Priority Pass Airport Lounge Program and Benefits

[gandalf252002 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close gandalf252002]

Recently upgraded to Platinum through II and got his as part of the upgrade. Are there any real benefits with this? I mean, $27 every time I want to use a lounge seems a little extreme. That on top of the $100 annual membership fee, makes me wonder what exactly this entails. If I don't spend the per use fee each time, the membership seems kind of redundant and I won't bother signing up for it. Anybody here actually use it? Is it worth it when you do? Seems like a bit of a cash grab to me for the average user. Especially when I have to pay for myself, and my companion to be able to utilize it.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Recently upgraded to Platinum through II and got his as part of the upgrade. Are there any real benefits with this? I mean, $27 every time I want to use a lounge seems a little extreme. That on top of the $100 annual membership fee, makes me wonder what exactly this entails. If I don't spend the per use fee each time, the membership seems kind of redundant and I won't bother signing up for it. Anybody here actually use it? Is it worth it when you do? Seems like a bit of a cash grab to me for the average user. Especially when I have to pay for myself, and my companion to be able to utilize it.

Wackymother showed me how to buy lounge passes on eBay. $10-20 each. Seems cheaper then paying $100 plus $27 each time u want to use.

[gandalf252002 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close gandalf252002]

So you don't actually have to have a membership? Tha would make this part of the Platinum Membership worthless. I suspect the companion fare for me as well will be a waste since it doesn't look like it is good for Canadian airports. I'll hop over to eBay to see what I can find. Thanks for that suggestion.

Wackymother showed me how to buy lounge passes on eBay. $10-20 each. Seems cheaper then paying $100 plus $27 each time u want to use.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

I have six United lounge passes for trips this summer. I also have the United credit card. The four passes I bought on eBay look exactly like the two passes that United sent me for taking the credit card, so I think I'll just need to hand in the passes and maybe show my United credit card. I'm traveling at the end of the month, so I'll let you know how it goes!

[happymum Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close happymum]

Please do keep us posted. Seems like a much better solution!

[gandalf252002 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close gandalf252002]

Are these passes for United, etc. different than Priority Pass or the same thing? I would hate to buy one, and not be able to use it if I am flying a different airline. How does this coincide with the annual membership fee?

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

I have six United lounge passes for trips this summer. I also have the United credit card. The four passes I bought on eBay look exactly like the two passes that United sent me for taking the credit card, so I think I'll just need to hand in the passes and maybe show my United credit card. I'm traveling at the end of the month, so I'll let you know how it goes!

I purchased 4 AA Admiral Club passes after wackys suggestion and have already used them. No problem.

[dcwojo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dcwojo]

You could fly out of Detroit or Buffalo for the companion fare

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

I have free lounge access on international flights (all segments) as an AA Plat, and that includes partner lounges like BA's wonderful Galleries lounges, and that is what I usually use, but I also have an Amex that as one of its benefits gets me into Delta lounges for $25, and that has occaisionally come in handy. My corporate Diners Club card gets me free access to lots of independent lounges, some in unusual places, like Cluj, Romania, the Isle of Man, and Guernsey. All include a travel companion. With some lounge arrangements, you have to actually be flying on the airline, or one of their partners, of the lounge you are using.

Most airlines will sell a one time lounge pass to anyone for $50, so $27 is a bit more than half price.