FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - AC to allow status buy-up
View Single Post
Old Mar 14, 2019, 4:18 pm
  #626  
172pilot
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC 50K, Marriott Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 1,553
Originally Posted by YEG USER
IMHO not worth it if you’re already P25k. For the amount of travels you do, you can just use your guest passes for lounge access. If you end up flying a bunch you’ll likely early qualify for E35k anyways.

if you really want lounge access, it is cheaper to get an AmEx Plat card which will get you into more lounges than E35k.

If it were $100-$200 then maybe, but it’s a rip off at that price.
Agreed. I was offered the same but at a lower price and I declined. You can buy your way into the lounge for way less than the $$ they want.
172pilot is offline