Uptrip & Loyalty

Sustainability is no longer a side issue – it affects us all, including aviation. The Lufthansa Group has set the ambitious target of becoming CO₂-neutral by 2050. With Miles & More, frequent flyers can actively contribute to this goal – and get rewarded for it.

Those who offset their flights’ CO₂ emissions or choose sustainable fares receive extra benefits: more miles, Points and Qualifying Points. Of course, these options are not free of charge – and they are likely designed to benefit Lufthansa as well.

Three Miles & More options for sustainable flying

Miles & More offers flexible ways to reduce your CO₂ footprint while collecting additional miles and status points:

1. Book Green Fares – CO₂ offset directly included in the ticket

• The ticket price already includes a CO₂ offset.
• Up to 20% additional miles, Points & HON Circle Points (only 10% on intercontinental flights).
• From around €35 surcharge per segment within Germany in Economy Class.

2. CO₂ offset packages before departure

• Choose from individual packages, some including SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel).
• Up to 6 miles per €1 and 80% more status points.
• HON Circle Points are limited to 20% extra and can only be earned on Business and First Class offsets.
• Prices range from under €10 per segment to four-digit sums.

3. Offset flights retrospectively

• Offsetting after the flight is possible via the Miles & More app or website.
• Available for all flights of the current calendar year.
• Pricing and HON Circle Point rules apply as with the packages above.

Is the Miles & More CO₂ offset worth it?

At Scantofly.de we generally welcome initiatives for more sustainable flying – or at least for supporting meaningful climate protection projects. How sustainable the projects supported by Lufthansa actually are is difficult to assess from the outside. A higher share of SAF is, however, always a positive step.

The key factor is the value for money: those willing to spend more on offset packages can indeed benefit from attractive Points and QP credits – but sometimes only at a very steep price. Not every offset option appears cost-effective.

The Miles & More CO₂ Offset becomes especially interesting for frequent flyers who are just short of qualifying for a status level at the end of the year: instead of booking extra mileage runs (which are certainly not in the spirit of sustainability), it may be cheaper and smarter to offset selected flights. This way, you can also avoid the expensive miles-for-points conversion (offered to credit card holders).

Interestingly, Lufthansa seems to be in an offering mood, when it comes to Miles and status points promotions. Currently, they run a campaign for the credit card swap to Deutsche Bank, a new Marriott cooperation and also a new Uptrip collection for status points at the same time.

Today, Miles & More announced that you can now earn both Points and Qualifying Points when you offset the CO₂ emissions of your flights. Sounds great on paper. In practice? Well, let’s just say: the system seems allergic to actually working. Neither the app nor the website managed to get me through the process without breaking.

But hey, Miles & More bugs aren’t exactly rare. It sometimes feels like their IT department’s motto is: “Ship it first, test it later – if ever.” So, here’s a little highlight reel of the situation shortly after go-live.

Miles & More Points for CO₂ Offsetting

So you click through the newsletter or the Miles & More site, pick the flight(s) you’d like to offset, and… voilà:

If you stubbornly try again, you’ll be told that the flight is already offset. (It isn’t.) I even tried switching the language, hoping that maybe the German version was just broken. Spoiler: the English version was broken too.

Update as of 26.09.: The problem seems to be resolved. For all who tried it out yesterday, you may beed to delete your browser cache or try in an incognito browser window.

Uptrip Collections not redeemable with NFTs

In September, Miles & More released another round of (cool!) Uptrip collections. This time, some of them even offered status points as rewards.

However, anyone hoping to complete a collection using their Uptrip NFT cards was quickly disappointed. Even a week later, the collections still couldn’t be redeemed. Uptrip promised that a fix would be available by the end of the week. (We’ll see about that.)

Update: As of Saturday, 27th of September, collections with NFTs can be redeemed again.

Uptrip Cards Disappearing After Failed Trades

One particularly frustrating bug on the Uptrip marketplace: if you try to accept a trade offer, hand over your card, and start the payment process, you might end up losing your card entirely – without ever completing the trade. If another user happens to click a fraction of a second before you, the card is gone.

