Other Credit Card Programs - BOFA Accolades Credit Card

I just went into my local branch and had the banker call into the Customer Care Department and found out that if I contact my Private Banker that I can use the credit card to access Delta American and I believe Continental lounges in addition to Priority Pass. I will try this on Monday and let you know how this works out.

I doubt you can present an Amex network card at a lounge and say "My banker said it's OK." The only arrangement I can envision is that BoA will agree to reimburse you for lounge daypass purchases, similar to this American Express program...

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I just went into my local branch and had the banker call into the Customer Care Department and found out that if I contact my Private Banker that I can use the credit card to access Delta American and I believe Continental lounges in addition to Priority Pass. I will try this on Monday and let you know how this works out.

That is very interesting. Keep us posted. As far as I know it is only Priority Pass.

I just went into my local branch and had the banker call into the Customer Care Department and found out that if I contact my Private Banker that I can use the credit card to access Delta American and I believe Continental lounges in addition to Priority Pass. I will try this on Monday and let you know how this works out.

The Credit Card won't let you in the lounges. It's the free Priority Pass Membership offered by the card as long as you also have >200k with BofA.

Continental lounges participate in the Priority Pass program. Delta just ended its participation in Priority Pass last month.

Apparenty if you are part of Private Banking there is an extended feature list as I was told by the Customer Service agent. Either you have to spend $30,000 a year or be part of the PB division in order to get this benefit in addition to PP. The banker at the local branch asked my question is there a program that allows me in addition to PP to the AA and Delta Lounges etc? The customer service rep said to talk with your Private Banker to add this feature.

If other Amex cards are doing this I am assuming BOFA wants to keep up with the other programs. if this is true then by all means I will go for it as opposed to paying the membership fees for each lounge.

I might propose that BOFA reimburses me for the day pass fee if this does not work.

Your banker has no idea what he is talking about. :rolleyes: Priorty Pass is is it.

Merrill+ VISA awards cardholders their choice of an AA Admirals Club or DL Skyclub annual membership after spending $50,000 in a calendar year. Now that Bank of America owns Merrill they would be able to add that feature to other cards, perhaps on an unpublished basis. It will be interesting to know if the spend requirement is the same and if they will waive the requirement for investmant accounts which meet certain criteria.

You only get the Priority Pass with BofA if you spend $30k or are part of the Private Bank...the standard card does not come with a priority pass.

Actually MIA may have a point. But right now BofA is so messed up they can not even keep track of all the own mortgages without including the The Country Wide excrement they bought! I know of a significant size mortgage BofA failed to show up for in court and lost after they were served notice. So MIA could be right and the high net worth people accounts could go through the Merrill side early. I have one of those accounts that was switched from Coumblia Cash reserves to a FDIC money market overnight when things were looking really nasty

I have that card and have seen the customer service on it go way down (I think the 800number on the back is the same as any other number, I used to get a real person right away, but not any more). I got their yearly booklet last month, and have seen nothing new about the priority pass rule (200k balance or 30k spent on the card.)