Lufthansa Miles & More changes see some flyers earn less, some more

This will become a really poor earning / loyalty program! Assuming you have no status and stick with the x4 "X factor" this means that one will need to whip out 25k€ to reach the 100k miles for LH's *A Gold threshold. Even in the x6 category you will need to spend 16k€+. I am looking into ways on how to fast-track *A gold and I for sure will not consider LH's M&M program. For example, in comparison, with QF FF scheme: 1.5 return trips in J on QF-ticket form AUS- EU will land you ~900 SCs, easily reaching QF Gold (700 SC), and assuming a $8k return ticket in QF J the "cost" for OW Gold is ~$12k (=7.5k€), whopping 10k€, or $15k+ difference in reaching Gold status bw LH and QF. Even if you do the same math for reaching QF Platinum you will end up spending much less with QF than with LH M&M to reach Gold (not to mention HON).

Given SQ and LH have just inked a 'closer' relationship, I wonder how SQ's management (and passengers) will view the 5 points per Euro - as a 'partner' airline - as opposed to the 6 points per Euro gained by UA and Air Canada?

Will make earn rates garbage, especially since Lufthansa prices are typically much lower than other airlines. If there’s a way to transfer miles from a Lufthansa to another star alliance carrier, someone let me know!

This is a massive devaluation of points earned for residents of Oz. A combination of not-expensive LH tix and the poor exchange rate with the Euro kills it.

I did a 7 sector trip last year on a Lufthansa issued ticket, in a mix of Z, C and J booking classes (I avoid the cheapest P tix). The trip netted 54,086 points (35K needed to retain Silver)

Three of the sectors were on Star airlines (NZ and Thai), and the other four on Lufthansa family airlines (LH and Austrian).

Doing the calculation on dollar value, converted to Euros and multiplied by either 5 or 6, this trip under the new scheme would net 23,835. Even if multiplied the whole thing at 6x it is still only 25,800. Not even enough to retain silver, and a massive reduction in points earn, nowhere near the 54,086 earned under the current scheme. Plus LH have been chipping away at the program for the past 18 months, it's a bit of a dog now.

So I am out of Star Alliance, will be burning the last points next week in Europe. Have moved over totally to Oneworld (QF). It's slightly less convenient than Star for my Euro travels, but it's not worth staying.

stingy.i will stick with royal orchid plus for any star alliance travel that is not singapore airlines as i have velocity for those SQ TRIPS.

I can earn more miles staying at Hilton Hotels where they currently award 2500 miles per stay!

Converted to Turkish.