Lufthansa offers bonus for reservations made online

Lufthansa announced today a special bonus offer for flight bookings made on its Greater China region website which includes Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan. 5,000 bonus miles will be awarded to customers who make successful online bookings at www.lufthansa-greaterchina.com from September 1 through November 30, 2000.

To enjoy the 5,000 bonus miles, bookings should be made on Lufthansa intercontinental flights within the promotion period of September to November with travel commencing by December 31, 2000. These bonus miles are also available for all on-line bookings for travel originating in Greater China.

"Just book online, issue your ticket with Lufthansa and add the miles to your total," said Juergen Thomsen, General Manager for Lufthansa for Southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. "It's a value-added service that also offers our passengers extra convenience."

In addition, Lufthansa is offering an extra 500 bonus miles per segment for passengers choosing to use ETIX®, the airline’s innovative electronic ticketing system. ETIX® has been available in Hong Kong since June this year.

The bonus miles will be automatically credited to the passengers‘ account at Miles & More, Lufthansa’s frequent flyer programme, upon commencement of the intercontinental flight. Enrolment for Miles & More can also be done online.

Lufthansa operates 10 non-stop flights a week from Hong Kong to its Frankfurt hub. It is the only airline offering passengers a choice of day or night flights from Hong Kong to Europe.

Lufthansa has been named “Airline of the Year 2000” by Air Transport World, the internationally famous aviation magazine and is the official airline for EXPO 2000 at Hannover.

Lufthansa German Airlines is one of the world’s leading international airlines. As a founding member of the Star Alliance, it has developed one of the most comprehensive alliance networks in the industry, with partnerships serving all six continents.