Lufthansa finally makes sense of eVouchers: now you can use them for status (and not just for nearly impossible upgrades)

Those who often fly with Lufthansa Group knows it well: the eVoucher have always been one of the most "promised than delivered" benefits of the program Miles & More.

On paper they are a very powerful tool, in practice Many users ended up with unusable eVouchers, blocked by tight availability due to (almost) always full planes, restrictions that are not always crystal clear, and upgrades that, especially on the most attractive routes, often remain a mirage.

And also making noise was another theme: Those who obtained status through status match from ITA Airways did not receive eVoucher, but from 2027 to the list of potential applicants there will also be, the former Volare, all those who in the course of 2026 succeeded in obtaining status in the field. Now Lufthansa is trying to patch it up.

The novelty: eVouchers convertible into status points

As of today, Miles & More status clients can Use eVouchers not only for upgrades, but also for Accelerate the maintenance or attainment of status.

In practice:

• each eVoucher can be redeemed for 50 Points, 50 Qualifying Points and 50 HON Circle Points
• points are credited directly to the Miles & More account
• apply for all purposes to the calculation of status

Translated: if you can never use eVouchers to fly better, you can at least use them to avoid unnecessary flights just "to score points".

A parachute especially for those who are always "running out of upgrades"

It is a move that clearly speaks to a huge segment of frequent flyers:
Those who have yes status, but never find availability to actually use eVouchers, especially on:

• long haul required,
• business-heavy flights,
• Peak season periods.

Instead of letting eVouchers expire into cosmic nothingness (a common experience for many), now they become a kind of wild card to close a retraining or approach the threshold. It is not the perfect solution, but it is much better than nothing.

Bonus extras for Senator and HON Circle

There is also a further opening to higher statuses: Senator and HON Circle Member can use eVouchers to Transfer excess points to the following year For each eVoucher: 100 Points, 100 Qualifying Points and for HON Circle also 100 HON Circle Points.

Vale only on points beyond status renewal, but it is still an interesting sign in a program that has historically been very strict on this front. A kind of rollover points that can help with renewal the following year.

It is not a gift, but it is a necessary patch

Let's make one thing clear right away: is not a gift, because an eVoucher continues to have much more value if used for a "real" upgrade, especially on a well-placed long haul.

But it is a patch needed, especially:

1. For those who accumulate eVouchers but never get to spend them,
2. for those who prefer to optimize status instead of chasing improbable upgrades.

In conclusion

Lufthansa seems to have finally listened to a recurring criticism:

"You give us eVouchers that we then never get to use."

The answer is not revolutionary, but it is pragmatic: if you can't fly better, at least you can stay status easier. And for a program like Miles & More, that is no small feat.

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