For weeks, I hoped the disappearance of long-haul Lufthansa First award availability through partner programs that began on June 1 was temporary. But about a month later, it still hasn't returned — and it now appears to be the new reality.
Granted, even before June 1, it was difficult to book Lufthansa First through partner programs. You had to watch for awards to pop up within 72 hours of departure and be prepared to fly pretty much any route.
My husband and I once waited near Frankfurt, extending our hotel day by day, until we eventually snagged two seats from Frankfurt to Mexico City. We'd set up award alerts across multiple services, but we were still checking multiple times per hour ourselves, and our manual searching was what eventually got us the flight.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on The Points Guy Articles.
