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The programme will now change from 1 January 2022 (postponed again and it will not start before 2023)
https://www.miles-and-more.com/row/e...ts/update.html
All the changes are listed on the official M&M Website: https://www.miles-and-more.com/de/en...ts/update.html
Starting 2021, the system for earning status changes. From then on, status points are earned by cabin and segment flown:
Regional flights will earn 5 points in Economy and Premium Economy, 10 points in First and Business class per segment
Intercontinental flights, ie flights between two IATA regions, will earn 15 points in Economy, 20 in Premium Economy, 50 in Business and 70 in First class segments
There will be two kinds of points : qualifying points (QP): earned with M&M integrated partners (LH/EW/LX/OS/LO/OU/LG/etc) and normal points : earned with other partners like the airlines in the Star Alliance. QP can be earned on LH Airrail train segments, but are capped at 40/120/250 per year for FTL/SEN/HON.
'Frequent Traveler' (FTL, equivalent to *S) status is given to members with 160 points (of which atleast 80 need to be QP), 'Senator' (SEN, *G) to members with 480 points (of which atleast 240 need to be QP). HON Circle (HON) is awarded after reaching 1500 QP in one year.
SEN will receive two evouchers upon qualification each year, HON 4 evouchers. There will be no rollover of QP, but for members who exceed the qualification QP level, M&M will grant the following benefits:
FTL: Mileage exchange for QP at 200 qualifying points
SEN: 2 eVoucher at 700 qualifying points; 15,000 award miles at 1,000 qualifying points; Frequent Traveller partner card at 1,300 qualifying points
HON:2 eVoucher at 1,800 qualifying points; 30,000 award miles at 2,100 qualifying points; 2 eVoucher at 2,400 qualifying points; Frequent Traveller partner card at 2,700 qualifying points; Senator partner card at 3,000 qualifying points
The system of status miles, HON Circle miles, select miles, and status star points will be abolished at the end of 2020. Any status earned prior to that will be honored. Any HON Circle miles earned in 2020 will be credited as QP in the ratio 200:1. Status star points earned till end of 2020 will converted to lifetime QP at a ration of 2:1.
Members with a lifetime QP of 7500 will be awarded FTL for their lifetime. If members reach 10000 lifetime QP and have been SEN for at least a cumulative 10 years they will be awarded lifetime SEN status.
Status is always valid for the year of qualification and one additional year. HON and SEN will have a 'soft landing' ie if they cannot requalify for status, they will get a year of SEN or FTL respectively.
https://www.miles-and-more.com/row/e...ts/update.html
All the changes are listed on the official M&M Website: https://www.miles-and-more.com/de/en...ts/update.html
Starting 2021, the system for earning status changes. From then on, status points are earned by cabin and segment flown:
Regional flights will earn 5 points in Economy and Premium Economy, 10 points in First and Business class per segment
Intercontinental flights, ie flights between two IATA regions, will earn 15 points in Economy, 20 in Premium Economy, 50 in Business and 70 in First class segments
There will be two kinds of points : qualifying points (QP): earned with M&M integrated partners (LH/EW/LX/OS/LO/OU/LG/etc) and normal points : earned with other partners like the airlines in the Star Alliance. QP can be earned on LH Airrail train segments, but are capped at 40/120/250 per year for FTL/SEN/HON.
'Frequent Traveler' (FTL, equivalent to *S) status is given to members with 160 points (of which atleast 80 need to be QP), 'Senator' (SEN, *G) to members with 480 points (of which atleast 240 need to be QP). HON Circle (HON) is awarded after reaching 1500 QP in one year.
SEN will receive two evouchers upon qualification each year, HON 4 evouchers. There will be no rollover of QP, but for members who exceed the qualification QP level, M&M will grant the following benefits:
FTL: Mileage exchange for QP at 200 qualifying points
SEN: 2 eVoucher at 700 qualifying points; 15,000 award miles at 1,000 qualifying points; Frequent Traveller partner card at 1,300 qualifying points
HON:2 eVoucher at 1,800 qualifying points; 30,000 award miles at 2,100 qualifying points; 2 eVoucher at 2,400 qualifying points; Frequent Traveller partner card at 2,700 qualifying points; Senator partner card at 3,000 qualifying points
The system of status miles, HON Circle miles, select miles, and status star points will be abolished at the end of 2020. Any status earned prior to that will be honored. Any HON Circle miles earned in 2020 will be credited as QP in the ratio 200:1. Status star points earned till end of 2020 will converted to lifetime QP at a ration of 2:1.
Members with a lifetime QP of 7500 will be awarded FTL for their lifetime. If members reach 10000 lifetime QP and have been SEN for at least a cumulative 10 years they will be awarded lifetime SEN status.
