Star Alliance to introduce co-branded credit ca…

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Star Alliance, one of the world’s three major airline groups, will soon announce an alliance co-branded credit card and introduce a European non-air transport partner in industry-first moves, its chief executive said on Thursday. The alliance, which includes United Airlines, Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines among its 26 member carriers, will launch the credit card in a single market that will be named at a later date, CEO Jeffrey Goh told reporters. “You will spend on your credit card and collect points. Those points are convertible to miles on the frequent flyer programme o…