Conclusion: Miles & More – Uptrip Glitches

These are just a few examples where Miles & More (and Lufthansa by extension) really fail to shine. The errors are avoidable, yet they keep dragging the user experience down, again and again—for no good reason. Honestly, this could be done so much better.

For many months, the integration between Lufthansa and ITA Airways has been progressing. This is also evident with Miles & More: Frequent flyers have long been able to earn points and qualifying points for their status on ITA flights.

One area, however, remains pending – the Uptrip app. Users have been waiting for months for the integration. It is known that Uptrip is working on it. In an interview in May 2025, Uptrip explained that the delay is mainly due to the low priority of this feature compared to the general integration of ITA into Lufthansa’s system landscape. Since then, things have gone quiet.

But that doesn’t necessarily mean much. True to Miles & More style, smaller updates are rarely announced far in advance or discussed with the community. That’s why it’s worth taking a look at which new Uptrip cards we might expect with ITA Airways.

ITA Airways Route Network

The ITA Airways route network gives clues about which new cards are likely. The overlap with existing Uptrip destinations is significant – especially on long-haul routes: Currently, there isn’t a single destination on long-haul routes that isn’t already represented on Uptrip.

The shorter distances are a bit more interesting:

• Medium-haul: One new destination – Tripoli (Libya)
• Short-haul: Four new destinations – Alghero, Reggio Calabria, Pantelleria, Lampedusa

Pantelleria is only served seasonally between July 5 and October 11, which will likely place it among the rare Uptrip cards.

Ita Airways – Flight Destinations

Uptrip Cards Featuring ITA Airways Aircraft

In addition to the destinations, the ITA Airways fleet will of course also be featured as a card set on Uptrip, along with the ITA Airways airline card.

✈ Aircraft marked in red are expected to remain in service with ITA Airways only until the end of 2025. Depending on when ITA Airways is added to Uptrip, the card could become a true rarity or possibly may not exist at all.

Will ITA Airways Flights Be Accepted Retroactively?

Very likely, yes. So far, Uptrip allows flights from the last six months to be scanned retroactively. There’s little reason to think this practice won’t continue with ITA.

However, one shouldn’t expect Miles & More or Uptrip to honor older ITA flights beyond six months as a courtesy. In this case, the “fair use” principle will likely apply – even if the integration has been delayed.

Conclusion on ITA Airways on Uptrip

An official release date is still missing, but the direction is clear: ITA Airways will become part of Uptrip. The new destinations and aircraft cards will expand the portfolio for collectors. Of course, we also expect new collections aimed at attracting the new Italian audience.

Until then, keep your eyes open – Uptrip often announces news on Instagram or in the app store version notes.

Due to numerous questions about fake Uptrip NFT cards, we want to provide a helpful guide: How can you identify fake Uptrip NFTs and what should you watch out for when buying on Opensea.io?

Most Important: The Correct Contract Address

The key element in identifying authentic Uptrip cards – which will also appear in your Uptrip App after purchase – is the contract address.

The correct address is: 0xA59B69E1faD081aF56C472c03D9B7f80AF847C9c

Good news: you don’t need to double-check this address with every single trade. As long as you are browsing the official Uptrip NFT collection, all cards within it will automatically use this address.

Be Careful When Searching on NFT Marketplaces

Look carefully when searching for the Uptrip collection via Opensea or other NFT marketplaces.

Fake NFT collections appear regularly and often show up in the search results right next to the genuine collection. These have nothing to do with Miles & More or Uptrip.

Typical Signs of Fake Uptrip NFT cards

Fake Uptrip NFT cards may look like genuine ones at first glance, but there are several clues (besides the contract address) that give them away:

• Price: Fake cards are often offered at unusually low prices.
• Fractionalization: Many fakes are sold in fragments (e.g., 1/10 or 1/100 shares).
• Collection size: The official Uptrip collection contains over 8,000 cards. Fake collections often have only a few dozen or fewer.
• Collection date: Uptrip launched on the blockchain in August 2023. Collections created after that are likely to be fake.
• Collection URL: If the URL after “Uptrip Cards” includes a number or suffix, it is not the original collection.

