Originally Posted by
lowfareair
I don't know what to think about this - on the one hand, it feels like a slippery slope to PP eventually shifting to a discount lounge access option where you have to pay a fee to enter more and more lounges. On the other, there is absolutely no way the VS Clubhouse would ever accept just PP and provide the full lounge experience without PP seriously increasing their payout (and likely becoming too expensive for cards to offer unlimited PP access).
I don't mind in this case, as long as there are other options (without a fee) to choose from too. If the choice is between the lounge not being offered at all or offered with an upcharge then I'd prefer the option to make that choice rather than not have it.