
Have a 5 course meal: 1h
Sample various whiskeys: 30 min
Write blog entry about porsche ride on the Autobahn: 1h
etc etc
Land in FRA, walk over to FCT: 15-25 min
Have a bath, collect duckie: 30-60 min
Have breakfast: 1h
Take photos, write blog entry, make video: 1h
Take a porsche for a spin: 3h
Take a bath to collect duckie #2 and wash off the cold sweat of driving faster than 70 mph: 30 min
Have a 5 course meal: 1h
Sample various whiskeys: 30 min
Write blog entry about porsche ride on the Autobahn: 1h
etc etc
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@:-) This is the rockstar answer of how you get to the FCT terminal from the main terminal. Walk to the AVIS counter, pick up a 911, set the nav FCT, optionally drive one of the proposed routes.
Not sure if the maximizer's itinerary will work with the driving component since I think the person will have consumed too much alcohol on the first flight to FRA.
Not sure if the maximizer's itinerary will work with the driving component since I think the person will have consumed too much alcohol on the first flight to FRA.
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HTB.
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I'm so glad I looked on this forum today to see if there were any changes in the last few months at FRA/LH.
I have a 7-hour layover and a friend was going to meet me at the airport; Instead I'll go meet her! (But I will have to keep a strict eye on the stopwatch!). I wish I could double it and do 300km/200EUR and 6 hours, but I'll take what I can get. What great timing!
I have a 7-hour layover and a friend was going to meet me at the airport; Instead I'll go meet her! (But I will have to keep a strict eye on the stopwatch!). I wish I could double it and do 300km/200EUR and 6 hours, but I'll take what I can get. What great timing!