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Old Dec 19, 2015 | 6:08 pm
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Originally Posted by Nico_T_
I never use a card to enter the lounge. Gold, SEN or something else will be printed on your boarding pass and be enough. In contract lounges they might ask for your freq flyer number. Enjoy
Actually contract lounge usually require a lounge invite but not your FFP#, your FFP# is irrelevant to them as they can't use your FFP# to bill the airline you are flying !

E.g. UA*G flying BR in HKG, a lounge invite require to enter VS lounge, VS will then send a bill to BR but not UA, since UA has no contract with VS !



Originally Posted by Kacee
Many of us can tell a different story. Certain lounges are renowned for insisting on seeing the card. You should always carry your card.

I've actually had difficulty with TG, although that was at an outstation (KBV). BKK I think will probably be okay so long as the number is printed on the BP. KUL I don't know.
+1

Not to mention, sometimes it is not about the lounge, it is about the lounge dragon. One may use the lounge with no problem repeatedly, but on a particular day and particular time, a different lounge dragon may decide he/she wants to see a physical card.

Last edited by ORDnHKG; Dec 19, 2015 at 6:17 pm
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