Cards Without Images and Metadata

Another pitfall are Uptrip NFTs without images or metadata that are still found within the official collection.

• In some cases, metadata may take a few hours to load.
• Unfortunately, it often happens that no data loads at all, leaving the cards permanently undefined.

We have contacted Uptrip support about this issue and will share their response as soon as it becomes available.

Conclusion: Fake Uptrip NFT Cards

Anyone looking to purchase Uptrip NFT cards via marketplaces such as Opensea should always double-check the contract address and the collection URL.

For those interested in learning more, you can find a detailed analysis of Uptrip’s success with NFTs.

Today it’s finally here: Uptrip has released its new September 2025 collections with Qualifying Points and more. After the last collections went live on August 14, Miles & More continues to follow the roughly monthly rhythm for new releases. Additionally, it’s noticeable that the Uptrip team is increasingly using Instagram between collections to run smaller campaigns, like the recent mini-game accompanying the “Friends-Fly-Higher” promotion, in order to boost interaction and maintain engagement between collections.

As before, we at Scantofly.de have taken a closer look at the new collections:

1. Ready for Takeoff

Reward: 20 Points and 20 Qualifying Points (redeemable up to 5 times, €15 per redemption)

This is a true highlight for collectors aiming for FTL or Senator status. For just 8 cards—5 of which are originals—you can complete this collection. The required cards are relatively common: Frankfurt, Munich, 3 other cities of your choice, and one aircraft each from Lufthansa, Swiss, and Austrian.

The redemption can be done up to 5 times, giving a total of 100 Points and 100 Qualifying Points. These QPs also count toward Lifetime Senator status. However, each additional redemption costs €14.99, meaning a full collection of points costs an extra €60.

At roughly €0.60 per QP, this is still an excellent deal. On the path to Lufthansa Senator status (2,000 Points & 1,000 QPs), this collection is an attractive supplement—providing 5% of the necessary Points and 10% of the necessary QPs, especially useful if you are short on points at year-end. For the Frequent Travellor Status Uptrip offers even a better alternative.

2. Jet Set on Wheels

Reward: Aluminium Business Wheeler (rolling suitcase)

The “Jet Set on Wheels” collection required a whopping 18 cards, including 13 originals. With Tokyo and Johannesburg as mandatory cards, it wasn’t easy to complete quickly, which seems to have increased its appeal: the collection sold out in record time. A travel companion reward for those who were fast enough.

3. Austrian Timeless Travels

Reward: Austrian Airlines Retro-Design Shoulder Bag

A touch of nostalgia: the “Austrian Timeless Travels” collection required 14 cards, 12 of which were originals. The reward was an exclusive Austrian shoulder bag by TITAN—designed in a classic style and finished with Austrian Airlines’ original 1956 logo. A perfect blend of functionality and airline history.

Only three hours after release, the limited edition appears to be selling out fast.

Update: We need to slightly revise our assessment of the availability of this Miles & More offer. Three days after the launch of the new collection, interest in the bag appears to have declined, and there are still around 10 bags available.

Fazit zu den Uptrip Kollektionen im September

The September Uptrip collections are impressive and surpass much of what we’ve seen in recent months. The “Ready for Takeoff” collection, especially with the new €14.99 re-redemption option, could bring fresh dynamics to collecting and redeeming—likely attracting many new users. With “Jet Set on Wheels” and “Austrian Timeless Travels,” Uptrip successfully appeals to brand fans, as the rapid redemptions clearly show.

In the first article, we looked at the different types of rare cards and why they are so interesting for collectors. In this second part, we now dive into concrete examples of rare Uptrip cards: city cards, aircraft cards, special editions, and quirky errors that make Uptrip so appealing. Some of these cards were shared with us by the community through the current Uptrip survey. More about the survey results will be available soon on scantofly.de.

City Cards for rare destinations

City cards from destinations that are no longer served

Some cards are particularly exciting because the destinations were once served but are no longer part of the network:

• Odessa
• St. Petersburg
• Friedrichshafen
• Laage (Rostock)

These cards are true rarities, as it is uncertain whether these destinations will return to the program. Likely, several other destinations also fall into this category. We’re happy to add them upon further notice.

