Consolidated "Hilton Amex Priority Pass" thread
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Here's the T&C from AMEX's site:
Priority Pass Select membership provides access to airport lounges participating in the Priority Pass Select program. You must enroll your Hilton Honors American Express Ascend Card in the Priority Pass™ Select program to access the benefits. Once enrolled, you will receive your Priority Pass Select card directly from Priority Pass within 10-14 business days. There is no membership fee with your Hilton Honors American Express Ascend Card. With your Hilton Honors American Express Ascend Card you will receive 10 complimentary lounge visits every calendar year. Once your 10 complimentary lounge visits are used, all subsequent lounge visits during the remainder of the same calendar year are subject to a fee of U.S. $27 per person per visit, which will be automatically charged to your Card. To check on your remaining complimentary visit balance, please contact Priority Pass directly. Any unused complimentary lounge visits will be forfeited at the end of each calendar year. Priority Pass Select membership automatically renews on the anniversary date of your enrollment in the Priority Pass Select program. Priority Pass membership may be cancelled by American Express if your Card is cancelled. Priority Pass Select lounge partners and locations are subject to change. To access a lounge, you must show your valid Priority Pass Select card and an airline ticket for travel on the same day for you and each of your guests. This benefit is limited to the Basic Card Member. Additional Card Members are not eligible for this benefit, however, a complimentary visit may be applied to a guest visit, including for Additional Card Members. If you have no complimentary visits available, the Basic Card Member and each guest will be charged $27 per person, per visit. In some lounges, Priority Pass Select member must be 21 years of age to enter without a parent or guardian. Amenities may vary among airport lounge locations. Lounge fees and rules of participating lounges are subject to change. Priority Pass Select membership is subject to the Priority Pass Conditions of Use. For complete Priority Pass terms and conditions and a listing of participating lounges, please visit www.prioritypass.com/select.
So can I use all 10 passes at once? Ie guest in 9 people? Hmm...
NEW! Priority PassTM Select
Priority Pass Select membership provides access to airport lounges participating in the Priority Pass Select program. You must enroll your Hilton Honors American Express Ascend Card in the Priority Pass™ Select program to access the benefits. Once enrolled, you will receive your Priority Pass Select card directly from Priority Pass within 10-14 business days. There is no membership fee with your Hilton Honors American Express Ascend Card. With your Hilton Honors American Express Ascend Card you will receive 10 complimentary lounge visits every calendar year. Once your 10 complimentary lounge visits are used, all subsequent lounge visits during the remainder of the same calendar year are subject to a fee of U.S. $27 per person per visit, which will be automatically charged to your Card. To check on your remaining complimentary visit balance, please contact Priority Pass directly. Any unused complimentary lounge visits will be forfeited at the end of each calendar year. Priority Pass Select membership automatically renews on the anniversary date of your enrollment in the Priority Pass Select program. Priority Pass membership may be cancelled by American Express if your Card is cancelled. Priority Pass Select lounge partners and locations are subject to change. To access a lounge, you must show your valid Priority Pass Select card and an airline ticket for travel on the same day for you and each of your guests. This benefit is limited to the Basic Card Member. Additional Card Members are not eligible for this benefit, however, a complimentary visit may be applied to a guest visit, including for Additional Card Members. If you have no complimentary visits available, the Basic Card Member and each guest will be charged $27 per person, per visit. In some lounges, Priority Pass Select member must be 21 years of age to enter without a parent or guardian. Amenities may vary among airport lounge locations. Lounge fees and rules of participating lounges are subject to change. Priority Pass Select membership is subject to the Priority Pass Conditions of Use. For complete Priority Pass terms and conditions and a listing of participating lounges, please visit www.prioritypass.com/select.
So can I use all 10 passes at once? Ie guest in 9 people? Hmm...
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My nagging question: since the Amex / Citi changeover, I now have two Ascend cards.
I signed up for PP, keyed to the Amex number on one of them. Got the welcome mail, PP card, etc.
But my Amex account also happens to say I have an invite to activate a PP account on the OTHER card's "offers" area.
Can an I have two PP accounts and therefore 10 passes per card? Seems like it should work...
Anyone try this?
I signed up for PP, keyed to the Amex number on one of them. Got the welcome mail, PP card, etc.
But my Amex account also happens to say I have an invite to activate a PP account on the OTHER card's "offers" area.
Can an I have two PP accounts and therefore 10 passes per card? Seems like it should work...
Anyone try this?
I was in the same boat--two Ascend cards with PP actived on one of them. I switched the other (non-PP enrolled) Ascend card to Aspire before activating PP on it. When I called PP to follow-up, I asked them about having two PP memberships on different Amex cards and was told it was fine. Each membership is tied to a specific card, so you can have two memberships and choose which one to use for any given lounge entrance.
