The ANA lounge in Lisbon is unrelated to All Nippon Airways: https://www.prioritypass.com/lounges...is6-ana-lounge

To further that, this "ANA" is "Aeroportos e Navegação Aérea" and is the operator of LIS and a couple of other Portuguese airports.

The ANA Lounge in Lisbon has no connection to All Nippon Airways, the Japanese airline. ANA are the initials of Aeroportos e Navegação Aérea, the former Portuguese airport authority.

Well, I did not expect an ANA lounge in LIS but when I looked at the Star Alliance lounge listings, it was there. So, it may be a different company, but an ANA lounge shows up in the *A listings along with 2 TAP lounges:

ANA Lounge?

https://www.staralliance.com/documen...=1441266607000https://www.staralliance.com/documen...=1511787518000 https://www.staralliance.com/documen...=1657621109935

Location

International Terminal

6th floor,Departures area

International Departures 6th floor

Facilities

See facilities

It shows up because A3 and SN contracts with the ANA lounge for their business class passengers. ANA has nothing to do with NH.

I have a PP membership through my Amex Bonvoy Brilliant card, and i still find it pretty useful for outstations. I fly strictly OneWorld, and in the last few months I've gotten into a PP lounge in BUF and BAQ (Barranquilla Colombia). They were turning people away in BAQ who thought they should have access from flying J. I just showed my membership card, and they sent me right in. Small lounge, and it was packed, but free draught beer always trumps sitting at the gate for 2 hours!

PP is still useful. Not as much as it once was and certainly not the new US Select version compared to what we had before. I use it maybe 5 times a year, so I get about $100 value or maybe slightly more since one of the visits is Chase Sapphire which maybe is worth $30-40. Would I buy a real PP? No. Is it a nice incremental benefit of a premium CC? Absolutely

£20 to reserve at MAN T2
 

The title says it all. Just looked to reserve a slot at a T2 lounge at MAN and found

1903 Lounge T2 - Priority Pass Reservation

£20.00

If I paid that I’d be glugging champagne like there’s no tomorrow. That’s a DISGUSTING reservation? fee.

Really? is £20 that much to pay to have 3 or 4 hours of free alcohol, relax out the hustle and bustle of the Airport, some snacks (maybe a meal if it's one of the better Lounges). Or is that £20 EXTRA just to pre-book? if so, I agree with you on that.

There's a lot of distain for Priority Pass - but most Airports in Europe I've been to take it and I get value with it (I get it for "free" with a credit card with cash back on the account, which means it costs me about £7 a month). I know some American Airports take it and some don't - so it might be hit and miss in that regard.

In fact, I find it tremendous value.

Other travellers who may be more affluent and fly first/business class when they travel no doubt have better options, but I don't. I have a modest salary, never flew first class or business class in my life - I'd rather fly and see more places travelling economy than fly considerably less and splash out on premium travel.

That's just me tho.

It's extra just to pre-book.

Just did Escape Lounge MCI over the weekend and it was fairly nice. Only disappointment was one beer (hazy IPA) and they only had 4 wines included (Rose, sauvignon blanc, etc was an upcharge). On the plus side, the food was solid was a decent variety for a PP lounge, the chardonnay and prosecco that were included were both good, and nice decor compared to a lot of US PP lounges. Oh, and they have some decent liquor included compared to some other US PP lounges (Makers, Espolon, Black Label, etc).

I've said it before, but Escape is the majority of the good lounges in the US nowadays.

The one Escape lounge I have been in (PBI) is an Amex lounge that has no affiliation with PP.

There are still 4 (IIRC) that don't have PP affiliation (FLL, PBI, PHX T4, and one other I can't recall) and I believe it's because they are busy enough already, but the vast majority in the US have PP affiliation and I'd say most of them are fairly nice, especially given the size of the airports some are in (e.g. GSP, SYR, PVD, etc)

PBI is often full and rarely empty. Clearly PBI doesn't need PP.

Worked fine for me last week at both Dulles (Air France lounge) and in St. Maarten. No questions asked. St Maarten was a bit odd - one free heavy alcohol drink and shower access but for $20.00.