Jun 4, 2014, 8:51 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
Admirals Club Annual and Citi Executive Card Memberships
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One Day Passes
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One Day Passes
Link to Admirals Club membership page (including rates, etc.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP (including Citi® AAdvantage Executive World Elite MasterCard®)
1. The most economical way to gain full Club membership is with the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World EliteTM MasterCard® ($450 annual fee). See Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World EliteTM MasterCard®. Also see Link to Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World EliteTM MasterCard® Terms and Conditions.
Authorized cardholders are entitled to access Domestic and international Admirals Club locations as well (not Alaska or Qantas Clubs, etc.) and may guest Immediate family (spouse, domestic partner and/or children under 18) or up to 2 guests.
2. Annual membership can be purchased. The rate depends on your status. See the page linked to above to determine your fee in US Dollars or AA miles (you can also use Business Extra Points from the Business Extra account). If you have not held membership, there is also a $50.00 initiation fee. See link
3. "Household" memberships are also sold for spouses, people who are spousal equivalents and registered domestic partners.
4. Where members can go
- Domestic and international Admirals Club locations
- All Alaska Airlines Lounges (when departing on flights marketed and operated by American, Alaska Airlines or Virgin America)
- All Qantas Clubs (when departing on same-day flights operated by Qantas, or operated by American out of Auckland, New Zealand or Sydney, Australia)
- Select partner lounges operated by third parties (on same-day flights operated by American)
6. If members have airside access and are not flying AA, they may access the Admirals Club. If they do not have airside access, they no longer can get a gate pass through the Club or from ticket agents. See below.
Thirty day memberships are no longer available as of 25 Jul 2016.
WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN Admirals Club lounges?
Welcome to the Admirals Club! (link)
What's complimentary:
- Wi-Fi
- House wine, beer and spirits
- Light snacks as well as coffee, specialty coffee drinks, tea and soft drinks (now expanded to oatmeal and baked goods mornings, soups, guacamole to order afternoons)
- Personal use computers with Internet access*
- Cyber-cafes*
- Power outlets to help you stay connected
- Work areas with access to copiers and printers
- Shower suites*
- Children’s play areas*
- Personal travel assistance with your reservations
- As well as other amenities including:
- Premium brand spirits available for purchase in all U.S. locations**
- Food for purchase** in most U.S. locations (menus may vary by location)
- Conference rooms* (discounted member rates and catering available)
- Admirals Club lounge
**Complimentary in international club locations
Link to Admirals Club Drinks /Spirits Offerings & Policies (link)
ONE DAY PASS
American Airlines also sells a One Day Pass for $59, usable by one person (non-transferable and non-refundable) good for any Clubs* the individual may have access to during their travel day (and if traveling overnight the first Club in the point of arrival the following day if the member can access a inside or Club location).
*one day pass holders may be denied access for capacity reasons at Clubs under refurbishment.
NOTE: The sale of One Day Passes is generally suspended at Admirals Clubs under active refurbishment.
One Day Pass does not offer any membership privileges, and allows no (adult) guest privileges, although up to 3 children under the age of 18 years of age may be admitted at no additional charge with adult One-Day Pass visitor. Those One Day Pass holders purchasing a full Admirals Club membership within 30 days will get a $59 credit applied to their membership fee.
One day pass links no longer work; one day passes may no longer be purchased on line. Purchase one day passes at airport Clubs not under refurbishment.
Notes: *Please note Admirals Club lounges in Canada, Europe, Asia, Central and South America located beyond passport control may not be accessible due to airport imposed restrictions. These include: BOG, CCS, CDG, GIG, GRU, LHR, MEX, NRT, SCL, YYZ.
● Admirals Club has reciprocity agreements for access under specified conditions to Alaska Airlines Board Room, Qantas Club, and some individual lounges (e.g. DUB, DUS, FRA, MXP, ZRH etc. Please use the Lounge Dashboard "sticky" thread to easily find the threads discussing these other airline lounge access requirements and to the master threads pertaining to specific lounges. (These do not apply to One Dap Pass holders.)
● Note: Members are able to contact Admirals Club Member Services (see below) 24 hours in advance even when not flying and request gate passes for themselves and others meeting at an Admirals Club for business purposes:
[quote]VISITING THE Admirals Club WHEN NOT FLYING
Members not flying can access Clubs when they have airside access and the airport doesn’t restrict lounge access to departing passengers.
