STAR ALLIANCE "WORLD TOUR" AT NTBA

22 Member Airlines Jointly Represented at Booth #2024 Continental Airlines and TAM Airlines Represented at the booth Air New Zealand, Continental, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines Display Seats

HOUSTON, USA – August 9th, 2010 – The "Star Alliance World Tour" is the main promotional activity at this year's NBTA trade show booth. Aimed at encouraging attendees to visit multiple airlines' the promotion cards have been inserted into all direct members registration bags and will also be available at all airline kiosks and at the central Concierge Desk at booth #2024. The more airlines visited, the higher the chances for NBTA Direct Members to win prizes such as airline tickets as well as the special "Star Alliance World Tour" jackets. Winners will be announced every half hour starting from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday and at 9:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 am on Wednesday.

Following their long standing tradition, the Star Alliance member carriers are again represented at the same booth at the annual NBTA International Convention & Exposition, currently being held in Continental's home town of Houston.

The 20 Star Alliance airlines represented at NBTA last year are being joined by Continental and TAM Airlines, carriers who both have become Star Alliance members within the last 10 months. All participating carriers will have individual desks at the Star Alliance booth and will have representatives available throughout the event.

In addition, Air New Zealand, Continental, Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines will have seats on display.

Continental, together with Boeing, has an additional booth (#1869) featuring a mock-up ob the Boeing B787 Dreamliner cabin.

Press kits with further information on Star Alliance are available on data sticks from the concierge desk at the Star Alliance booth, so please come visit us at booth #2024

About Star Alliance:
The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller. Its acceptance by the market has been recognised by numerous awards, including the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award, Best Airline Alliance by both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. The member airlines are: Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Blue1,bmi, Brussels Airlines, Continental Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa,Scandinavian Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAM Airlines, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI, United and US Airways. Air India has been announced as a future member. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers over 21,200 daily flights to 1,172 airports in 181 countries.