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44.000 Miles-&-More-Meilen für 635 € – lohnt sich dieser Deal?

August 1, 2026

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Lars Korst opens this episode of Frequent Traveller TV with a tight roundup of four developments that matter for anyone collecting miles or managing airline status in German-speaking Europe. The dominant thread is Lufthansa’s ecosystem—credit card changes, a status fast-track offer, and a winter route cut—but there is also a notable miles-for-subscription deal from the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and an IHG points sale. The tone is direct and skeptical, especially about the real value of the offers on the table.

Lufthansa Miles & More Gold Card: New issuer, modest bonus, and a €100 voucher

The Miles & More Gold credit card has changed issuer. Since October 2025, Deutsche Bank has replaced DKB as the card’s issuing bank. The card comes in Personal Gold (€11.50/month) and Business Gold (€19/month) versions. Until December 31, 2026, new applicants receive 4,000 Premium Points—status-relevant points that count toward Lufthansa’s Frequent Traveller (FTL) and Senator tiers. For context, 4,000 Premium Points represent 40 status points, which is 6.2% of the 650 status points needed for FTL or 2% of the 2,000 needed for Senator. Korst is blunt: “The regular mile bonus is weak. That’s how it is, that’s how it stays.”

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1 (00:00) **Welcome & This Week's Topics** - Lars Korst introduces the show from Finland and previews four topics: Lufthansa Miles & More Gold card with a new voucher, a Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung digital subscription offering miles, IHG's 100% bonus points promotion, and Lufthansa halving Frankfurt-JFK flights in winter.
2 (01:01) **Lufthansa Miles & More Gold Card: 4,000 Points & €100 Voucher** - Details on the revamped card from Deutsche Bank, including a €100 Lufthansa flight voucher and the option to buy Fast Track to Frequent Traveller status for €650 or 80,000 points.
3 (05:11) **Fast Track to Frequent Traveller & Card Verdict** - Lars directs listeners to a previous episode for Fast Track details and gives his assessment of the card offer.
4 (06:32) **44,000 Miles for a €635 FAZ Digital Subscription** - The Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung offers 44,000 Miles & More miles for a 12-month digital subscription costing €635, working out to 1.44 cents per mile.
5 (08:17) **Lufthansa Halves Frankfurt-JFK Flights for Winter** - From October 25 to March 27, only one daily flight (LH400/LH401) will operate between Frankfurt and JFK, down from the originally planned two.
6 (11:21) **IHG Points Purchase: Up to 100% Bonus** - IHG is running a promotion from August 1-17 where members can buy points with a personalized bonus of up to 100%, bringing the effective cost to about 0.5 US cents per point.
7 (12:47) **Final Wrap-Up & Key Takeaways** - Lars summarizes the four topics and poses two questions to listeners.

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✈️ 💳 🗞️ 🏨 In dieser Sendung prüfen wir die Miles-&-More-Goldkarte mit 4.000 Meilen, 40 Points und einem möglichen 100-Euro-Lufthansa-Gutschein. Außerdem schauen wir uns das FAZ-Digitalabo mit 44.000 Prämienmeilen für 635 Euro genauer an.

Weitere Themen: Lufthansa halbiert im Winter die Flüge zwischen Frankfurt und New York-JFK und IHG verkauft Punkte mit bis zu 100 Prozent Bonus. Welche Angebote lohnen sich wirklich – und wo lauern mögliche Kostenfallen?

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👇Frage des Tages 1:
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👇Frage des Tages 2:
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00:00 Willkommen zu Frequent Traveller TV
00:44 Lufthansa Miles-and-More Gold Kreditkarte
06:30 FAZ Digital-Abo Meilen-Promotion
08:15 Flugplananpassungen Frankfurt nach New York
11:20 IHG Punkte-Promotion
13:24 Fazit & Fragen des Tages

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