Which lounge program - Delta, AA, or "LOUNGE CLUB"
Nov 6, 2013, 5:58 am
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2011
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Which lounge program - Delta, AA, or "LOUNGE CLUB"
Hi there. My credit card has recently offered me a choice of a year at any of Delta, AA, and "Lounge Club" airport lounges.
I am a UA / Lufthansa flier.
I spend lots of time at the following airports:
LHR (Europe flights, some US-UK)
LGW (Europe flights, some US-UK)
AMS (UK/AMS)
IAD (US/ UK)
NYC (US, UK, domestic US travel)
GVA (Europe flights only)
(I have included where I travel from/to at these airports in case it makes a big difference.)
Anyone got any recommendations?
Lounge Club at first seemed to be good because it's very international, but Delta seems like they have partners everywhere, too. And Virgin in the UK, which I would imagine would be nice.
Thanks in advance for your input.
I am a UA / Lufthansa flier.
I spend lots of time at the following airports:
LHR (Europe flights, some US-UK)
LGW (Europe flights, some US-UK)
AMS (UK/AMS)
IAD (US/ UK)
NYC (US, UK, domestic US travel)
GVA (Europe flights only)
(I have included where I travel from/to at these airports in case it makes a big difference.)
Anyone got any recommendations?
Lounge Club at first seemed to be good because it's very international, but Delta seems like they have partners everywhere, too. And Virgin in the UK, which I would imagine would be nice.
Thanks in advance for your input.
Last edited by Roar; Nov 6, 2013 at 7:06 am
Nov 6, 2013, 6:57 am
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Hmmm... I had assumed that was the case, but I should probably double check.
It just refers to it as "Delta Sky Club Airport Lounge Membership". While I was on the DL site and was checking for lounges around the world, I didn't notice anything that said they were not open to any Sky Club member... but I will look again...
It just refers to it as "Delta Sky Club Airport Lounge Membership". While I was on the DL site and was checking for lounges around the world, I didn't notice anything that said they were not open to any Sky Club member... but I will look again...
Nov 6, 2013, 7:02 am
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Access to DL lounge(s) won't be a whole lot of use to you at LHR as majority of UA flights are out of T1 (soon to be all at new T2) and DL is at T4.
Nov 6, 2013, 7:59 am
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Just curious, which credit card is this?
And I would assume that DL or AA wouldn't get you into the partner lounges, but I could be wrong. Since you fly UA/LH and *A isn't on the list, I'd go for Lounge Club. Although I've only been to their lounges a few times, I have been satisfied with them.
Besides the credit card offer, I'd go for *A gold. With that, you and a guest get lounge access when flying *A.
And I would assume that DL or AA wouldn't get you into the partner lounges, but I could be wrong. Since you fly UA/LH and *A isn't on the list, I'd go for Lounge Club. Although I've only been to their lounges a few times, I have been satisfied with them.
Besides the credit card offer, I'd go for *A gold. With that, you and a guest get lounge access when flying *A.
Nov 8, 2013, 11:08 am
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If you are flying on *A metal then the AA or DL memberships aren't going to be of much use to you. Priority Pass (the full one, not the Select which comes with some CCs) will get you in to some UA lounges. Otherwise Lounge Club is likely the best of those three options for you, but still not great.