A few airlines offer monthly promotions that allow you to book an award flight and travel to select destinations at a discount. Air France-KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards and Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes are popular promotions. Another frequent flyer program from Star Alliance, Miles & More, has monthly promo awards for mileage bargains. Here are the January 2026 Miles & More Mileage Bargains Promo Awards.
Miles & More Mileage Bargains Basics
- Select routes (In Europe) are eligible for a 50% Mileage Discount.
- Starting June 3, 2025, Miles & More has dynamic pricing; however, on many routes, even under dynamic pricing, the mileage can be lower than under this promotion. One way to earn these miles is by purchasing them during a promotion.
- Promo Awards are available every month.
- Travel dates should be within a specified time frame. For example, in January 2026, you redeem miles for travel between:
- 1 January to 31 March 2026. (281 Routes)
- 15 February to 31 March 2026.
- 15 April to 31 May 2026. (9 Routes)
- Eligible Cabins:
- Economy Cabins, Premium Economy & Business Class
- Business Class flights within Europe do not come with lie-flat business class seats.
- Premium Economy Flights within Europe would mostly be in the Economy Cabin.
- Awards are non-cancellable or changeable.
- The return flight should be at least 1 day after the departure.
- Stopovers are not allowed.
- Bookable online.
- Taxes are applicable
- You will need at least 7K miles in the account to search for an award.
- Taxes and surcharges, as applicable, are payable.
Which Miles & More Airlines fly from Southeast Asia?
At present, only three Miles & More Airlines fly between Europe & South East Asia, so Mileage Bargains would be made available on these airlines:
| Airline | Countries in SEA |
| Lufthansa | India, Singapore, Thailand & Hong Kong |
| Swiss | India, Singapore, Thailand & Hong Kong |
| LOT Polish | India |
Transit Visa
Indians may need to apply for a transit Visa when transiting via Germany; certain exceptions apply. However, the same does not apply to Poland & Switzerland (you should check whether you need a transit visa anyway, as transit visa rules can change at any time).
Specific routes, such as flights to the United Kingdom, Turkey, Georgia, etc, may be outside the Schengen Area.
Current Miles & More Mileage Bargains from Southeast Asia
This month, there are no Miles & More Mileage Bargains from Southeast Asia.
Good Long Haul Routes
This month, there is only one good long-haul Mileage & More Mileage Bargain.
Fly Between the United States to Poland/Brussels
This month, you can fly round-trip between:
- New York-Brussels in Brussels Airlines economy cabin for 25K miles.
- Washington-Brussels on Brussels Airlines in economy for 25K miles.
- Chicago-Warsaw on LOT Polish:
- Economy 25K miles
- Premium economy 42K miles
- Business class 61K miles
Short of Miles&More Miles?
If you are short of more miles, you can buy them during the promotion.
How much tax would you pay?
Miles & Miles have significant tax & fuel surcharges. So, you will pay hefty taxes on Business Class and Premium Economy flights.
Let’s take an example of an business class flight between Singapore & Frankfurt, which costs €3029.13. This €3029.13 includes a carrier-imposed surcharge (YQ) of €253.61. This will be increased by other charges, excluding YR, so will end up paying approx €298 as charges.
How to earn Miles & More Mileage?
Miles & More program miles are among the most difficult to earn; however, they are not impossible. Here are ways to earn Miles & More Mileage:
- Buy Miles & More Miles with Bundle&Go when there is bonus promotion [Buy]
- Earn with Hotel Programs
- Hotel loyalty points cannot be transferred to Miles & More; miles can only be earned through stays at Marriott, Hyatt & IHG.
- Marriott Bonvoy:
- Earn up to 2 Miles for every $ 1 spent on stays.
- New Members can also earn 250 Bonus Miles on Signup.
- IHG:
- Earn up to 2 Miles for every $ 1 spent on stays.
- Hyatt:
- 500 Miles at Hyatt per stay.
- Subscribe to ASMALLWORLD membership:
- 250K Miles on subscription to a Prestige membership at USD 5,790. [Check here]
Miles & More has a hard expiry of miles after three years. However, usually if you hold a miles & more card miles doesn’t get expired.
Bottomline
Miles & More Mileage Bargains are a great way to fly to Europe, specifically in Business Class but off late their has been limited good options. At the same time, Miles & More is among the toughest miles to earn worldwide.