City cards for destinations without Lufthansa Group service

Some city cards seem puzzling because they were never part of the regular Lufthansa, Austrian, or SWISS network, but still appeared as part of special campaigns. Examples of rare Uptrip cards include Jakarta, Hanoi, Montevideo, or Florence (USA). Why Miles & More issued these cards at all remains unclear – perhaps simply to expand the card offering.

Aircraft Cards of rare or retired carrier types

Aircraft cards can also have high rarity value if the aircraft types are no longer in regular service:

• Airbus A330-300 – available in small numbers.
• Lufthansa Embraer 170 and 175 – retired by 2023 at the latest.
• A300-600 – has been out of service for many years. Since Uptrip is only 3 years old, this card was never earned through regular flights.

Outlook: With the introduction of new aircraft such as the Dreamliner, the Airbus A340-300 as well as the A340-600 will gradually disappear (the latter already in November 2025). Their card values are likely to rise over time. Other Lufthansa Group airlines such as SWISS, Eurowings, or Edelweiss are also in the process of restructuring and modernizing their fleets. Beyond that, there are further rarities tied to special configurations like the 747-400F or 747-400M.modernisieren. Darüber hinaus gibt es weitere Raritäten, die mit speziellen Konfigurationen wie der 747-400F 747-400M.

Aircraft Cards from wet-lease operations

With wet-lease agreements, other airlines operate aircraft for the Lufthansa Group. This leads to cards that otherwise wouldn’t exist in the portfolio. Often, however, these come without their own aircraft design:

• Boeing 737-800
• Airbus A318
• Boeing 767-31K

Aircraft Cards from faulty allocations

Sometimes fascinating cards appear simply due to system errors. Examples include:

• Cessna Citation CJ1 – who doesn’t know this Lufthansa classic?
• Cessna 510
• Boeing 747-200F – a type that hasn’t been in active Lufthansa service for decades.

These cards are especially sought after, as they weren’t planned and therefore exist only in very small numbers.

Special one-time or limited edition cards

From time to time, Uptrip issues cards that are only available once or in very limited quantities:

• Special campaign “Find me if you can”: Numerous bronze cards were distributed, plus 10 silver and 3 gold cards.
• Seasonal cards: e.g., New Year’s Eve (Dec 31), Merry Christmas (Dec 24), or Halloween.
• Campaign cards: Community Flight Cards (Mallorca for example), First Class, LH Longest Flight, Oktoberfest 2024.

Conclusion

Rare Uptrip cards have a wide variety of backgrounds: from discontinued destinations to seasonal specials, to errors or limited-edition campaigns. For collectors, this very diversity is what makes them so appealing. For tips and strategies on how to actually get rare Uptrip cards, check out the first part of our article.

Rare Uptrip cards have a double appeal: for collectors, they’re a highlight, and for users who want to complete Uptrip collections, they’re a valuable bargaining chip. As soon as a new collection is released, demand for certain cards skyrockets – and with a rare card in hand, you can often negotiate an especially good trade.

Temporarily hard to get or truly rare?

Truly rare Uptrip cards, on the other hand, exist because they were issued in smaller numbers from the very beginning or because they are no longer, or only under special circumstances, available.

Categories of rare uptrip cards

Rare Uptrip cards can roughly be grouped as follows:

• 🏙️ City cards for rare destinations – Places that are rarely served or only reachable seasonally.
• 🛬 City cards from destinations no longer or only recently served – Historic or new destinations with collector value.
• 🌍 City cards from destinations never served by the LH Group – Released as part of special promotions.
• ✈️ Aircraft cards of rare models – Planes that have been retired or are rarely in service.
• 🔄 Aircraft cards from wet leases – Aircraft temporarily operated for Lufthansa.
• ⚠️ Faulty aircraft cards – Cards created through incomplete allocation.
• 🎉 Special limited-edition cards – Unique or very rare cards for events and promotions.

While some Lufthansa fans only focus on cards tied to Lufthansa Group destinations, other collectors are interested in anything that carries rarity value. In the second part of this article, we’ll showcase some concrete examples of rare Uptrip cards.

