Star Alliance Plans Credit Card For Redeeming Points Across 26 Airlines
- Star Alliance plans to launch co-branded credit card this year
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Star Alliance members span airlines from Singapore Airlines to Lufthansa and United Airlines.
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Star Alliance -- the largest of the three global airline groups -- is planning to offer a co-branded credit card that will allow a person to redeem points across all 26 members.
The card, to be launched later this year, will allow users to earn points via their spending, like a regular credit card, and then redeem those points via the frequent-flyer programs of any of the airlines, Star Alliance CEO Jeffrey Goh said at a briefing Thursday. Star Alliance members span airlines from Singapore Airlines Ltd. to Deutsche Lufthansa AG and United Airlines Holdings Inc.