Miles & More: how and where to earn miles

Sunset above the clouds seen from an aircraft window — Photo: Noorulabdeen Ahmad on Unsplash

Miles & More is the Lufthansa Group's frequent flyer programme. There are two currencies: **miles** are for awards – flights, upgrades, hotels or merchandise. **Points** count towards frequent flyer status and you only earn them flying with the partner airlines. This guide is about miles – which you can collect without flying much.

The details below apply to Miles & More in Germany; credit cards and partners differ by country.

1. When you fly

Lufthansa Group and Star Alliance: with Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian, Brussels Airlines and many partner airlines you earn miles and points. On Lufthansa Group airlines, the number of miles depends on the fare and your status.
Always add your number: enter your Miles & More number with every booking. Forgot? You can claim missing miles later in your account.
Keep your boarding pass and ticket until the miles are credited.

2. With the Miles & More credit card

The biggest lever in everyday life. The cards are issued by Deutsche Bank and earn **1 mile per €2** on every purchase – wherever Mastercard is accepted, more with selected partners.

Card	Price	Highlight
MyFlex Credit Card	€0 a month	earn miles with no card fee, pay back in instalments
Blue Credit Card	€5.50 a month	protects your miles from expiring
Gold Credit Card	€11.50 a month	mileage protection plus a travel insurance package

Until 30 November 2026, the issuer offers 20,000 miles, 4 lounge vouchers and 40 points as a welcome package with the Gold Card. Card fees can also be paid with miles.

3. With PAYBACK

Convert points to miles: from 200 PAYBACK points you can convert at **1:1** into Miles & More miles – right in your PAYBACK account.
Miles subscription: sign up and PAYBACK automatically converts all available points into miles twice a year, in March and September. Set it up once and forget about it.
Wait for promotions: now and then there are bonus miles on transfers. If you're not in a hurry, keep collecting until then.
Earn twice: with the free Miles & More PAYBACK card you collect PAYBACK points at supermarkets, petrol stations or chemists – and turn them into miles later.

4. Subscriptions and partners

Newspaper subscriptions: subscribing to major daily newspapers – print, e-paper or digital – earns miles, and referrals often earn more.
Books: booksellers in the programme also credit miles.
Hotels, car rental, shopping, finance: hundreds of partners – current offers are under “Earn” at Miles & More. Look out for multiple-miles promotions.

What about Amex Membership Rewards?

There's no direct transfer from Membership Rewards to Miles & More. The detour via PAYBACK costs 3 Membership Rewards points per mile – only worth it in exceptional cases. Which partners give you more is in our Membership Rewards guide.

Keep your miles from expiring

Valid for 36 months: miles are valid for 36 months from the activity (flight, hotel stay, rental) and then expire at the end of the quarter.
Protection through status: with Frequent Traveller, Senator or HON Circle, miles don't expire.
Protection through the credit card: with the Blue or Gold Credit Card your miles are protected. If you cancel the card, expiry applies again.
Redeem in time: your Miles & More account shows which miles will expire soon.

Our tips

Set a goal: saving for a business class award flight is different from collecting for the occasional upgrade.
Bundle your everyday spending: credit card, PAYBACK with the miles subscription and the odd partner offer – it adds up faster than you'd think.
Compare awards: miles are usually worth more on award flights than on merchandise.

Official information

How Voynera helps

Add your Miles & More status and your cards in Voynera – the app shows you which benefits apply to every booking.

As of November 2026 · without guarantee · Quellen: Miles & More, Miles & More Kreditkarte (Deutsche Bank), PAYBACK, Stand November 2026 – Angaben ohne Gewähr