Strategies to get rare cards

1. Actively monitor the marketplace

Regularly scanning the marketplace takes time but can pay off – especially right after new collections are launched. Experience shows that rare cards often appear then, as users rush to get the cards they need for the collection. The first few hours after Miles & More releases new collections are particularly promising.

2. Place your own offers

Those who consistently put up trade offers increase their chances of eventually picking up rare cards. Attractive offers are key: nobody will give away their rarities for just a standard card.

Tip: Offer concrete trades – for example, one of your own rare duplicates in exchange for an equivalent rare card. Sweeten your offer with a second, less rare card (a 2-for-1 trade). This increases the appeal of your offer compared to others, especially when rare cards are openly listed.

Note: Don’t overdo it. Too many offers can look like spam and discourage other Uptrip marketplace users.

3. Search NFT marketplaces

From time to time, rare Uptrip cards also pop up on platforms like OpenSea or Rarible. However, you’ll need a wallet connected to NFT marketplaces. You can find a step-by-step guide to your first Uptrip NFT card on the official Uptrip help page.

4. Contact users directly

Some collectors provide contact details in their profile. In addition, there are forums and Facebook groups where you can specifically look for trading partners.

5. Use the Scantofly.de Uptrip Trading Platform

Not all cards can be found via the in-app search. Particularly rare ones often don’t show up there at all. The free Uptrip trading platform from Scantofly.de is a valuable supplement and makes targeted searching much easier.

Conclusion

Rare Uptrip cards are not only a highlight for collectors but also strategically valuable for trading. Those who understand which cards are truly rare and which are only temporarily sold out can collect more effectively – and by applying clever strategies, significantly increase their chances of securing real rarities. In the second part of our article on rare Uptrip cards, we’ll present examples of cards from each of the categories listed above.

If you’re using the Uptrip app, you’ll know the problem: the marketplace often makes it difficult to find suitable trading partners for your cards. You rarely know which cards the other person is still looking for or which ones they have duplicates of – which usually results in countless “blind attempts.”

To make this process simpler and faster, we have developed an Uptrip Trading Tool that helps you trade Uptrip cards more efficiently. In this blog post, we’ll explain how the tool works, how you can use it, and what advantages it offers.

What Is the Uptrip Marketplace Tool?

Our tool is an external addition to the Uptrip app that makes card trading clearer and more targeted.

With the tool, you can:

• Manage and search your own card collection in a structured way in your Uptrip dashboard
• Add cards to a personal wishlist
• See potential matches directly on our card trading hub – no more endless searching
• Exclude cards you don’t want to trade
• Find statistics on the completeness of your collection.

This will hopefully save you a lot of time on the Uptrip marketplace and help you find suitable trading partners more quickly.

👉 Important: This is not an official Uptrip feature, but rather a hobby project we created. We have no business relationship with Miles & More.

Step by Step: How to Use the Tool

1. Registration

Visit our card tool dashboard and create an account.

💡 Tip: Use the same username as in the Uptrip app so that your trading partners can easily recognize you.

2. Add Your Card Collection

Once logged in, you’ll arrive at your personal card dashboard. Here, you can manually enter your Uptrip card collection. (Unfortunately, there’s no direct synchronization since Uptrip does not provide an API.)

3. Manage Wishlist & Exclusions

You can add Uptrip cards you really want to your wishlist.

💡 Tip: Use this feature sparingly so that matches focus only on the cards that are truly important to you.

At the same time, you can exclude cards you don’t want to trade.

4. View Trade Overview

Based on your settings, the tool automatically shows you all possible matches with other users. In the beginning, trade options may be limited – but the more people use the tool, the more exciting the results will become.

5. Offer a Trade in Uptrip

Once you’ve found a match, you can initiate the trade directly in the Uptrip app – as long as your trading partner uses the same username in the tool.

Feel free to share the tool with other collectors, for example in your Uptrip profile info, to help the community grow.

6. View your card statistics

Once you enter your cards, you will see an overview of the completeness of your collection, according to the categories defined by Uptrip (All cards, Airlines, Airplanes, Cities, Special, Insight Art).

Why Is the Tool Helpful?