Status is always valid for the year of qualification and one additional year. HON and SEN will have a 'soft landing' ie if they cannot requalify for status, they will get a year of SEN or FTL respectively.
New qualifying points system for status from 2024
#901
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: ZRH, Switzerland
Programs: M&M, Fan of MO, Shangri-La.
Posts: 687
They cannot introduce that new system because it does not meet their minimum complexity target.
LH only introduces new services if they are so complicated that
- Passengers cannot understand it
- LH staff cannot understand it
- LH IT cannot program it
- The service center needs (but does not get) twice as much staff to explain it.
LH only introduces new services if they are so complicated that
- Passengers cannot understand it
- LH staff cannot understand it
- LH IT cannot program it
- The service center needs (but does not get) twice as much staff to explain it.
#903
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: ZRH
Programs: LX HON***, FB Silver, BA Silver, Bonvoy Gold, Hyatt GP, Hertz Gold, GHA Black
Posts: 830
Seems we will hear in December what is changing effective Jan 2024
https://www.aerotelegraph.com/miles-and-more-plant-radikale-vereinfachung-fuer-2024
https://simpleflying.com/lufthansas-miles-more-simplification-early-2024/
https://www.aerotelegraph.com/miles-and-more-plant-radikale-vereinfachung-fuer-2024
https://simpleflying.com/lufthansas-miles-more-simplification-early-2024/
#904
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: Star Alliance Gold, Oneworld Silver
Posts: 779
The radical simplification mentioned suggests it will be similar to what was originally presented in 2019.
Surprised to see they’re leaving the announcement until Dec.... Wasn’t there a suggestion that LH wanted it wrapped up by the end of this month??...
Surprised to see they’re leaving the announcement until Dec.... Wasn’t there a suggestion that LH wanted it wrapped up by the end of this month??...
#905
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: HAG
Programs: Der 5* FTL
Posts: 8,089
Suppose they want to delay announcement as much as possible in case any other big global event happens in the next few months.
#906
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,188
Just like they announced it in Nov 2019 to start in 2021, they will have to announce the start this year if they want to start in 2024. In the last blogger call they said they have to be ready by end of Q3/22 for the announcement. The talk on the bylines of the conference seems to confirm that an announcement is coming.
#907
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 11,593
96 Y segments per year for SEN valid one year
Presently it's 80 segments in one year for a status valid two years
Polish political Elite will be screwed! There will be big discussions between the Sejm, Senate and Basia Towers.
Presently it's 80 segments in one year for a status valid two years
Polish political Elite will be screwed! There will be big discussions between the Sejm, Senate and Basia Towers.
#908
formerly a193991
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Zulu Romeo Hotel
Programs: Hyatt LT Globalist; LX SEN (*A Gold), AA LTG, SBB-CFF-FFS First Class GA
Posts: 4,580
Launch in early 2024?
As per this article, the new program will launch in early (1 March?) 2024. an announcement is to be expected in December 2022, hence not much mor info…
https://www.aerotelegraph.com/miles-...hung-fuer-2024
https://www.aerotelegraph.com/miles-...hung-fuer-2024
#909
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: Star Alliance Gold, Oneworld Silver
Posts: 779
Perhaps a moderator or somebody would consider merging threads on this topic?...
Last edited by FlyerLX; Sep 22, 2022 at 10:39 pm
#910
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: BRU
Programs: LH (SEN), IHG (Plat Amb)
Posts: 498
I expect they will simplify the system as they had planned initially, but I am very curious to see if they take over the full inital project, taken into account the reduced business travel...
For example: qualification every year, status star conversion/taking into account the history for FTL and SEN for life,...
With my actual flying pattern, I would not be able to requalify every single year, and I would need a very, very long time to reach SEN for life. In that case it would be much easier to switch everything to e.g. Skyteam.
For example: qualification every year, status star conversion/taking into account the history for FTL and SEN for life,...
With my actual flying pattern, I would not be able to requalify every single year, and I would need a very, very long time to reach SEN for life. In that case it would be much easier to switch everything to e.g. Skyteam.
#911
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,188
The intel right now is that the proposed new system will stay the same as originally designed for 2021, with some tweaks on sustainability etc.
#912
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: Star Alliance Gold, Oneworld Silver
Posts: 779
Although there is also a suggestion that those hoping for TUN heaven may be disappointed...
#913
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London | Sydney
Programs: LH HON, QF CL, SQ TPPS, AF Plat, VS Gold, VA Plat, EK Gold, HH Diamond, WoH Globalist, Marriott Plat
Posts: 1,531
#914
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Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,188
The average frequent flyer doesn't indulge in segement runs anyway... The bulk goes with the flow, if the loyalty is rewarded by the airline they take it, if not they move on.