Hacking lounge access
Sep 14, 2016 | 8:30 pm
#16
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: San Jose, CA, USA
Posts: 546
To agree with others, to my mind the Centurion lounges are the best domestic lounges in the US by some margin.
Well worth the cost of the Amex Plat alone IMHO if the locations work with your regular destinations (they do for mine)
Well worth the cost of the Amex Plat alone IMHO if the locations work with your regular destinations (they do for mine)
Sep 14, 2016 | 9:46 pm
#17
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP 3MM
Posts: 1,773
One reason this would be breaking the rules is after your first entry with your two guests, you would have to leave them to exit the lounge and enter with your spouse. Guests are not supposed to be left unaccompanied by their host. That is not to say I am condemning this route--I would try it--but just giving you the heads up on the letter of the law.
Sep 16, 2016 | 9:52 am
#18
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: PWM
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, 1MM, Bonvoy Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 421
Another thought... post dates and times over on the AC "Meet-up" Thread. there might be a nice FT'R that would guest in one of your travel partners?
still stretching the rules a bit. but reading through that thread, it seems to happen often and you might make some new FT friends. Just my .02 RT
still stretching the rules a bit. but reading through that thread, it seems to happen often and you might make some new FT friends. Just my .02 RT
Sep 16, 2016 | 9:59 am
#19
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: TPA
Programs: AS, Hilton, IHG Gold; BA, Marriott Silver
Posts: 3,148
Another thought... post dates and times over on the AC "Meet-up" Thread. there might be a nice FT'R that would guest in one of your travel partners?
still stretching the rules a bit. but reading through that thread, it seems to happen often and you might make some new FT friends. Just my .02 RT
still stretching the rules a bit. but reading through that thread, it seems to happen often and you might make some new FT friends. Just my .02 RT
Sep 17, 2016 | 8:51 am
#20
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: PWM
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, 1MM, Bonvoy Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 421
It is certainly worth checking that thread for useful offers; however, "Requests for access are inappropriate and will be summarily deleted."
Sep 17, 2016 | 1:39 pm
#21
Join Date: Oct 2012
Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Gold, Amex Pet
Posts: 502
I had three ways of getting lounge access:
* Admirals club membership (me + 2 guests no drink chits).
* Business class ticket (me + 1 guest with drink chits).
* International EXP (me + 1 guest with drink chits).
I wanted to guest in two people (hence requiring the AA club membership and forfeiting the drink chits). Fortunately the AAngels were nice and gave drink chits to two of the three of us.