The biggest weakness of the official Uptrip app by Miles & More is the lack of transparency regarding the cards your trading partners are looking for. Our tool directly solves this issue:

• More targeted trades: You immediately see which card offers make sense.
• Better overview: Especially useful if you have a larger collection.
• Faster search: No more random offers – structured matches instead.
• Collection management: Easier internal organization, including a word search feature that Uptrip itself doesn’t have.

Current Limitations & Notes

• 🔔 No notification function yet – so check the tool regularly to discover new trades.
• 🖼️ We are not using the original Uptrip card designs, but our own versions. We will, however, ask Uptrip for permission to use their designs in the future.
• 🎨 Pixel Art designs (Allegris) are excluded, as they are hard to represent due to many color variations and missing names.
• 🃏 Some cards appear in the tool that are not visible on the official Uptrip marketplace.
• ⚠️ The tool is still an early version – so bugs may occur at first.
• 📧 Suggestions (e.g., missing cards or features), feedback, or bug reports can be sent to: support@scantofly.de

Conclusion: The Uptrip Marketplace Tool

Our Uptrip trading tool makes card trading simpler, faster, and more organized. Especially if you have a larger collection, it saves you a lot of time and frustration.

👉 Try it out, share it with others, and help the community grow. The more collectors use it, the better the matching will work!

By the way, we also have more details on the development of the tool and what to expect next. Enjoy trading – and good luck completing your collection!

After receiving extensive feedback and inquiries about our Uptrip NFT analysis on the two-year anniversary, we’re diving deeper today to examine the offers and trades within the Miles & More app. In this article, we answer key questions: Which cards are available? Can trading rare Uptrip cards be profitable? And what should collectors watch out for when trading?

Over 7,000 Uptrip Collectible Cards on the Blockchain

There are now over 7,000 Uptrip collectible cards on the blockchain. We took the time to review and categorize them. While trading activity has been limited so far, there could still be opportunities for individual users to find a sweet spot.

The Most Common Uptrip Cards

Here’s a look at the most frequently appearing cards:

• Welcome: 672
• Lufthansa: 378
• Frankfurt: 238
• Miles & More Member: 207
• Munich: 202
• Travel ID: 191
• Eurowings: 185
• Birthday: 172

The prevalence of these standard cards isn’t surprising. Their current price ranges from €0.70 to €4. However, the number of NFTs actually listed for sale is relatively limited.

Rare Cards: Highlights for Uptrip Collectors

Beyond the standard cards, there’s a wide variety of rare ones. 78 cards exist in three copies or fewer, while 41 are unique, appearing only once on the blockchain. Some of the most intriguing rare cards include:

EZE-FRA: Representing the “LH Longest Flight,” though the card name seems to have been entered incorrectly during minting.

Abbotsford: Not an actual Lufthansa destination, likely created randomly during the Christmas event on December 24, 2024.

St. Petersburg: Similar to Abbotsford, a rare card representing a destination never – or not recently – served by Lufthansa.

Karlsruhe: A legitimate Eurowings destination, uncommon but not a one-of-a-kind rarity.

Airbus A318: Allegedly a Lufthansa Group flight, though our research indicates this plane was never used by Lufthansa. The referenced flight EW7753 on October 23, 2024, was operated by an A319.

Cessna 510: Appeared twice as a Eurowings flight NFT; origin unclear.

TravelId Member: Likely a minting typo, creating a unique glitch.

Boeing 747-200F: Retired by the late 1990s, yet it appears in the collection – raising questions about its inclusion.

Historical Uptrip Deals

There have been only a few notable historical trades:

• Only six deals on OpenSea exceeded $30 at the time.
• All these trades occurred over 1.5 years ago.
• The most expensive card was Cape Town, sold for around $40 on December 21, 2013.
• In the last 90 days, a few Uptrip NFTs changed hands for $25 each.

Conclusion: A NFT Collector’s Eden

Miles & More’s Uptrip NFTs present an exciting niche for collectors. Although trading activity has been modest recently, some rare cards offer potential long-term value. Whether the Uptrip market will see a revival remains uncertain – but for passionate collectors, keeping an eye on NFT marketplaces might just pay off.

