Lufthansa relooks lodge card policy

LUFTHANSA Group has now said it

will accept all credit cards issued in

the name of a corporate regardless of

the order in which the names of the

corporate and agent appear on the

credit card.

Earlier this month, TNW ran the

story “Card clampdown continues”

(June 6). Andre Schulz, gm of the

Lufthansa Group for Southern

Africa, told TNW it would only accept

lodge cards, where the name of the

company appeared first, followed

by the agency. The group has

subsequently issued a statement

saying it doesn’t distinguish based on

the order of the names on the card.

“Travel agents may always use the

private/corporate customer credit

card if these cards are issued in

the name of the private/corporate

customer or in the name of the

traveller,” the statement says. “If the

credit card issuance or the contract

with the credit card company has

been made with a corporate/private

customer or the traveller, such cards

are accepted.”