A quick way to accumulate 140k M&M miles
Jan 16, 2019, 10:54 pm
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A quick way to accumulate 140k M&M miles
Require quick action..... I am trying to find a quick way to accumulate M&M miles very quickly. I am just registering now for M&M and have a flight from ORD-FRA in April which I need M&M miles for an upgrade. I reside in USA, have plenty Chase Sapphire points, some AMEX points, and lots of UA MP points.... but don't think any of those are transferable to M&M. Looking to accumulate 140k of points. Ideas??
Jan 17, 2019, 1:42 am
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Require quick action..... I am trying to find a quick way to accumulate M&M miles very quickly. I am just registering now for M&M and have a flight from ORD-FRA in April which I need M&M miles for an upgrade. I reside in USA, have plenty Chase Sapphire points, some AMEX points, and lots of UA MP points.... but don't think any of those are transferable to M&M. Looking to accumulate 140k of points. Ideas??
1.) Using M&M miles for upgrades is usually considered poor value. (An outright award in the desired travel class is usually better value.)
2.) It is easy to accumulate award miles quickly if you have an address in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland. Basically, you can purchase some newspaper or magazine subscriptions where the gift for signing-up is a bunch of M&M award miles. This thread as well as other threads occasionally report good opportunities.
3.) Given the info you provided, I'm wondering if crediting the flight to UA MP and using MP miles for the upgrade award is an option.
Jan 17, 2019, 11:57 pm
#3
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I don't think this post contributes to a "List of M&M promotions" but I'll try to answer anyhow.
1.) Using M&M miles for upgrades is usually considered poor value. (An outright award in the desired travel class is usually better value.)
2.) It is easy to accumulate award miles quickly if you have an address in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland. Basically, you can purchase some newspaper or magazine subscriptions where the gift for signing-up is a bunch of M&M award miles. This thread as well as other threads occasionally report good opportunities.
3.) Given the info you provided, I'm wondering if crediting the flight to UA MP and using MP miles for the upgrade award is an option.
1.) Using M&M miles for upgrades is usually considered poor value. (An outright award in the desired travel class is usually better value.)
2.) It is easy to accumulate award miles quickly if you have an address in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland. Basically, you can purchase some newspaper or magazine subscriptions where the gift for signing-up is a bunch of M&M award miles. This thread as well as other threads occasionally report good opportunities.
3.) Given the info you provided, I'm wondering if crediting the flight to UA MP and using MP miles for the upgrade award is an option.
Jan 18, 2019, 5:06 am
#4
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If your flight is already in P (Business) class, then you are looking to upgrade to First.
As a non-Status member of Miles&More, your chances of securing an F cabin upgrade on specific, fixed date flights, using M&M miles are not much greater than hoping they become available as UA MP rewards.
As a non-Status member of Miles&More, your chances of securing an F cabin upgrade on specific, fixed date flights, using M&M miles are not much greater than hoping they become available as UA MP rewards.
Jan 18, 2019, 5:52 am
#5
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I need a $10,000 dress. Someone suggested a I rob a bank...
Seriously though:
1) If you’re a US resident you can try your luck applying for the M&M MasterCard. Not sure what the sign up bonus is but it might have been 100k when I last checked? But you’ll still need 40k miles.
2) Mileage runs would be dumb to get to 140k miles. Might as well just pay for the upgrade.
3) Even if you got the miles, you will likely not score the upgrade.
Not sure I really see a path way here. But LH business is not a bad spot to be in. You’ll survive.
Seriously though:
1) If you’re a US resident you can try your luck applying for the M&M MasterCard. Not sure what the sign up bonus is but it might have been 100k when I last checked? But you’ll still need 40k miles.
2) Mileage runs would be dumb to get to 140k miles. Might as well just pay for the upgrade.
3) Even if you got the miles, you will likely not score the upgrade.
Not sure I really see a path way here. But LH business is not a bad spot to be in. You’ll survive.
Jan 18, 2019, 10:24 am
#7
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Check your booking on the Lufthansa website and see if LH is offering the buy-up upgrade to F. I saw €600 from Business (P) to First class last month on a flight from South Africa to Frankfurt, maybe there is something similiar from US.
I don't think getting 140k M&M is particularly realistic, and even if you do there are no guarantees you will be able to upgrade to F.
I don't think getting 140k M&M is particularly realistic, and even if you do there are no guarantees you will be able to upgrade to F.
Jan 18, 2019, 2:04 pm
#8
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Here is a solution, but it's going to be an expensive one: for about 2850.- CHF/USD. For me it's not worth the hassle and the financial investment!
And you should technically have an address in CH, DE, FR or Italy I believe.
Still interested? Here we go:
1) open a superpoint account
2) buy at least 28'000 superpoints through anibis.ch (the link is just an example), tutti,ch, .... nb: ricardo.ch doesn't work since the address will be verified before being able to buy anything.
3) buy miles via the superpoints account, you'd need at least 1000 points + top up the rest in CHF to buy 5000 miles. And this, times x28.
nb: your miles and more account should also have an address in Switzerland or around it.
Voilà!
And you should technically have an address in CH, DE, FR or Italy I believe.
Still interested? Here we go:
1) open a superpoint account
2) buy at least 28'000 superpoints through anibis.ch (the link is just an example), tutti,ch, .... nb: ricardo.ch doesn't work since the address will be verified before being able to buy anything.
3) buy miles via the superpoints account, you'd need at least 1000 points + top up the rest in CHF to buy 5000 miles. And this, times x28.
nb: your miles and more account should also have an address in Switzerland or around it.
Voilà!
Jan 18, 2019, 3:23 pm
#9
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Jan 18, 2019, 4:48 pm
#10
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Some options for the miles:
- You could transfer Marriott Rewards points if you have tons of them, but it's not great value. That would be 345,000 Marriott points (or 360k for 150k M&M). Please do not transfer Amex MR to Marriott to M&M, that would be terrible value for your points.
- The US Barclaycard LH M&M card offers 50,000 or 60,000 bonus with $5,000 in spend. You and the Mrs could each apply, prepay taxes or something to meet minimum spend quickly. That would get you to 110k or 130k after minimum spend, depending which offer you find.
Jan 23, 2019, 10:35 pm
#12
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Thanks to all for the input and insights.... pretty much confirmed what I was thinking in terns of the probability of finding a path to upgrading with points. As someone pointed out, it is on the short of end of the spectrum for long haul flights so flying Bus class is still a good experience if I can not find a reasonable cash upgrade option.
Jan 24, 2019, 3:48 am
#13
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Thanks to all for the input and insights.... pretty much confirmed what I was thinking in terns of the probability of finding a path to upgrading with points. As someone pointed out, it is on the short of end of the spectrum for long haul flights so flying Bus class is still a good experience if I can not find a reasonable cash upgrade option.
Jan 24, 2019, 4:35 am
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