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Lufthansa Making It Rain Cash With 'Sunshine Insurance'

There's nothing worse than booking a summer vacation and then having it rain every day, right? Apparently German airline Lufthansa feels your pain and wants to do something about it. Aren't they wunderbar?

The deal is this: Book your flights to any of 36 Lufthansa destinations, including New York, Barcelona, Madrid and Istanbul, and for every day that it rains more than 5mm a day, Lufthansa will give you €20 ($28) (with a maximum payment of €200, or $280). They think that a "sunny stay … spoiled by rain" will be "brightened by compensation," which seems an awfully financially-driven way to look at a vacation, but heck, we're tempted.

The so-called "sunshine insurance" is available on flights booked until August 18, for travel during September and October, which aren't exactly reliably sunny months at the wide variety of destinations Lufthansa is targeting, so we reckon you could end up pocketing a tidy holiday-end bonus. If you're strapped for cash, we recommend a rain dance.

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· Lufthansa Coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Rainer Ebert]