Priority Pass
 

Those of you who are members or who are considering memberships with Priority Pass, what has your experience been?

I would imagine the diversity of airport lounges included in the memebership is extremely beneficial, as opposed to being limited to the one or few specific airline lounges with individual club memberships.

Would appreciate your opinions and observations.

Thanks.

[This message has been edited by FQTV (edited 04-29-2000).]

Priority PAss (in my experience) has been a great investment as it allows you access to a pretty good range of lounges aroud the world. I find it particularly useful in asia and europe where a lot of times the have a lounge in the landside area (where most airlines dont have their lounges) or else in an area more convenient to your departure gate.

Plus if you dont fly business or first these are sometimes the only decent places to sit for a while.

Also, they have now added USairways Clubs to the list so many more options in the US.

So in short it is a pretty good deal. But make sure you go with the @ $200 unlimited access membership.

That membership is great and especially for those flying coach (like me) and wish someplace good to rest and a drink before departure.

My membership comes free with my credit card so I ae no comment for the membership fee, but I would not use it if they charge me every time http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

What sort of credit card is that?

my (swiss) VISA-Gold-card (issued by Union Bank of Switzerland) gives:
[*]free membership Priority Pass[*]first 4 visits free per calendar-year[*]afterwards: $25 per visit (but I never have more than 4 visits, as I have my free RCC-membership-card and my Senator-card)

[This message has been edited by Rudi (edited 04-29-2000).]

plus my Diners-Club card (issued by City-Bank Switzerland) gives me completly free access to all Diners-Club-lounes (there are many in Europe). Diners costs me SFr 150/year ($80).

it comes with my Standard Chartered bank (Hong Kong) Plat. Mastercard.

And it is unlimitated access free of charge

HK-UMICH: Is the Standard Chartered bank (Hong Kong) Plat. Mastercard available to those with USA addresses?

Rudi: how 'bout the Swiss VISA Gold?

Thank you,

CaliforniasCentralCoast

This is my first year to use the Priority Pass...I LOVE it. I've used it probably 35 times just this year - between NW, DL, US, and TW, it's hard to find an airport that DOESN'T have a PP-affiliate.

Only problem is you cannot bring guests without a charge.

I am slightly concerned that PP will not renew my membership since I use it so much :-)!

Carberry

CaliforniasCentralCoast, I believe the HK Standard Chartered Platinum card does require at least an HK address...I would also think that you need to be a HK resident / have a HK identity card...

invitations to apply for the card were sent to selected AsiaMiles a few months ago, with incentives such as 3000 bonus miles and first year annual fee waiver (otherwise it costs US$250 or so a year)...

free Priority Pass membership is also what I like about the card...while their lounges in HK are definitely not as good as The Wing (CX's lounge)...it is very handy when I have to travel on KA (their J/F cabins are full pretty often and I have to travel Y)...in these cases without this Priority Pass card I would not have access to any lounges...

I think you need to have a HK address and HKID card (i.e. allowed to work in HK or resident/citizen), just the same case that I have difficulties applying AAdvantage Citibank card since my US address is university hall, not permanent.

My card is from my father account and he was invited by Standard Chartered to join the Plat MC (not asia miles) and the offer is my dad only need to pay primary card's annual fee and "life-time" waived sub-cards annual fees.

Concerning lounge access, good or not depends on what airline you fly and airports. e.g. Landside lounge only at Tokyo so I cannot use that for connection flight while the NW lounge at DTW just a few steps from AA (I fly with AA) check-in. Last time try to use ORD's lounge (delta's) but I walked 10 mins to there from AA's gate. :O

But a PP membership is still really great if normally fly coach class (like me).




[This message has been edited by HK-UMICH (edited 05-01-2000).]

I would consider PP except that on int'l flights I'm usually in F/C, which allows me lounge access anyway, and on domestic flights I'm member in AA/UA/DL clubs, and there are few major aurports that don't have atleast one (although sometimes they can be inconvenient).

The website lists locations, but not actual clubs. If your flight is in Terminal A, and the lounge is in Terminal D, it may not be that convenient.

Another question...Are the int'l clubs usually run by a specific airline (such as a BA Executive Club) or one of the joint clubs that several airlines use (the latter type often have worse amentities than those directly operated by an airline, in my experience).

It's not worth it to me, but it is a great idea.

If have a list with all locations. If, under international, you understand outside the US (I for myself understand the US as overseas and international http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif), yes those Priority Clubs are in most cases shared/joint clubs.

Sorry, Rudi. As I'm a self-centered American, I consider international to be anything not US. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Agree with Rude that US clubs normally by certain airlines and other places are independent clubs