RTW trip flying Y - cheapest lounge access for 2 Adults & 3 Children (UK based)
Apr 9, 2024, 12:45 pm
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RTW trip flying Y - cheapest lounge access for 2 Adults & 3 Children (UK based)
We have 8 legs for our upcoming RTW trip, all in economy with various airlines
From my research the cheapest way to get all 5 of us into a lounge before each flight is the AMEX Platinum + additional card for my wife which would get 4 of us in each time and pay £24 for our 3rd child. Total cost is £842 inc the £650 AMEX fee. Youngest child is 3 so i believe is chargeable in most lounges
Kids are 8, 6 & 3 so pretty young
Any other better ways of doing this?
TIA
From my research the cheapest way to get all 5 of us into a lounge before each flight is the AMEX Platinum + additional card for my wife which would get 4 of us in each time and pay £24 for our 3rd child. Total cost is £842 inc the £650 AMEX fee. Youngest child is 3 so i believe is chargeable in most lounges
Kids are 8, 6 & 3 so pretty young
Any other better ways of doing this?
TIA
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Apr 9, 2024, 1:13 pm
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We have 8 legs for our upcoming RTW trip, all in economy with various airlines
From my research the cheapest way to get all 5 of us into a lounge before each flight is the AMEX Platinum + additional card for my wife which would get 4 of us in each time and pay £24 for our 3rd child. Total cost is £842 inc the £650 AMEX fee. Youngest child is 3 so i believe is chargeable in most lounges
Any other better ways of doing this?
From my research the cheapest way to get all 5 of us into a lounge before each flight is the AMEX Platinum + additional card for my wife which would get 4 of us in each time and pay £24 for our 3rd child. Total cost is £842 inc the £650 AMEX fee. Youngest child is 3 so i believe is chargeable in most lounges
Any other better ways of doing this?
What is your route and airlines/alliance?
Apr 9, 2024, 1:41 pm
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Generally this should be fine. I’ve used priority pass for family access when traveling in Asia and found the lounges to be decent.
You are missing the fee for additional user in your cost calculations as you’ll need that to get 4 people in for free. Here’s what I see for fees in the UK for a supplementary user:
- An annual fee of £285 applies to each Platinum Supplementary Card.
Are there any other cards in the UK that include priority pass but at a lower cost? Another option you could look at is getting two different cards that have priority pass but give you additional benefits vs a Plat supplementary card
You are missing the fee for additional user in your cost calculations as you’ll need that to get 4 people in for free. Here’s what I see for fees in the UK for a supplementary user:
- An annual fee of £285 applies to each Platinum Supplementary Card.
Are there any other cards in the UK that include priority pass but at a lower cost? Another option you could look at is getting two different cards that have priority pass but give you additional benefits vs a Plat supplementary card
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There are quite a few cards that come with PP - and fees and conditions for guests vary - or a direct PP membership. There's also Dragon Pass and Diners Club that offer pretty good coverage. And most lounges will offer paid access - which in the ned is likely to be more expensive but it depends.
Also - how important is lounge acces to your wife and kids - mine don't care for lounges and would rather go to the starbucks and/or run around the airport. E.g. SIN has lot's of great things to do for kids - much better than going to a lounge.
Also - how important is lounge acces to your wife and kids - mine don't care for lounges and would rather go to the starbucks and/or run around the airport. E.g. SIN has lot's of great things to do for kids - much better than going to a lounge.
Today, 5:06 am
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Generally this should be fine. I’ve used priority pass for family access when traveling in Asia and found the lounges to be decent.
You are missing the fee for additional user in your cost calculations as you’ll need that to get 4 people in for free. Here’s what I see for fees in the UK for a supplementary user:
- An annual fee of £285 applies to each Platinum Supplementary Card.
Are there any other cards in the UK that include priority pass but at a lower cost? Another option you could look at is getting two different cards that have priority pass but give you additional benefits vs a Plat supplementary card
You are missing the fee for additional user in your cost calculations as you’ll need that to get 4 people in for free. Here’s what I see for fees in the UK for a supplementary user:
- An annual fee of £285 applies to each Platinum Supplementary Card.
Are there any other cards in the UK that include priority pass but at a lower cost? Another option you could look at is getting two different cards that have priority pass but give you additional benefits vs a Plat supplementary card
Yes i have added the £24 fee x 8 lounges for our 3rd child in my cost total of £842
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There are quite a few cards that come with PP - and fees and conditions for guests vary - or a direct PP membership. There's also Dragon Pass and Diners Club that offer pretty good coverage. And most lounges will offer paid access - which in the ned is likely to be more expensive but it depends.
Also - how important is lounge acces to your wife and kids - mine don't care for lounges and would rather go to the starbucks and/or run around the airport. E.g. SIN has lot's of great things to do for kids - much better than going to a lounge.
Also - how important is lounge acces to your wife and kids - mine don't care for lounges and would rather go to the starbucks and/or run around the airport. E.g. SIN has lot's of great things to do for kids - much better than going to a lounge.
Dragon pass would need 5 memberships for $259 and allow 8 lounge visits so a total cost of $1295 (£1,041) so more than my calc for AMEX Plat (£842). Amex Plat would also allow us to get lounge access on other holidays in the next 12 months for only the additional £24 for 3 child as well from what i can see PP with the Amex gains access to more lounge options than Dragon Pass
I havent considered Diners club so will research that - thanks
Your final point is a good one. Our kids are young so would need to stay next to us, so roaming round a busy airport is not something we want to be doing much, hence going to a lounge where they are contained and we can get food/drink for free - thats our thinking