Sep 14, 2016, 8:49 pm
Last edit by: OverThereTooMuch
Basic Entry Information:
If you have never used a Priority Pass lounge click HERE to read how it works.
philemer's PP card arrived 20 days following approval of CSR. Others have reported an even quicker delivery. Yes, it comes via USPS.
Authorized User will receive their own PP card.
The PP Select membership offered through the CSR now includes digital pass access. Sign up in advance here: https://www.prioritypass.com/chasedmc
Note: Some lounges may not accept the digital pass. Make sure to check the PP lounge directory details for the specific lounge you plan on visiting.
To sign up for Priority Pass Select, as soon as the account shows up online:
1. Click on Go To Ultimate Rewards.
2. Scroll down to the very bottom left and click on "Card Benefits"
3. Activate Membership to request card.
4. Card can't be expedited. Some members have reported success in charging the lounge access to their CSR account and requesting a refund from Customer Service. However, others have reported that the lounge access was refunded via the travel credit.
Priority Pass website: https://www.prioritypass.com/#
Ongoing FT discussion about Priority Pass value: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...rth-money.html
Here are some other links where you can discuss other bank perks, since PP does not have a definitive home in the FT forums:
Ongoing FT discussion about Priority Pass benefits offered via American Express Credit Cards: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...s-benefit.html
Ongoing FT discussion about Priority Pass benefits offered via CitiBank Credit Cards: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...=priority+pass
Entry denied thread (housed in the Citi forum): http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...unge-full.html
Entry denied thread, Alaska Board Room lounges. (housed in the Alaska Airlines forum) http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...l#post28524751
Non-Lounge Benefits (see post 853 for details)
If you have never used a Priority Pass lounge click HERE to read how it works.
philemer's PP card arrived 20 days following approval of CSR. Others have reported an even quicker delivery. Yes, it comes via USPS.
Authorized User will receive their own PP card.
The PP Select membership offered through the CSR now includes digital pass access. Sign up in advance here: https://www.prioritypass.com/chasedmc
Note: Some lounges may not accept the digital pass. Make sure to check the PP lounge directory details for the specific lounge you plan on visiting.
To sign up for Priority Pass Select, as soon as the account shows up online:
1. Click on Go To Ultimate Rewards.
2. Scroll down to the very bottom left and click on "Card Benefits"
3. Activate Membership to request card.
4. Card can't be expedited. Some members have reported success in charging the lounge access to their CSR account and requesting a refund from Customer Service. However, others have reported that the lounge access was refunded via the travel credit.
Priority Pass website: https://www.prioritypass.com/#
Ongoing FT discussion about Priority Pass value: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...rth-money.html
Here are some other links where you can discuss other bank perks, since PP does not have a definitive home in the FT forums:
Ongoing FT discussion about Priority Pass benefits offered via American Express Credit Cards: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...s-benefit.html
Ongoing FT discussion about Priority Pass benefits offered via CitiBank Credit Cards: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...=priority+pass
Entry denied thread (housed in the Citi forum): http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...unge-full.html
Entry denied thread, Alaska Board Room lounges. (housed in the Alaska Airlines forum) http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...l#post28524751
Non-Lounge Benefits (see post 853 for details)
- US$28 towards restaurant bill (DEN, LGW, PDX, SYD)
- Minute Suites (ATL, DFW, PHL)
- Sleep ’N Fly Pods (DXB)
- Bliss Spa/Aspire Lounge & Spa (LHR)
- 30% at IHG Hotels by logging in through the Priority Pass membership portal
- AVIS Preferred Plus
Chase Priority Pass memberships (2016 - 2022)
Mar 29, 2017, 6:03 am
#571
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Looking at the lounge options (https://www.loungebuddy.com/ORD):
... The US airlines sell memberships to their clubs. ...
I should note that rest of the world's airlines tend to allow lounge access for status/fare class only, no additional memberships. .
Looking at the lounge options (https://www.loungebuddy.com/ORD):
... The US airlines sell memberships to their clubs. ...
I should note that rest of the world's airlines tend to allow lounge access for status/fare class only, no additional memberships. .
Designed primarily for business travelers, the clubs date from the 1930's, one of the first being American Airlines' Admirals Club, founded in 1938. The clubs remained relatively exclusive until the mid-70's when, after a series of anti-discrimination cases, the Civil Aeronautics Board issued rules governing them.
In an order dated Feb. 12, 1974, the board decreed that the carriers had the choice of opening the clubs to all people, or of opening them to all passengers or all passengers traveling in a particular class, such as first class, or of opening them to members of a club, provided that anyone who requested membership in the club and paid the membership fee, if any, could join.
In an order dated Feb. 12, 1974, the board decreed that the carriers had the choice of opening the clubs to all people, or of opening them to all passengers or all passengers traveling in a particular class, such as first class, or of opening them to members of a club, provided that anyone who requested membership in the club and paid the membership fee, if any, could join.
Mar 29, 2017, 11:30 am
#572
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Somewhere in Florida
Posts: 2,620
@mia: Thanks for posting that! I knew the history of the formation of the lounges, but didn't know about the CAB's influence. Leave it to the government to ultimately make something more expensive and difficult for travelers. 
Also interesting were the membership prices. ~$200/year, adjusting for inflation. Lifetime memberships were ~$2k, which is a bit of a bargain given that a full DL SkyClub membership is $750/year. That said, so many airlines here are no longer around, so those "lifetime" memberships could be completely worthless. Granted, if you managed to pick up a United or American membership in 1982, that $2k works out to ~$57/year, quite a steal.