On August 30, 2023, Lufthansa, specifically the Lufthansa Innovation Hub, launched its in-house Uptrip app on the blockchain along with its first NFT collection.

Now, just before the second anniversary, it is time to take a closer look at the Uptrip NFT card functionalities and assess what has become of the project.

For this purpose, we analyzed data from OpenSea, Dune, OKX, and Polygonscan to provide insights into whether and how NFTs are actually being used within Uptrip.

Data and Facts about Uptrip NFT cards

• Total supply: approx. 8,235 cards
• Number of wallets holding NFTs: 587 holders
• Average per holder: 14 Uptrip NFTs
• 445 different cards recorded on the blockchain
• Entry price: 2.69 MATIC (approx. €0.55)
• Highest listing on OpenSea: approx. €245
• 90-day average price: just under €5 across 78 sales
• Trading fee for Miles & More: 7.47%

Uptrip NFT cards: Holder Structure and Analysis

Among the 587 cardholders, two accounts stand out:

1. One account with 465 cards (including many very low-value ones such as “Miles & More Member” or “Travel ID”).
2. Another account with 179 cards.

Together, they hold almost 8% of all cards.

The rest is widely spread: some users own 70+ cards, but many hold only 1–3. The latter suggests that they merely tested the NFT functionality once.

When compared with Uptrip’s active user base (15,000–20,000 active users and 200,000 accounts in total), the picture becomes clear: Even under optimistic assumptions, only 3–4% of active users have interacted with them. Less than 0.3% of all accounts have ever used NFTs and one the Uptrip NFT cards.

Use and Monetization of Uptrip NFTs

Uptrip NFT cards can:

1. be redeemed for collections
2. serve as collectibles
3. be traded outside the Uptrip marketplace

However, trading volume remains very low. According to Dune Analytics:

• approx. 2,800 sales in total
• 198 unique buyers, 72 sellers
• total sales volume: about €1,850
• historical average price: €0.66 per card

The current 3-month average of around €5 is misleading, since the number of trades has dropped significantly.

Miles & More generated just €138 in revenue from creator fees at 7.47% – essentially nothing. OpenSea also suspended the enforcement of creator fees around the time the collection launched, making the real figure likely even lower.

It is important to stress: the success of a loyalty program should not be measured by direct NFT revenues. Still, the low figures help explain why Lufthansa has not further developed this feature.

Known Issues

1. Faulty redemptions: cards could not be redeemed for collections for minutes, sometimes even days – highly problematic with limited-time offers.
2. No re-trading: once on the blockchain, cards cannot be traded on the Uptrip marketplace. A promised feature for this was never implemented.
3. Synchronization issues: cards purchased on NFT marketplaces sometimes do not appear in the app. Uptrip acknowledges the issue, but there is no fix. In some cases, a standard card is added manually as a goodwill solution.
4. Incomplete blockchain coverage: an estimated 600 different cards exist, but only 445 are on the blockchain. Some newer ones, like the Pixel-Art Lufthansa Allegris cards, were never integrated.

You may also be interested in our review of known issues and bugs of the Uptrip App.

Statement from Uptrip

When asked about these issues, Uptrip responded:

“Yes, we are still actively working on the topic – both regarding technical error analysis and the further development of the NFT functionality as a whole. NFTs remain a fixed part of Uptrip, and we are working on improving their use.”

(Hint: Translation – Original statement in German language)

Conclusion: Disappointment After Two Years

The original idea of bringing a loyalty program onto the blockchain was innovative and certainly helped position Uptrip internally within the Lufthansa Group.

Two years later, however, the picture is sobering:

• Uptrip NFT cards have attracted very few users.
• There is no active market trading on NFT platforms.
• Functionality is error-prone, and blockchain cards are hardly usable.
• From a commercial standpoint, the initiative is a loss.

Despite announcements of continued development, it seems unlikely that Uptrip or Miles & More will significantly improve the NFT functionality anytime soon. For now, the recommendation is clear: do not move your cards onto the blockchain – unless your goal is simply to experiment with the technology.

Interesting Read: Our analysis on Uptrip NFT card availability and historic trades.