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The PP lounge is almost never going to be as good as your own airline's business-class lounge. I think of each person-visit as worth about $10-15 - a comfy place to sit, a couple drinks, and a snack. Once in a while you run into a lounge that's a rundown dump (CDG) and once in a while you run into a really nice roomy one with good, hot food (FCO, they'll make you a pasta dish to order). But even the rundown dump usually has complimentary drinks and beats sitting in the terminal.
And then there are the restaurants that have joined the program. I'm on an early-afternoon flight out of PDX about once a month, so I always grab lunch at the participating restaurant in the terminal. Sandwich and a tall beer results in no charge other than a tip.
I figure I do about 40 person-visits per year plus a few meals. As sort of a throw-in benefit with a credit card, it's worth it to me.
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I've used 4 of them so far this year, both times in DEN (2 for me, 2 for a guest) at the restaurant that participates in PP. For $28/person/visit, it's definitely a nice bonus when I have the time during a connection especially when comparing the food against what the United clubs offer. I used the PP app as I forgot my card, but it was simple enough.
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Technicically it may be possible but many lounges have a guest limit per member. It'd still be considered cardholder + # of guests as a transaction. Say the lounge has a member+2 guest limit you could visit different lounges with 2 guests in the same day in the same airport until 10 access charges is reached.
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Aspire has unlimited PP lounge visit + up to 2 guests. I flew out of ORD a week ago and took my aunt there. They just swiped my PP card and no charge came up on my Amex card. I don't remember how long it took for my physical PP card to arrive, but it was more than 1-2 weeks I believe, after my online registration.
Ascend is the one with 10 visits only.
Ascend is the one with 10 visits only.
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Yup.
Might test this tonight...
Wish me luck.
Technicically it may be possible but many lounges have a guest limit per member. It'd still be considered cardholder + # of guests as a transaction. Say the lounge has a member+2 guest limit you could visit different lounges with 2 guests in the same day in the same airport until 10 access charges is reached.
Wish me luck.
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I've used lounges in MIA, ZRH, NRT, and HKT. They vary (NRT was near worthless, while the Premierclass ZRH lounge was great), but it beats the terminal.
I received my card quite quickly (under 2 weeks?)
Next lounge: DPS, end of August.
I received my card quite quickly (under 2 weeks?)
Next lounge: DPS, end of August.
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DPS priority pass
DPS priority pass lounge is better than the airline lounge (qantas)
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Used the pass at LAX this past Friday. Got to visit the KAL lounge in the Tom Bradley Terminal. Checked in with my physical card on a handheld CC terminal that seemed to be specifically for PP holders. Checked my ID and BP and I was on my way.
It wasn't any better than the Admirals Club in T4 in terms of looks or new-ness, and it was definitely a full notch below the OneWorld Biz Lounge in terms of seating, food/beverage, and ambiance .
Seating was a plentiful inside and the open-air area/deck above the main terminal level was a nice space to sit and listen to music. Lounge was 65-70% full from 5-7 PM.
Bar options were limited, but bottomless Black Label made the trek over from T4 worthwhile.
Food options were just finger foods - a few rolled up sandwiches, and what looked and tasted to be small California rolls, and a cold pasta dish. Saw a few cookies and treats as well. But no full meal options were spotted.
I had 6 hours to kill in LAX, so it was worth the nice walk over to TBIT from T4 for a view of something different. I would not be rushing back however if I only had 2-3 hours to kill at LAX.
It wasn't any better than the Admirals Club in T4 in terms of looks or new-ness, and it was definitely a full notch below the OneWorld Biz Lounge in terms of seating, food/beverage, and ambiance .
Seating was a plentiful inside and the open-air area/deck above the main terminal level was a nice space to sit and listen to music. Lounge was 65-70% full from 5-7 PM.
Bar options were limited, but bottomless Black Label made the trek over from T4 worthwhile.
Food options were just finger foods - a few rolled up sandwiches, and what looked and tasted to be small California rolls, and a cold pasta dish. Saw a few cookies and treats as well. But no full meal options were spotted.
I had 6 hours to kill in LAX, so it was worth the nice walk over to TBIT from T4 for a view of something different. I would not be rushing back however if I only had 2-3 hours to kill at LAX.
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But with Ascend, do they count you + 2 guests as 3 visits (out of the 10 you get), and does every lounge allow up to 2 guests (or more?)?
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2 guests X 3 visits would equal six of your ten freebies, yes. Guest rules vary dramatically, not only by lounge, but with traffic / crowding changes.
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I usually fly coach in Europe for short hops. I was sitting in Athens airport early one morning waiting for a flight to Berlin eating a cold breakfast sandwich when it dawned on me that I could be sitting in a lounge. So I went to the Goldstar Lounge and used one of my 10 PP visits and there was a warm breakfast buffet. And good coffee.
There is no PP benefit in my home airport unfortunately. Which sucks. But I hope to use the rest of the free visits this fall and Christmas season.
There is no PP benefit in my home airport unfortunately. Which sucks. But I hope to use the rest of the free visits this fall and Christmas season.