{"id":170185,"date":"2025-05-23T18:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T18:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/you-can-still-book-lufthansa-first-class-to-europe-with-partner-miles-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T18:30:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T18:30:45","slug":"you-can-still-book-lufthansa-first-class-to-europe-with-partner-miles-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/you-can-still-book-lufthansa-first-class-to-europe-with-partner-miles-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"You can still book Lufthansa first class to Europe with partner miles &#8211; The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lufthansa first class has been challenging to book with miles for years. Unless you have <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/loyalty-programs\/ultimate-guide-to-earning-and-redeeming-lufthansa-miles-more-miles\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lufthansa Miles &amp; More<\/a> miles \u2014 which are hard to earn stateside \u2014 you&#8217;re restricted to booking within just a few days of departure. This window has gotten smaller over the years, dropping from 15 days to just three days before departure in most cases. So to book a <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/airline\/reviews\/lufthansa-first-class-boeing-747-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first-class Lufthansa<\/a> ticket, you must be flexible.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, however, rumors started circulating that Lufthansa was no longer opening first-class award space from the U.S. to Europe for partners like <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/loyalty-programs\/air-canada-aeroplan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air Canada Aeroplan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/loyalty-programs\/know-united-mileageplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United MileagePlus<\/a>. While it&#8217;s true that booking these awards has become more difficult over the past few months, rest assured that you can still do so.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pointspath.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Points Path<\/a> \u2014 a browser extension that runs on top of Google Flights to show award pricing \u2014 tracks Lufthansa award space from the U.S. to Europe and vice versa for its Lufthansa first-class dashboard. Available to Pro subscribers, this gives you a one-stop shop for finding available Lufthansa first-class seats.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-3874346954 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-2453190082 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:61.37479541734861%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-9.57.01%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-9.57.01%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-9.57.01%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-9.57.01%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-9.57.01%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-9.57.01%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-9.57.01%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-9.57.01%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-9.57.01%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-3874346954 figcaption\">POINTS PATH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Points Path shared 30 days&#8217; worth of Lufthansa first-class award space with us, going back to late April 2025. The data shows us that while it&#8217;s indeed easier to book Lufthansa first-class awards from Europe to the U.S. with partner miles, it&#8217;s still possible to book U.S.-to-Europe awards.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, at the time of writing, we&#8217;re seeing available award seats from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to Munich Airport (MUC) and O&#8217;Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt Airport (FRA) bookable with partner miles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-3874346954 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-2453190082 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:22.59380097879282%\"\/><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-10.04.54%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-10.04.54%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-10.04.54%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-10.04.54%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-10.04.54%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-10.04.54%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-10.04.54%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-10.04.54%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-10.04.54%E2%80%AFAM.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-3874346954 figcaption\">AIR CANADA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Historical data from Points Path shows that over the past month, most routes from the U.S. to FRA and MUC have had open award space at one point. This includes farther-flung West Coast airports like San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to FRA and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to MUC. However, flights with the new Allegris first-class product are still not bookable with partner miles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_container__qYzYT tw-border tw-border-gray-2\"><picture class=\"EmailSignUp_graphic__zgpFm tw-opacity-0\"><source media=\"screen and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-mob.svg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-dt.svg\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_form__C8FWb\">\n<p>Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<form class=\"jsx-2618086009 newsletter-form\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2618086009 EmailCapture_confirmation__xasB3 EmailCapture_noCheckbox__n4fsN   \">\n<p class=\"tw-text-xs-regular !tw-text-gray-5 hover:!tw-text-gray-5 tw-max-w-lg\">By signing up, you will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our<!-- --> <a class=\"!tw-text-gray-5 hover:!tw-text-gray-5\" href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/terms-of-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Use<\/a> <!-- -->and acknowledge the data practices in our<!-- --> <a class=\"!tw-text-gray-5 hover:!tw-text-gray-5\" href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. You may unsubscribe at any time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Points Path&#8217;s data also shows that there was a five-day period during which there was no Lufthansa first-class award space from the U.S. to Europe \u2014 this may be when the rumor about Lufthansa blocking first-class award space from the U.S. to Europe started. During this time, Europe-to-U.S. awards were still available.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking to book a Lufthansa first-class ticket for yourself, you&#8217;ll typically find the best deals with Aeroplan and MileagePlus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/lufthansa-allegris-us-service\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lufthansa&#8217;s new Allegris cabin \u2014 with its swanky 2-person, first-class suite \u2014 is headed to the US this spring<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"bottom-line\" class=\"jsx-2362441780 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">Bottom line<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-3874346954 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-2453190082 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:66.6875%\"\/><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/20250516_Lufthansa-Allegris-Business-Class_Lufthansa-A350-Allegris-first-class-side-seat-1_ERosen_145.jpg?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/20250516_Lufthansa-Allegris-Business-Class_Lufthansa-A350-Allegris-first-class-side-seat-1_ERosen_145.jpg?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/20250516_Lufthansa-Allegris-Business-Class_Lufthansa-A350-Allegris-first-class-side-seat-1_ERosen_145.jpg?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/20250516_Lufthansa-Allegris-Business-Class_Lufthansa-A350-Allegris-first-class-side-seat-1_ERosen_145.jpg?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/20250516_Lufthansa-Allegris-Business-Class_Lufthansa-A350-Allegris-first-class-side-seat-1_ERosen_145.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/20250516_Lufthansa-Allegris-Business-Class_Lufthansa-A350-Allegris-first-class-side-seat-1_ERosen_145.jpg?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/20250516_Lufthansa-Allegris-Business-Class_Lufthansa-A350-Allegris-first-class-side-seat-1_ERosen_145.jpg?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/20250516_Lufthansa-Allegris-Business-Class_Lufthansa-A350-Allegris-first-class-side-seat-1_ERosen_145.jpg?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/05\/20250516_Lufthansa-Allegris-Business-Class_Lufthansa-A350-Allegris-first-class-side-seat-1_ERosen_145.jpg?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-3874346954 figcaption\">Lufthansa first class. ERIC ROSEN\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While there were rumors that Lufthansa began blocking first-class award space to partner loyalty programs, these are largely unfounded. Our friends at Points Path shared a month&#8217;s worth of Lufthansa first-class space, and \u2014 while there are more Europe-to-U.S. awards \u2014 the opposite still appears consistently. That said, you will still only be able to book three days out from departure.<\/p>\n<p><b>Related reading:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/can-still-book-luftansa-first-partner-miles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lufthansa first class has been challenging to book with miles for years. Unless you have Lufthansa Miles &amp; More miles \u2014 which are hard to earn stateside \u2014 you&#8217;re restricted to booking within just a few days of departure. This window has gotten smaller over the years, dropping from 15 days to just three days [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":170186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-170185","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}