Lufthansa booked through American Express Travel: how to claim a price drop
Yes in the first 24 hours: American Express Travel gives a full refund when you cancel within 24 hours of booking. After that the airline's rules apply: a change can cost $150 to $300, and any value left over may be lost unless the airline allows a credit. Go through American Express Travel, not Lufthansa.
Verified against American Express Travel's own policy pages.
Price drop calculator
Lufthansa on American Express Travel price drop calculator
Is it worth claiming the lower Lufthansa fare through American Express Travel? Enter what you paid and the new price to see what could come back after any change fee.
Enter what you paid and the new Lufthansa fare to see if claiming is worth the friction.
Contact American Express Travel, not Lufthansa
Your ticket is held by American Express Travel, not Lufthansa. If you contact Lufthansa directly to cancel or change this booking, the airline may handle it in a way that wipes out the value left on your original ticket. All changes must go through American Express Travel.
After you book
How to catch the next Lufthansa drop
Prices keep moving after you book. Most people who catch a drop do it by checking the price again and again, and sometimes they get lucky.
Option 1 · The manual way
Check the price yourself
Search your booking on the Lufthansa app or website every few days. If the price falls below what you paid, the calculator above tells you whether it’s worth claiming, and these are the steps.
See every way to claim through American Express Travel
How to claim a price drop through American Express Travel
2 methods ranked by ease and success rate.
Lufthansa change fees by fare class
These are the airline's fees. American Express Travel may also charge additional service fees. Confirm the total before proceeding.
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Book the same flight at the lower fare first, so you do not lose it
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Log in to AmexTravel.com, open "Manage My Trips" and find the original booking
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Cancel it. American Express Travel gives a full refund when you cancel within 24 hours of booking
Cancel through American Express Travel, not the airline: Amex issued the ticket. If you paid with points, the refund arrives as a statement credit; call 1-800-AXP-EARN to get the points back instead.
All claim methods
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Book the same flight at the lower fare first, so you do not lose it
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Log in to AmexTravel.com, open "Manage My Trips" and find the original booking
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Cancel it. American Express Travel gives a full refund when you cancel within 24 hours of booking
Cancel through American Express Travel, not the airline: Amex issued the ticket. If you paid with points, the refund arrives as a statement credit; call 1-800-AXP-EARN to get the points back instead.
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Log in to AmexTravel.com, open "Manage My Trips" and choose "Change Reservation"
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Check the price shown for the same flight. The airline's change fee applies (Amex lists 150 USD domestic to 300 USD international) plus any fare difference
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Before you confirm, ask how the leftover value will be kept. Some airlines allow a Miscellaneous Charge Order, which Amex handles by phone; otherwise the remaining balance may be forfeited
Change through American Express Travel, not the airline. Any credit is an American Express Airline Credit for the same traveler and the same airline, set by the airline's rules. For credits and Miscellaneous Charge Orders, call 1-800-297-2977, or the number on the back of your Card.
Option 2 · The easy way
Let Plot watch it for you
Fares move after you book, usually when you’re not looking. Forward your Lufthansa confirmation once and Plot watches the price for you. When a drop is worth claiming, you get an alert with the exact steps.
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With Plot
How Plot watches your fare
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Forward your confirmation
Forward your American Express Travel booking confirmation for your Lufthansa flight to plans@plot.travel. That is the only thing you need to do.
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We watch your fare continuously
Plot keeps measuring your exact fare against the market, and knows you booked through American Express Travel. When a price drop is worth acting on, we send instructions for the right channel.
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Your Lufthansa price dropped
How to claim your savings
- 1.Log in to AmexTravel.com, open "Manage My Trips" and choose "Change Reservation"
- 2.Check the price shown for the same flight. The airline's change fee applies (Amex lists 150 USD domestic to 300 USD international) plus any fare difference
- 3.Before you confirm, ask how the leftover value will be kept. Some airlines allow a Miscellaneous Charge Order, which Amex handles by phone; otherwise the remaining balance may be forfeited
03Claim through the right channel
When the price drops, we tell you the savings and the American Express Travel steps to claim it, so you never contact Lufthansa when you should be contacting American Express Travel.
Price Watch is part of Plot Pro.
Questions
Lufthansa via American Express Travel: price drop FAQ
Common questions about claiming a price drop on Lufthansa when booked through American Express Travel.
Contact American Express Travel, not Lufthansa. When you book through a travel booking site, that site holds your ticket and owns your reservation. Lufthansa cannot process refunds or changes on a ticket issued by American Express Travel. Doing so can wipe out the value left on your original ticket. We have documented 2 verified methods on this page.
Not as a federal right. The US 24-hour rule applies to tickets bought directly from the airline, not through booking sites like American Express Travel. What American Express Travel offers in the first 24 hours is in the first method on this page; on some sites it depends on the airline's fare rules.
Always contact American Express Travel. Your ticket was issued by American Express Travel, not the airline. If you contact Lufthansa directly to request a change or cancellation, the airline may handle it in a way that wipes out the value left on your original ticket. That is a common and expensive mistake. All changes must go through American Express Travel's website, app, or support line.
Inside American Express Travel's cancellation window, you typically receive a full cash refund to your original payment method. Outside that window, any fare difference is usually issued as a travel credit or American Express Travel rewards (such as OneKeyCash for Expedia), not cash. See the specific methods above for payout details.
Plot watches your Lufthansa fare continuously after you forward your confirmation email to plans@plot.travel. When the price drops, we send the exact savings amount and step-by-step instructions specific to American Express Travel's process, including the reminder to contact American Express Travel, not Lufthansa. Price Watch is part of Plot Pro.
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