Simple earning system: achieve frequent flyer status with Points
To achieve a frequent flyer status, you need Points and Qualifying Points or HON Circle Points, which you can earn on flights with Lufthansa Group airlines or Miles & More airline partners. You can also earn Points for hotel stays with our partner Marriott Bonvoy. Just two criteria will be used to determine the number of Points earned for a flight: the travel class and whether it’s a continental or intercontinental flight. Thanks to this simple and transparent earning system, you can always see at a glance how many Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points you’ll earn towards status for each flight.
You can earn Points with these airlines
Points are credited to you for flights operated by the Lufthansa Group, co-issuing Miles & More airline partners and Star Alliance airlines.
Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points can be earned on flights operated by the Lufthansa Group and co-issuing Miles & More airline partners. HON Circle Points will only be awarded for Business and First Class flights.
Depending on the airline, some flight numbers and booking classes may not qualify for earning Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points. You can find further information on our airline partners’ offer pages.
Airlines at a glance
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Number of Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points
Just two criteria will be used to determine the number of Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points earned for a flight: the travel class and whether it’s a continental or intercontinental flight.
All members will earn the same number of Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points.
Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points per flight segment
| Economy Class | Premium Economy Class | Business Class1 | First Class1 | |
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| Continental | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 |
| Intercontinental | 60 | 80 | 200 | 300 |
HON Circle Points will only be awarded for Business and First Class flights.
What counts as a continental or intercontinental flight?
A continental flight is a flight segment for which the departure and arrival airports are on the same continent. For example, if you fly with Lufthansa from Frankfurt to Barcelona, both the departure and arrival airports are within Europe, and the flight therefore counts as a continental flight. Domestic flights, such as flights within Germany, Austria or Switzerland, also count as continental flights.
Please note that Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia are classified as part of the European zone, which means that flights from Germany to Tunisia, for example, are counted as continental flights.
An intercontinental flight is a flight segment for which the departure and arrival airports are on different continents. For example, if you fly with SWISS from Zurich to New York, the departure and arrival airports are on different continents (Europe and North America). The flight segment therefore counts as an intercontinental flight.
| Zone | Region/country |
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| Europe | Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Kosovo, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Montenegro, Republic of Serbia, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Western Sahara |
| North and Central America | Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saba, St Eustatius, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Martin, St Pierre and Miquelon, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, USA, US Virgin Islands |
| South America | Antarctica, Argentina, Bolivia, Bouvet Island, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela |
| Africa | Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Middle East and Asia | Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sultanate of Oman, Syria, Taiwan (Republic of China), Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam |
| Australia | American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, US Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands |
Where can I find my travel class?
Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and SWISS, along with Miles & More airline partners, offer various travel classes: Economy Class, Business Class, and where available, also First Class and Premium Economy Class. You can find your travel class on your passenger receipt or your boarding pass. Some of our airline partners may have different travel classes.
Three examples for awarding Points, Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points
Example 1:
Flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Bangkok (BKK) in Business Class with SWISS
You earn 200 Points, 200 Qualifying Points and 200 HON Circle Points.
Example 2:
Flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bangkok (BKK) in Economy Class with Thai Airways
You earn 60 Points, but no Qualifying Points or HON Circle Points.
Example 3:
Flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Munich (MUC) in Business Class with SWISS and onward flight from Munich (MUC) to Bangkok (BKK) in Business Class with Lufthansa
You earn 240 Points, 240 Qualifying Points and 240 HON Circle Points.
Earn Points in your sleep with Marriott Bonvoy
Once you’ve linked your Miles & More and Marriott Bonvoy accounts, you’ll earn 40 Points for every qualifying stay of at least two days at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy. A maximum of 120 Points per calendar year will be credited towards your status.