Members can not secure a gate pass from a ticket agent.
Members can not secure a gate pass with merely "declared business purpose" for themselves and others any longer (14 Sep 2016).
Members and non-members can schedule and attend business meetings in the Admirals Club® or Executive Center without traveling if they have rented a conference room in a Club with such and are registered on the daily meeting list. See below.
This requires arrangements at least 24 hours in advance.
FAQ link including a Club access.
Q. I am a member and would like to meet someone at the airport, but I'm not flying today. Can I get through Security to get to the Admirals Club lounge?
A: No. Only those registered in advance and attending a conference in a rented conference room may have access. Casual access / walking up to the ticket counter to request a gate pass is not permitted; please do not put employees in an uncomfortable position by asking.
To do so you must :
- Present a valid government I.D.
- Have your name on the daily meeting list
- Admirals Club number/AAdvantage® number
- Legal name as it appears on government issued identification for each individual
- Birth dates, including year, for each individual (maximum of two guests allowed for non-conference room meeting)*
- Location, date and time of non-conference room meeting
*(Times corrected to current service center hours)
Q. CAN I PUR HASE A FULLY REFUNDABLE AA TICKET FOR ACCESS?
It's honestly not a good idea, as this practice is specifically prohibited by American Airlines' Conditions of Carriage (Link):
American specifically prohibits practices commonly known as:
...Fraudulent, fictitious and abusive bookings: Fraudulent, fictitious and/or abusive bookings are prohibited. These types of bookings are defined as ... or to gain access to airport facilities....
...Fraudulent, fictitious and abusive bookings: Fraudulent, fictitious and/or abusive bookings are prohibited. These types of bookings are defined as ... or to gain access to airport facilities....
CONTACTING Admirals Club
Have questions or comments about our Admirals Club lounges? Need information about locations, membership or club amenities?
Send us an email
Visit our web page
Call us
Within the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico: 800-237-7971
Other locations: 817-963-6100; 817-963-6015 (Fax)
Monday - Friday 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (CT)
Send us a letter
Admirals Club
4333 Amon Carter Blvd.
MD 5307
Fort Worth, TX 76155
Executive Card - additional information: As one Club employee posted on millionmilesecrets:
"* Here are the rules…I work at the Club
1. Only the primary card holder is a member. Note the word member... The member is allowed to bring in 2 guests Or immediate family which cannot exceed 2 people over 18 and all children under 18. For example John cannot bring in his wife, his 2 daughters and their husbands. He can bring in 2. If his daughters are under 18 they do not count toward the guest count of 2...
NOTE: Please read this wiki thoroughly to see the recent changes allowing access to authorized users / secondary or ancillary card holders.
2. Our computers tell us if one is an authorized user. (Your AAdvantage number and if you are a cardholder in good standing - jd.)
3. Choice of airline doesn’t matter (as long as you have airside access). You can fly anyone and access the Club. We might not be able to help you with your ticketing but you can come in to charge your phone or computer… or even use ours, all the while enjoying a complimentary glass of wine or well drink".
1. Only the primary card holder is a member. Note the word member... The member is allowed to bring in 2 guests Or immediate family which cannot exceed 2 people over 18 and all children under 18. For example John cannot bring in his wife, his 2 daughters and their husbands. He can bring in 2. If his daughters are under 18 they do not count toward the guest count of 2...
NOTE: Please read this wiki thoroughly to see the recent changes allowing access to authorized users / secondary or ancillary card holders.
2. Our computers tell us if one is an authorized user. (Your AAdvantage number and if you are a cardholder in good standing - jd.)
3. Choice of airline doesn’t matter (as long as you have airside access). You can fly anyone and access the Club. We might not be able to help you with your ticketing but you can come in to charge your phone or computer… or even use ours, all the while enjoying a complimentary glass of wine or well drink".
"House Rules" link to updated Club Terms and Conditions, including house rules.
HOUSE RULES
- During your visit to an Admirals Club lounge, American requires that your attire and conduct are consistent with a professional environment.
- American asks that you maintain a quiet environment within each Admirals Club lounge and to step outside with any crying or disruptive children or guests.
- As a courtesy to other guests, please wear headphones when using personal devises such as MP3 players, video games, or DVD players, and refrain from using the speaker feature on any personal devise, including cellular telephones.
