View Poll Results: How do you usually access the Admirals Club now?
I am a regular Admirals Club member
105
13.87%
I am a CitiBank AAdvantage Executive card member
48
6.34%
AMEX Platinum or Centurion card
494
65.26%
oneworld (AA etc.) status or class of service for eligible flights
77
10.17%
Occasional pass / 30 day membership as needed
33
4.36%
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Dec 4, 2013, 8:52 pm
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For renewing Admirals Club members, the annual fees are:
Alternatives include a 30 day membership ($99, full membership privileges, thirty continuous days, no guests) and a one day Pass ($50, no guests, use all day at all / any Clubs possible). See here.
Another is the CitiBank AAdvantage Executive World Elite MasterCard, $450 annual fee, including Admirals Club membership and other benefits, such as 2 miles per dollar spend on AA, one free bag, etc. see here.
oneworld Sapphire and Emerald members still have access when eligible for access in accordance with oneworld lounge access rules.
For renewing Admirals Club members, the annual fees are:
EXP / EP / Executive Platinum: $350 or 45,000 miles
PLT / Platinum: $400 or 55,000 miles
GLD / Gold: $425 or 60,000 miles
No Status- $450 or 70,000 miles
For those who are purchasing membership the first time, add $50 or 10,000 miles.PLT / Platinum: $400 or 55,000 miles
GLD / Gold: $425 or 60,000 miles
No Status- $450 or 70,000 miles
Alternatives include a 30 day membership ($99, full membership privileges, thirty continuous days, no guests) and a one day Pass ($50, no guests, use all day at all / any Clubs possible). See here.
Another is the CitiBank AAdvantage Executive World Elite MasterCard, $450 annual fee, including Admirals Club membership and other benefits, such as 2 miles per dollar spend on AA, one free bag, etc. see here.
oneworld Sapphire and Emerald members still have access when eligible for access in accordance with oneworld lounge access rules.
Archive: USA AMEX Platinum Members Lose Admirals /US Airways Club Access 22 Mar 2014
Dec 4, 2013, 11:11 am
#61
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: NYC
Posts: 4
MB Plat here - received $200 offer. About 50 visits to AA lounges and ~10k on spending. It seemed like that would be enough usage to receive $500 offer if AA lounge visits was a main determinant.
Dec 4, 2013, 11:12 am
#62
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: FSD
Programs: AA CK, DL SM, UA PS, HH Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium , Hyatt Globalist, Global Entry, CLEAR
Posts: 457
Dec 4, 2013, 11:16 am
#63
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: AA SPG Amex
Posts: 4,644
And do they use the clubs on their own, too, or typically is it just you/them with you?
I also wonder if it has anything to do with whether you pay an additional annual fee for those other users. I have one additional on my account, but part of the offer was that one additional card was free.
I also wonder if it has anything to do with whether you pay an additional annual fee for those other users. I have one additional on my account, but part of the offer was that one additional card was free.
Dec 4, 2013, 11:18 am
#64
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SFO, CLT
Programs: AA Bonsai EXP (2.9 MM), AS MVPG
Posts: 1,394
Wow the merger is not even closed yet! A big screw you to the justice department; from their August 13 release-
Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Challenging Proposed Merger Between US Airways and American Airlines
Merger Would Result in U.S. Consumers Paying Higher Airfares and Receiving Less Service; Lawsuit Seeks to Maintain Competition in the Airline Industry
Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Challenging Proposed Merger Between US Airways and American Airlines
Merger Would Result in U.S. Consumers Paying Higher Airfares and Receiving Less Service; Lawsuit Seeks to Maintain Competition in the Airline Industry
Dec 4, 2013, 11:19 am
#65
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Berkeley, CA USA
Programs: Piggly Wiggly "Shop the Pig!" Preferred Shopper
Posts: 57,072
Am I correct in thinking that there isn't really any loss of access to US Air clubs, so long as they're still branded as US lounges? We get US access for free via Priority Pass. US lounges will become AA lounges at some point next year, but I would think that until that happens, we can use PP for access to US lounges.
Dec 4, 2013, 11:20 am
#66
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Chicago
Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium Elite, National Executive
Posts: 596
Hmmmm...