Also interesting were the membership prices. ~$200/year, adjusting for inflation. Lifetime memberships were ~$2k, which is a bit of a bargain given that a full DL SkyClub membership is $750/year. That said, so many airlines here are no longer around, so those "lifetime" memberships could be completely worthless. Granted, if you managed to pick up a United or American membership in 1982, that $2k works out to ~$57/year, quite a steal.
Mar 29, 2017, 11:31 am
#573
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: MSP
Posts: 90
I saw a rumor on Reddit that Chase has started sending new CSR holders Priority Pass cards with three-year validity that can be registered in the PP app. Not sure there's any truth to it, but I'm holding out hope.
Mar 29, 2017, 1:21 pm
#574
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
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There is some thread on FT I read a long while ago, a brief search turned up nothing, but some posters were talking about the good deals that used to be had. I recall one person saying that they had a lifetime Admirals Club membership that had been converted from some very legacy acquisition like America West -> US -> AA and had bought a lifetime membership for a few hundred dollars in the 80s.
Mar 30, 2017, 10:44 am
#575
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Somewhere in Florida
Posts: 2,620
Since there really isn't an official Priority Pass / forum to post this, I'll post it here:
MCO now has two The Clubs, the existing one in Terminal 4 (Gates 70-129) and a new one which opened yesterday in Terminal 1 (Gates 1-29). I'm not sure if you can get to Terminal 1 from Terminal 2 without having to re-clear security, as I'm always on the other side of the airport.
I also noticed a bunch of new Minute Suites have shown up in the latest PP app update. Minute Suites != lounge, but sometimes a quick nap is appreciated.
MCO now has two The Clubs, the existing one in Terminal 4 (Gates 70-129) and a new one which opened yesterday in Terminal 1 (Gates 1-29). I'm not sure if you can get to Terminal 1 from Terminal 2 without having to re-clear security, as I'm always on the other side of the airport.
I also noticed a bunch of new Minute Suites have shown up in the latest PP app update. Minute Suites != lounge, but sometimes a quick nap is appreciated.
Apr 2, 2017, 8:27 am
#576
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 2
Has anyone been successful getting into a Priority Pass lounge by just providing their membership number (no card)? I called the Chase PP customer service number to ask when my PP Select card would arrive and they told me that I could call again to get the membership number in a few days and try using the number to get in clubs.
Apr 2, 2017, 12:41 pm
#577
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: Hilton Gold
Posts: 44
Has anyone been successful getting into a Priority Pass lounge by just providing their membership number (no card)? I called the Chase PP customer service number to ask when my PP Select card would arrive and they told me that I could call again to get the membership number in a few days and try using the number to get in clubs.
Apr 5, 2017, 5:09 pm
#578
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 1
Possible to use PP Select at Chesapeake Lounge BWI
...if flying domestic out of A/B?
The PP website mentions the lounge being for terminal E international flights only, is that an additional requirement on top of the PP or does PP trump that?
Or, is the issue getting between terminal E and the more domestic terminal A/B?
Anyone know or have done this?
Many thanks!
The PP website mentions the lounge being for terminal E international flights only, is that an additional requirement on top of the PP or does PP trump that?
Or, is the issue getting between terminal E and the more domestic terminal A/B?
Anyone know or have done this?
Many thanks!
Apr 5, 2017, 8:51 pm
#579
Moderator: Hyatt; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: WAS
Programs: :rolleyes:, DL DM, Mlife Plat, Caesars Diam, Marriott Tit, UA Gold, Hyatt Glob, invol FT beta tester
Posts: 18,915
...if flying domestic out of A/B?
The PP website mentions the lounge being for terminal E international flights only, is that an additional requirement on top of the PP or does PP trump that?
Or, is the issue getting between terminal E and the more domestic terminal A/B?
Anyone know or have done this?
Many thanks!
The PP website mentions the lounge being for terminal E international flights only, is that an additional requirement on top of the PP or does PP trump that?
Or, is the issue getting between terminal E and the more domestic terminal A/B?
Anyone know or have done this?
Many thanks!
Note also the Chesapeake Lounge has very limited hours, and is exiting Priority Pass in May.
The D terminal lounge replacement may also be open in May.
Related FT thread in the Mid-Atlantic forum:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mid-a...perator-4.html
Apr 6, 2017, 11:10 am
#580
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 399
Anyone know about Fort Lauderdale (FLL). ? It does not come up as having a lounge. When I google Amex comes up saying Platinum members can access Delta's lounge but does Sapphire Reserve have any alternatives at FLL?
Apr 7, 2017, 12:31 pm
#581
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Location: ATL
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Posts: 951
Thank you.
Apr 7, 2017, 12:36 pm
#582
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
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or pay delta $59 to enter.
Apr 7, 2017, 12:41 pm
#584
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: US/TYO/LON
Programs: Marriott Titanium; Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 411
Was surprised to see ZERO options at CLT, given the size of the airport (2nd largest AA Hub).
Apr 7, 2017, 12:54 pm
#585
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Only when flying on Delta.
Chase, however, does not provide any other type of lounge access at any airport. It's Priority Pass or nothing.
This is not a coincidence. AA, DL and UA no longer accept Priority Pass at any location. They need the capacity for their own passengers.
Chase, however, does not provide any other type of lounge access at any airport. It's Priority Pass or nothing.
This is not a coincidence. AA, DL and UA no longer accept Priority Pass at any location. They need the capacity for their own passengers.