BWI: Lufthansa Student Centre Launches Special Offer for Students, including a Chance to Win iPads

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Source: Lufthansa Student Centre
Friday, April 08, 2011 02:15 PM IST (08:45 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Travel & tourism; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Education & training, Travel & tourism
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Lufthansa Student Centre Launches Special Offer for Students, including a Chance to Win iPads


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Friday, April 08, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- A new package of special student offers, including a chance to win one of five iPads, was unveiled this week on the Lufthansa Student Centre, a special microsite for students flying to North America or Europe. The comprehensive bundle of benefits combines Lufthansa Student Specials along with a variety of exclusive partner offers and discounts.

With the admission season picking up pace and students scouting for the most advantageous travel deals, Lufthansa's Student Specials provide the best option that include low one way fares starting at INR 30,600 to Europe and INR 40,900 to North America, and return fares starting at INR 53,200 to North America and INR 38,800 to Europe. Booking tickets online through www.lufthansa.com entitles students to a 5% discount and an automatic entry into the exciting sweepstakes for a chance to win one of five iPads. Students can also carry along all their necessary belongings with extra bags allowed at an additional cost of just USD 50. In addition, Miles & More offers students flying Lufthansa as many as 2000 extra award miles after their first flight activity.

To top it all, students benefit from a vast network that provides the ideal combination of convenience and affordability via Lufthansa's 50 weekly flights from seven Indian hubs - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune.

Booking a flight on Lufthansa also makes students eligible for exclusive partner offers. Matrix Cellular offers free talk time worth USD 50 for students flying to the US, INR 1,250 for students flying to the UK and INR 500 for students flying to Germany. Keeping in touch with family and friends becomes simpler with country specific student mobile connections which offer lower call rates, free call value and customized talk plans.

A whopping 25% discount from Woodland on apparel, footwear and accessories aims at helping students save as they buy the right shoes and apparel to dress in accordance with the weather conditions at university. And that's not all. Purchasing books for the new academic session becomes simpler with a Gift Card worth USD 10 from Amazon.com.

Studying abroad exposes students to new cultures, traditions and perspective. Canon helps capture the moments with special discounts on both the high end DSLRs and the sleek IXUS range. And that's not all. Students who buy an Apple Notebook receive free gifts worth INR 6,500.

Further details about these offers can be found on Lufthansa Student Centre (www.lufthansa.com/students). This interactive microsite created especially for Indian students wanting to study abroad, offers a vast bank of information on universities in North America, Germany and the United Kingdom, financing options, travel advice, visa regulations, accommodation, health insurance, etc. The microsite also features a Students Blog that provides updates and tips regarding student life abroad every week.

About Lufthansa in India

52 weekly flights to seven Indian destinations make Lufthansa the Number One European carrier in India. The carrier completed 51 years of operations in the country in 2010. In recognition of its outstanding, customized service, Lufthansa was voted as "Favourite International Airline 2010" at the Outlook Traveller Awards this year.

With affiliates SWISS and Austrian, 77 weekly flights are on offer to Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich and Vienna from India in the current summer schedule.

The Lufthansa Group airlines - Austrian Airlines, bmi, Brussels Airlines and SWISS together with Lufthansa - serve 283 destinations in 105 countries on four continents in the current summer schedule from their hubs at Brussels, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, London-Heathrow, Munich and Zurich.

Lufthansa German Airlines is a founding member of Star Alliance and has developed one of the most comprehensive alliance networks in the industry.


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