Originally Posted by
JBord
I happen to love visiting the Senator's lounges, but that's a totally different model. You can get access to UA lounges for <$500/yr. LH, and I assume most of the others, are almost exclusively international travelers, *G, or on a premium ticket.
.....But comparing a domestic UA lounge to many of the non-US airlines is apples and oranges.
I agree, the best membership based type comparison is Air Canada Maple Leaf lounges. They have far superior offerings than UA/AA clubs.