DINERS CLUB INTERNATIONAL ADDS NEW AIRPORT LOUNGES IN U.K.

18 new lounges open at 14 U.K. airport locations

Riverwoods, Ill. – October 8, 2008 – Diners Club International, a business unit of Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS), today announced the opening of  18 new cardholder club lounges at 14 airport locations in the United Kingdom. The addition of these new lounges now brings the total of Diners Club airport lounges to 123 worldwide.

All 18 Diners Club U.K. lounges are currently open and accessible to Diners Club’s more than 6.5 million cardholders at the following airport locations in England: Birmingham; Bristol; Nottingham East Midlands; London Gatwick; London Heathrow; Humberside; Leeds Bradford; Manchester; Newcastle; and Stansted. The remaining new U.K. airport lounge locations include four in Scotland: Aberdeen; Edinburgh; Glasgow; and Inverness.

“The opening of these additional lounges provides us with a tremendous opportunity to offer our Diners Club cardholders even more convenience and value when they travel throughout the U.K.,” said Joe Hurley, deputy president of Diners Club International. “The Diners Club lounge program is another example of our commitment to meeting the needs of cardholders.”

The U.K. airport lounges will be managed and staffed by Servisair, a leading service provider of aviation ground services, and feature a range of complimentary snacks, fresh-brewed coffee, tea, and alcoholic beverages, as well as television, newspapers, and magazines. In addition, all the U.K. lounges offer telephone and fax services and many also offer Internet access and business desks. 

“We understand the importance of providing travelers with a positive ground service experience,” said Darren Harding, vice president business development for Servisair. “Like Diners Club, our objective is to anticipate our customers’ needs and deliver to them a range of services that they have come to look forward to and appreciate.”

For more information on Diners Club airport lounges, visit: http://www.dinersclub.com/en/DCIHome/airportlounge

About Diners Club International

Established in 1950, Diners Club International became the first multi-purpose charge card in the world, launching a financial revolution in how consumers and companies pay for products and services. Today, Diners Club is a globally recognized brand serving the payment needs of upscale consumers as well as providing corporations and small business owners with a complete array of expense management solutions. With acceptance in more than 185 countries, 14 million merchant locations, and access to over 1 million ATMs, Diners Club is uniquely qualified to serve its cardholders all over the world.

About Servisair

Servisair operates 23 Lounges at airports across the UK (18 lounges), Canada (Calgary and Montreal), Denmark (Copenhagen) and The Netherlands (Amsterdam Schiphol). The company is one of the world’s leading providers of airport services handling 102 million passengers, 1.4 million aircraft and 1 million tons of cargo a year at 131 locations.  It forms part of the Derichebourg Group which also specialises in recycling and facilities management, employing 54,000 staff throughout 30 countries around the world.

About Discover Financial Services

Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a leading credit card issuer and electronic payment services company with one of the most recognized brands in U.S. financial services. The company operates the Discover Card, America's cash rewards pioneer. Since its inception in 1986, the company has become one of the largest card issuers in the United States. Its payments business consists of the Discover Network, with millions of merchant and cash access locations; PULSE, one of the nation's leading ATM/debit networks; and Diners Club International, a global payments network with acceptance in 185 countries and territories. For more information, visit www.discoverfinancial.com.