Originally Posted by
AndrewT84
I'm gonna be UA 1K (currently 1P) shortly and was going to be flying an int'l trip with DL/NW this October. I was interested in being able to use their lounges, and the way I see it, you need to be Sky Team Elite Plus...Since DL/NW now only match to Gold instead of Platinum (which is just Sky Team Elite), are there any other Sky Team programs that will match to a Sky Team Elite level?
Thanks!
DL sells a 30-day lounge membership for 90 USD.
If it's only one trip (Or all trips within a month's time), I wouldn't burn my one-time match to SkyTeam for that.
Last year, when there were three US-based ST programs, no big deal. With only one left, I'd lean towards keeping that match in my back pocket for the future.
(I have three of those 206 USD CLT-Europe deals, all within 30 days. I don't fly DL/NW often, and when I do, I push the miles towards AS.)