- Smoking cigarettes, pipes or cigars (including electronic products), chewing tobacco, and the use of smokeless tobacco are prohibited inside Admirals Club lounges.
- American reserves the right to refuse to serve alcoholic beverages to any guest who appears to be intoxicated or is otherwise unruly.
- Complimentary food, alcoholic beverages and periodicals provided by Admirals Club are for consumption and use inside the Admirals Club only and may not be removed.
- Airport luggage carts are not permitted inside Admirals Club lounges.
- Service animals are welcome in Admirals Club lounges. Quiet pets accompanying guests onboard the aircraft are also permitted, provided they remain in their carry-on kennels.
- Families with small children and nursing mothers may use family rooms in Admirals Club lounges, where available.
- Any conduct that is deemed by American to be inappropriate, undignified, disruptive, abusive or violent is prohibited, and American reserves the right to remove any member or visitor for such conduct, or for failing to comply with membership terms and conditions.
Older posts have archived. Link to archive thread.
Update: 24 Jan 2018 by JDiver
ARCHIVE: Admirals Club membership inc. Citi AAdvantage Executive card, 1 Day Pass
Dec 2, 2012, 12:32 am
#106
Senior Moderator and Moderator: American AAdvantage & TravelBuzz
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 10,419
Where do we input the code, and does it apply in addition to sAAver awards? A very brief search indicates that it's the same availability as sAAver awards... yet a sAAver award comes out to less miles. If these can't be combined then am I missing something (why use a dynamic award instead of a sAAver award which is much cheaper)?
I'm not quite sure what you mean re: "sAAver award coming out to less miles." Depending on the card you have, you're either saving 5K or 7.5K miles off of a MilesAAver award for the destination/quarter listed. What are you trying to combine?
Dec 2, 2012, 8:24 am
#107
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: SFO
Posts: 1,746
From the website it sounded like the 7.5K miles off only applied to the anytime awards (based on the examples they gave). I guess that's not the case?
Dec 23, 2012, 2:17 pm
#108
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: AA PLT PRO
Posts: 34
Citi World Elite EQM Dilemna
So my 10k EQM bonus from the AA citi world elite card just posted to my account and now I'm in total no mans land between gold and plt at 37.5k EQM for '12. I only have one more flight for the year which will put me at around 40k for the year and I'm not doing a MR. I'm totally fine with GLD for '12 and starting fresh with 10k from the bonus in '13
What should I do? Can I request that the AA citi world elite bonus delay the post until jan of '13? Can I ask for additional time to make PLT jan/feb of '13?
Any help is appreciated.
What should I do? Can I request that the AA citi world elite bonus delay the post until jan of '13? Can I ask for additional time to make PLT jan/feb of '13?
Any help is appreciated.
Dec 23, 2012, 2:43 pm
#109
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: CMH
Programs: AA EXP, EBS GLD, A|Club PLT, CC Silver, HH GLD
Posts: 782
Citi World Elite EQM Dilemna
Given that you basically missed the whole DEQM promotion to get you to PLT this year you'll have to start over next year. If you have some purchased flights together at the beginning of next year why not do a challenge to PLT.
Dec 23, 2012, 3:32 pm
#110
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: AA PLT PRO
Posts: 34
I did the DEQM. That got me over the top to GLD. I was around 27K EQM for the year and them just got the citi world elite bonus that I was hoping wouldn't hit until jan '13
Dec 23, 2012, 4:08 pm
#111
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: AA EXP/LT PLT
Posts: 1,467
In other words, I believe if the 10k EQM is posted in Jan 2013, it still counts towards 2012's elite qualification.
Dec 23, 2012, 4:11 pm
#112
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: STL
Programs: AA 2MM, AS MVP Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,966
So my 10k EQM bonus from the AA citi world elite card just posted to my account and now I'm in total no mans land between gold and plt at 37.5k EQM for '12. I only have one more flight for the year which will put me at around 40k for the year and I'm not doing a MR. I'm totally fine with GLD for '12 and starting fresh with 10k from the bonus in '13
What should I do? Can I request that the AA citi world elite bonus delay the post until jan of '13? Can I ask for additional time to make PLT jan/feb of '13?
Any help is appreciated.
