Sunday, January 2, 2011

earn Ritz-Carlton points on Lufthansa Miles&More

Ritz-Carlton Hotels Partner Lufthansa frequent flyer program
Ritz-Carlton hotel have entered into the Lufthansa Miles & More fold in order to broaden and increase the opportunities for members to collect and redeem mile credits. Europe’s most successful frequent flyer program has gained two distinguished hotel groups which operate exclusive, worldwide properties in the deluxe category.
With The Ritz-Carlton Rewards, valuable points can be accrued for planning your event at any of our participating properties worldwide. Points can be earned for rooms and catering events such as receptions, banquets, weddings and reunions. Depending on your preference, you can also elect to receive airline miles instead of points.

3 points for each U.S. dollar spent. Maximum of 50,000 points per event
1 airline mile per U.S. dollar spent. Maximum 15,000 miles per event
As an option to earning points, members of The Ritz-Carlton Rewards may choose to earn airline miles with more than 20 airline programs including Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, Emirates Skywards, Lufthansa/Miles & More and Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer.

Ritz-Carlton Hotels became a Miles & More partner on September 15, 2010. Now, Miles & More members can earn two Miles & More award miles for every US Dollar / Euro spent per stay at any of the group’s 73 hotels and resorts in North and South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Ritz-Carlton’s parent company, Marriott International, has partnered with Miles & More for 17 years, allowing members to accrue and spend mileage
at a total of 3,300 Marriot International hotels.

earn Miles & More miles for online CAT bookings

With the CAT City Airport Train, Vienna offers an express train connection between city centre and airport on a par with international standards. In only 16 minutes, the City Airport Train takes you nonstop from the airport to the transport hub Wien-Mitte in the Vienna city centre and vice versa - without stress and traffic jams and in an environmentally friendly way.

The City Airport Train is available to you 365 days a year, offering a half hourly operation from early morning to late at night.
Miles for each online CAT booking
Come aboard! Join the club and earn miles.

As a Miles & More member you have the opportunity to earn miles for your online CAT bookings.



The fast track between the city and the airport
Stress-free travel

Be relaxed when you start your trip: you can travel from the centre of Vienna to the airport in just 16 minutes - without any stress or traffic - on the CAT City airport train! You can also use City-Check-in in the city centre to check your baggage the night before your flight, starting at 6:00 p.m. and up to 75 minutes prior to departure.

cheap flights india BOM VIE Austrian Airlines

Austrian Airlines increases capacity to India • Launch of non-stop flights from Mumbai to Vienna.Since 31 October 2010 Austrian Airlines operates five flights a week to the exuberant city of Mumbai - and added one more flight per week to Delhi. Between 31 October 2010 and 31 January 2011 you can earn double award miles on flights to the new Austrian destination of Mumbai.
flight schedule
VIE BOM OS35 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 10.40 a.m. -11.30 p.m.
Mumbai-Vienna BOM VIE OS36 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
and Sunday 01.45 a.m. -05.40 a.m.

Earn double miles on your Austrian flight to Mumbai.

Experience Austrian in-flight hospitality and perfect service in both Economy and Business Class. Become your own programme director by choosing from a range of feature films, audio programmes and computer games. And on flights to India, we also entertain you with Bollywood classics.

lufthansa Special meals for Dietary Vegetarian

When you fly with Lufthansa, you can be sure of enjoying excellent inflight meal. We have put together a select programme of food and beverages for you.
Lufthansa offers special types of meals for our health-conscious passengers at no additional cost when requested at least 72 hours prior to scheduled flight departure. Our LSG SkyChefs expertly prepare several varieties of meals. If you are allergic to a particular ingredient and require a special meal request for this reason, please contact us.

Please note that special meals are offered in Economy Class on flights of more than 185 minutes duration and in Business Class on flights of more than 65 minutes duration.

top Dietary mealstable Name Explanation
Diabetic diet For diabetics: no sugar, little fat, no battered or breaded products, no alcohol
Gluten free food When incompatibility to gluten (gluten protein): no wheat, rye, barley, oat flour product or sauces
Reduction food Calorie-reduced meals, rich on dietary fibre, low on fat and carbohydrates
Low cholesterol food For metabolic illnesses: less than 100 mg cholesterol, no animal fats, no egg yolk
Low protein food Not available on Lufthansa flights
Low sodium food For cardiovascular and kidney problems: cooking salt free, low fat, non-flatulent, without alcohol
Lactose free food For lactose or milk incompatibility
Low purin food Not available on Lufthansa flights
top Vegetarian, fish and whole food mealstable Name Explanation
Vegetarian meal (Western) Purely vegetarian meal: no meat or fish products, without alcohol, no diary products and eggs
Vegetarian meal
(Lacto-Ovo) Meal without meat (although diary products and eggs are allowed)
Vegetarian meal (Indian) Meal without meat prepared and spiced Indian style
Vegetarian meal (Oriental) Meal without meat or fish, prepared and spiced in an oriental style
Wholefood Not available on Lufthansa flights
Fruit meal Meal made with fruit (raw and fresh fruit, without meat)
Fish meal Meal consisting mainly of fish, crustaceans and shellfish without meat
Light whole food Light diet for the stomach, bowel, liver, gall
Meal without fish Contains no seafood, mussels or similar products
top Meals for members of certain religionstable Name Explanation
Kosher meal Strictly kosher food prepared under the supervision of a rabbinate
Moslem meal No use of pork, no venison and no alcohol used. The meat is not "halal".
Hindu meal No beef and veal, prepared and spiced Indian style