...no email yet either. $15k on airline stuff last year, ~$10k on AA. All personal travel and all on normal AMEXP. Probably used the clubs a dozen or so times total but also used the Centurion Club in DFW. <<--maybe it's no surprise that's the second location [first was no-man's land] since both parties probably knew about this deal for some time. Okie dokie, ORD, yer next.
...no email yet either. $15k on airline stuff last year, ~$10k on AA. All personal travel and all on normal AMEXP. Probably used the clubs a dozen or so times total but also used the Centurion Club in DFW. <<--maybe it's no surprise that's the second location [first was no-man's land] since both parties probably knew about this deal for some time. Okie dokie, ORD, yer next.
Dec 4, 2013, 11:20 am
#67
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 437
It's likely due to your lounge usage history. Heavy users of the AA/US lounges received the $500 credit offer, all others received $200.
The credit only starts in March, since you will still have access to the AA/US lounges through March 2014. Your renewal date is probably not a factor in the $ amount of the credit.
I might ask Amex if they can bump me up to the $500, as I switched to AA as my primary airline and will likely have greater than 4 lounge visits from March - December 2014.
The credit only starts in March, since you will still have access to the AA/US lounges through March 2014. Your renewal date is probably not a factor in the $ amount of the credit.
I might ask Amex if they can bump me up to the $500, as I switched to AA as my primary airline and will likely have greater than 4 lounge visits from March - December 2014.
Dec 4, 2013, 11:21 am
#68
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AA Platinum, VX Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 42
Well placing a Centurion Lounge in DFW certainly makes a lot of sense in retrospect. For what it's worth, if you're flying through DFW it's a clear winner over any AC. Not huge, but probably the best airline lounge I've been to in the USA. Haven't tried getting airline assistance, but the amenities are a clear win.
Dec 4, 2013, 11:23 am
#69
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: MIA
Programs: AA EXP 1.5MM, AC Member, Marriott Platinum, HHonors Diamond, Emerald Club Executive
Posts: 513
I have to agree with this. As an EXP and AC member, this can only result in an improved experience for me. As with all things though, YMMV.
Dec 4, 2013, 11:24 am
#70
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: SPG Platinum (Lifetime Gold), AA Lifetime Gold, HHonors Diamond, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 182
A very, very good thing unless all the lost revenue from those pesky Amex Plat leeches means there isn't enough money to support the number of clubs or the size of existing clubs.
Dec 4, 2013, 11:26 am
#71
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AA Platinum, VX Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 42
Dec 4, 2013, 11:28 am
#72
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: PHL
Programs: HHonors: Diamond. US Dividend Miles: Gold. Hertz: President's Circle
Posts: 179
Wouldn't it be better to sign up for the gold card new and get a bonus and then cancel the platinum?
Dec 4, 2013, 11:29 am
#73
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: PHL
Programs: HHonors: Diamond. US Dividend Miles: Gold. Hertz: President's Circle
Posts: 179
Dec 4, 2013, 11:29 am
#74
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: SPG Platinum (Lifetime Gold), AA Lifetime Gold, HHonors Diamond, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 182
Dec 4, 2013, 11:31 am
#75
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2000
Location: RDU
Programs: AA LT Gold, DL SM, HY Disc, Marriott LT Gold
Posts: 12,507
I've been a PLAT card holder for 22 years since I first started traveling heavily internationally for work back in the pre-ATM days when AMEX Travel offices in big European cities were the most efficient way of getting cash. It's my oldest card and I'd hate to give it up. I used the lounge access every few months in the last couple of years with DL and more recently with AA/US.
I haven't gotten any email on the topic, but probably because I've only used the AA and US lounges a half dozen times in 2014. I doubt I will get a club membership, and the economics of a day pass rarely works for me.
Reading this, I assume the next step is that the PMUS clubs will drop out of Priority Pass.
I haven't gotten any email on the topic, but probably because I've only used the AA and US lounges a half dozen times in 2014. I doubt I will get a club membership, and the economics of a day pass rarely works for me.
Reading this, I assume the next step is that the PMUS clubs will drop out of Priority Pass.
