Lufthansa is throwing a 24-hour sale that offers incredibly inexpensive round-trip Business Class airfares to destinations in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to travel where you know you want to be -- upfront in comfort with gourmet meals, personal in-flight entertainment and access before departures to the airport lounge.

This sale shaves off an average of $2,500 off of regularly published Business Class rates.

From Atlanta, sample round-trip airfares include:

  • Geneva, Switzerland from $2,182
  • Frankfurt, Germany from $2,199
  • Zurich, Switzerland from $2,203
  • Hamburg, Germany from $2,236
  • Vienna, Austria from $2,237
  • Stuttgart, Germany from $2,240
  • Berlin, Germany from $2,242
  • Dusseldorf, Germany from $2,244
  • Hanover, Germany from $2,245
  • Munich, Germany from $2,250

Plan to depart December 19-April 13, 2012. A five-day advance purchase required. Stays of up to three months permitted. A $400 fee applies on date changes made before or after departure. All travel on this sale must be completed on or before April 18, 2012.

Round-trip airfares above include all taxes and fees. Add up to $60 each way for travel on weekends.

To book, visit Lufthansa.com (http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/lh/us/homepage) and purchase tickets before midnight, tonight, Dec. 14.

Sale airfares are always subject to change. Every seat on every flight is not offered at the lowest rate. Since only a limited supply of seats is available, act quickly to make your purchase.

Airlines can discontinue or pull a sale price without notice when the offer does not have a "ticket-by" date or when the offer is deemed "sold out."

Clara Bosonetto is a retired travel consultant.