Citi Prestige: Priority Pass Select membership.
Dec 30, 2015, 3:15 pm
#151
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Dec 30, 2015, 3:24 pm
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Jan 5, 2016, 8:43 pm
#153
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I get that I can go in and bring in two people. My question is - can I do this multiple times a day?
1) Some lounges won't allow stay longer than 4 hours. In such case, I would want to move to a different lounge. In other words, can I and +2 go to a lounge and then after 4 hours I and +2 go to another PP lounge?
2) Can I and +2 go into a lounge, then can i leave my+2 in the lounge, take myself and another +2 to a different PP lounge in the same airport? Is this possible? Is there like a rule that makes my +2 leave when I leave a lounge?
1) Some lounges won't allow stay longer than 4 hours. In such case, I would want to move to a different lounge. In other words, can I and +2 go to a lounge and then after 4 hours I and +2 go to another PP lounge?
2) Can I and +2 go into a lounge, then can i leave my+2 in the lounge, take myself and another +2 to a different PP lounge in the same airport? Is this possible? Is there like a rule that makes my +2 leave when I leave a lounge?
Jan 6, 2016, 11:34 pm
#154
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I get that I can go in and bring in two people. My question is - can I do this multiple times a day?
1) Some lounges won't allow stay longer than 4 hours. In such case, I would want to move to a different lounge. In other words, can I and +2 go to a lounge and then after 4 hours I and +2 go to another PP lounge?
2) Can I and +2 go into a lounge, then can i leave my+2 in the lounge, take myself and another +2 to a different PP lounge in the same airport? Is this possible? Is there like a rule that makes my +2 leave when I leave a lounge?
1) Some lounges won't allow stay longer than 4 hours. In such case, I would want to move to a different lounge. In other words, can I and +2 go to a lounge and then after 4 hours I and +2 go to another PP lounge?
2) Can I and +2 go into a lounge, then can i leave my+2 in the lounge, take myself and another +2 to a different PP lounge in the same airport? Is this possible? Is there like a rule that makes my +2 leave when I leave a lounge?
question 2, ive gone into multiple lounges in the same day without getting charged, but was solo, not sure if the guests make any difference
Jan 12, 2016, 6:37 am
#156
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A Priority Pass Select membership is one that is paid for by a credit card issuer. If you were to purchase a membership directly it the card would simply say Priority Pass. Originally, some lounges were excluded from the Priority Pass Select network, but now those lounges have left the Priority Pass program entirely.
Jan 13, 2016, 9:14 am
#157
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Has anyone else had problems with bringing guests with their Priority Pass from Citi Prestige?
I'm supposed to be able to bring two guests with me, but in two separate places (one in Seoul, another in Beijing), I've had the agents at the lounge tell me that I cannot.
I'm supposed to be able to bring two guests with me, but in two separate places (one in Seoul, another in Beijing), I've had the agents at the lounge tell me that I cannot.
Jan 13, 2016, 9:34 am
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This is a billing arrangement, which means that Citi will absorb the $27 per guest fee which otherwise applies, but it does not mean that the lounge is required to admit any guests. What do the listings on prioritypass.com say? Many say: Access may be restricted due to space constraints -
Jan 13, 2016, 9:40 am
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This is a billing arrangement, which means that Citi will absorb the $27 per guest fee which otherwise applies, but it does not mean that the lounge is required to admit any guests. What do the listings on prioritypass.com say? Many say: Access may be restricted due to space constraints -
should I pay for it using the Citi card and get reimbursed?
Jan 13, 2016, 9:50 am
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In my opinion, unless the lounge entry says "no guests", a lounge that is willing to sell day passes should also be willing to admit Priority Pass guests, because Priority Pass pays them for every visit. Did they offer to admit the guests if you paid?
Jan 13, 2016, 7:40 pm
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I assume that lounge front desk employees are not always going to know how Priority Pass works, so I suppose I should insist to pay since Citi Prestige will reimburse up to two guests; does that work automatically?
Jan 13, 2016, 8:14 pm
#163
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the priority pass select paper that comes with PP says 2 guest free. I assume you'll never have to use your credit card. If somehow, under some circumstance you do have to use your credit card, then use Prestige and call Citi and have them pay you the cost of those two passes.
Jan 14, 2016, 8:55 am
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They never know if you will be billed for guests. The lounge will bill Priority Pass for your visit and all guests. The lounge cannot know if those charges are passed through to you. There are several different "levels" of Priority Pass membership, and variants of those created to suit specific sponsors.
Jan 14, 2016, 10:41 am
#165
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They never know if you will be billed for guests. The lounge will bill Priority Pass for your visit and all guests. The lounge cannot know if those charges are passed through to you. There are several different "levels" of Priority Pass membership, and variants of those created to suit specific sponsors.
Do the Priority Pass members (let's say, Prestige card holders) just let them charge the members and Citi will take care of it?
I understand that the lounge doesn't know who is paying in the end but who pays at the lounge front desk?
It's quite confusing...