Switch from LH Miles and More to LX Miles and More?
Jan 23, 2012, 1:16 am
#1
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Switch from LH Miles and More to LX Miles and More?
Stupid question...but can you go from a Lufthansa Miles and More to a Swiss Miles and More?
Is there a difference? I'm primarily a oneworld flyer but when I'm not oneworld, I'm purely flying Swiss. However, I joined Miles and More through Lufthansa...
Any ideas?
Is there a difference? I'm primarily a oneworld flyer but when I'm not oneworld, I'm purely flying Swiss. However, I joined Miles and More through Lufthansa...
Any ideas?
Jan 26, 2012, 5:00 pm
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There is at least one difference of importance, lx gold can bring one guest in lounge, lh gold 1 or all family members. Having personnally 3 kids mean a big difference to me
Jan 27, 2012, 8:03 am
#6
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Really? Maybe this is the case at very specific 3rd party lounges at outstations, but in my experience at lounges run by LH/LX/OS etc., the access rules really do not depend on what logo is on your card.
Jan 30, 2012, 9:03 am
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Jan 30, 2012, 6:10 pm
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Jan 31, 2012, 1:12 pm
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:Originally Posted by TheHak
There is at least one difference of importance, lx gold can bring one guest in lounge, lh gold 1 or all family members. Having personnally 3 kids mean a big difference to me.
There is at least one difference of importance, lx gold can bring one guest in lounge, lh gold 1 or all family members. Having personnally 3 kids mean a big difference to me.
On the other side, the family lounge access is a bit obscure or at least "lost in translation".
On the English Miles & More site, neither guest nor family is mentioned:
(16) To enter you will need your Senator card and a boarding pass valid for that departure date and airport on a Lufthansa, [...].
As soon as you switch the language of that page to German, it reads:
(16) [...] auf einem Lufthansa, Lufthansa Airline-Partner oder Star Alliance Flug und können einen Begleiter mitnehmen. In Lufthansa Lounges dürfen Sie darüber hinaus von Ihren Kindern unter 18 Jahren begleitet werden.
So one guest allowed and kids allowed in Lufthansa (-branded) Lounges, if you read that version.
The French version mentions the same benefits as in German, and Italian is again equal to the English version, so neither guest nor bambini...
Once you log in to your account and check status privileges, the companion access appears in all languages, the family never.
Last edited by LoungeLizzard; Jan 31, 2012 at 1:29 pm
Jan 31, 2012, 2:25 pm
#13
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I cant tell it is valid everywhere but i can guarantee (for having used it) it is valid in the *A lounges in London, geneva, zurich, munich and frankfurt. In these 5 lounges i could bring my family of 5. This is impossible with lx gold. I too think it makes no sense to differntiate but it is the way it is.
Feb 4, 2012, 2:58 pm
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I cant tell it is valid everywhere but i can guarantee (for having used it) it is valid in the *A lounges in London, geneva, zurich, munich and frankfurt. In these 5 lounges i could bring my family of 5. This is impossible with lx gold. I too think it makes no sense to differntiate but it is the way it is.
The Entry with Kids was always there. It was pulished quite recently but only for LH Lounges. It says SEN. No differenciation of the logos on the card!
I never had Problems to bring my two girls and my wife to LH and LX lounges with my LH or OS card. Maybe it was different with the LX Travel Club.
Only BA makes a fuss with guests (this is why my QF Partner Gold comes handy)
Feb 5, 2012, 3:05 am
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You can disagree if you want or can call miles an more and check the facts. Im not saying it makes sense. I lived in geneva and moved to london so switch from lx miles and more to lh miles more. I wasnt too happy about it but was told that there was at least that additional perk. If you ont beleive me call miles and more senator and ask.