What should I do? Can I request that the AA citi world elite bonus delay the post until jan of '13? Can I ask for additional time to make PLT jan/feb of '13?
Any help is appreciated.
The good news is that you don't really fly much. The main difference between Gold and Plat is double redeemable miles instead of 1.25. Since you don't even fly enough to make Gold without DEQM or your card EQM, you won't be giving up much. For example, on 20,000 BIS miles, it would make a difference of only 15,000 redeemable miles per year.
If your flying this year is typical, I would say to rely on the card to get you Gold each year, there won't be DEQM promos every year.
Jan 5, 2013, 5:09 pm
#113
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 265
Has anyone (recently) booked a reduced mileage fare R/T where the listed city is the origin instead of the destination? Does this qualify?
Jan 5, 2013, 5:24 pm
#114
Senior Moderator and Moderator: American AAdvantage & TravelBuzz
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 10,419
According to the terms and conditions of this program, origin city does NOT qualify.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/e...ed_mileage.jsp
The Reduced Mileage Award program allows Citi® / AAdvantage® cardmembers to redeem American Airlines AAdvantage® miles for round trip MileSAAverSM awards to destinations selected quarterly.
Jan 5, 2013, 5:35 pm
#115
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 265
thanks. btw, I did call in to ask and gave the 6 digit award code to the agent. He looked up the fare rules and said it does qualify either way. Since this conflicts with the info above, and because I didn't actually ticket yet and find out for sure, I was hoping to hear if someone else had tried it recently.
Last edited by libralibra; Jan 6, 2013 at 12:57 am
Jan 5, 2013, 6:26 pm
#116
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: MIA
Programs: AA EXP 3.8MM AC; UA Silver; Hyatt Globalist; Honors Diamond; Bonvoy LT TTM
Posts: 336
Has anyone recently had luck getting a mile refund if you already ticketed an award ticket that subsequently appeared on the reduced list prior to travel? I have a RT MIA-EGE in a couple of weeks that I ticketed a few months ago, and EXP desk could't reticket, as Z inventory is unavailable, but she suggested I call ADV cust svc tomorrow to request a 7500 miles to be credited to my account...
Jan 5, 2013, 10:59 pm
#117
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: CTS
Programs: AA:1MM
Posts: 743
Has anyone recently had luck getting a mile refund if you already ticketed an award ticket that subsequently appeared on the reduced list prior to travel? I have a RT MIA-EGE in a couple of weeks that I ticketed a few months ago, and EXP desk could't reticket, as Z inventory is unavailable, but she suggested I call ADV cust svc tomorrow to request a 7500 miles to be credited to my account...
Jan 8, 2013, 1:50 pm
#118
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: MIA
Programs: AA EXP 3.8MM AC; UA Silver; Hyatt Globalist; Honors Diamond; Bonvoy LT TTM
Posts: 336
Has anyone recently had luck getting a mile refund if you already ticketed an award ticket that subsequently appeared on the reduced list prior to travel? I have a RT MIA-EGE in a couple of weeks that I ticketed a few months ago, and EXP desk could't reticket, as Z inventory is unavailable, but she suggested I call ADV cust svc tomorrow to request a 7500 miles to be credited to my account...
Feb 8, 2013, 6:34 am
#119
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Texas
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 279
Issues with "ROUND TRIP" Definition
I thought I would post my experience, not that it's new info, but I was disappointed that SNA - xxx - LAX is disqualified for a Citi reduced award. When you search for a MileSaaver, AA considers all LA airports in the "Round Trip" search, so for promo code applicability it is misleading.
I spoke to a manager but they would not (or could not) work around it. Initially the agent insisted the code wasn't working because the route had some minor backtracking involved and the rules are for "most direct routing" ... but when we changed the ticket to LAX departure and arrival, suddenly the backtracking issue "disappeared" !
I spoke to a manager but they would not (or could not) work around it. Initially the agent insisted the code wasn't working because the route had some minor backtracking involved and the rules are for "most direct routing" ... but when we changed the ticket to LAX departure and arrival, suddenly the backtracking issue "disappeared" !
Mar 1, 2013, 10:15 pm
#120
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 7
Q2 is up!
Highlights include:
LGA
EWR
SAV
Calgary
Montreal
No Vancouver or SNA this quarter.
LGA
EWR
SAV
Calgary
Montreal
No Vancouver or SNA this quarter.