Priority Pass
 

Does anyone use this service to get access to lounges across the world when you are flying coach? www.prioritypass.com

I have priority pass. I only use it domestically though. I have used about 5 times since I signed up about 6 months ago.

I belong to USAir and PP is nice when I can not fly US.

rawbert

I also have Priority Pass and find it to be a very handy resource. Now that im StarAlliance Gold, I don't use it so much but its alway there should something go wrong. I used the Golden CIP Lounge in Bangkok on a long layover in late November and it was fantastic.

FYI, the 20% discount mentioned in this thread is still in effect.

It's also worth noting that some charge cards from Amex come with an unlimited Priority Pass (dependant on your country of residence, see amex board in miles) which can turn out to be very good value on top of the other benefits.

For anyone who i) cannot always travel on the same airline to get status, ii) typically flies economy and iii) travels reasonably frequently, Priority Pass is a very good programme.

Regards
I

07/04/03 - removed quote. The reply was to the thread, not anyone in particular.

[This message has been edited by Internaut (edited 04-07-2003).]

i have priority pass and it has been very valuable to me. i have used it at many airports both domestically and internationally.

bvamin

It's also great for short trips where you still have to get to the airport early and you don't want to buy a business class seat.
They are expanding the number of lounges on a monthly basis.

You really need to analyze how much you will use it and also the per-visit cost (if you don't join) of the lounges you would/could use. I considered joining but then found that the member lounges that I was likely to use had per-visit rates lower than the PP rate (on the basic membership), and I'd never use it enough for the top plan. However, with some airports and lounges, the formula for at least breaking even is met pretty quickly.

I like the idea that in alot of airports, there are multiple lounges that I have access to. As the domestic airlines have/are cutting many benefits in their lounges, I am more attracted to the lounges of the foreign carriers. I have the top membership but I wish they allowed me to bring one guest.

The basic membership didn't strike me as a very good deal. Factoring in the annual fee, if you visit 4 times you're paying $48.75/visit. Ouch!

Is this club useful for those of us who fly mostly AA or UA between major domestic hub cities like SFO, ORD, IAD, JFK, LAX, DFW?

From what I can tell, most of the clubs are NW, CO and DL. And these won't do me much good when my flight is leaving from a terminal that is on the other side of the airport.

I also fly a few SWA cities like OAK, BUR, LAS and SAN, but I don't think they have any clubs at these places (though they could sure use a few).

I should probably sign up for the Admirals or Red Carpet, but then I would be shut out when I'm flying the other carrier.

Hmm, when looking at their website, I cant seem to find a list of what lounges they are affiliated with. I.e. I type ORD in search box and it comes back and says they have 3 lounges, in terminla 2 and 3 , yet it doesnt tell me which ones.

Is there a link somewhere that tells me what lounges they are, not just where they are ?

Cheers
J

I cancelled my membership and got a full refund. As I am flying mostly in C on intl flights, I decided that I wouldn't need lounge access anymore. I really don't care too much about domestic lounges. I think you have to be a member to find out what kind of lounges and their names.

ORD

Terminal 2 = Continental Presidents Club + Northwest World Club

Terminal 3 = Delta Crown Room Club

There's nothing more annoying than being in a terminal that PP doesn't support.

Cheers Internaut !

Could you buy any chance tell me what lounges they have in London or Frankfurt ?

I actually quite like the idea of having access to different clubs, sounds like a lot better value than the Admirals Club membership..

I highly recommend Priority Pass. It provides a great deal of value to the frequent flyer.

Frankfurt Main (FRA)
Europe City Club (ECC) - Terminal One, Departure Hall B (landside)
Delta Crown Room Club - Terminal Two, Concourse D
Sky Club Lounge - Terminal Two, Concourse E

London Gatwick (LGW)
Continental Presidents Club - South Terminal
Sir Robert Hardingham Suite - South Terminal
Servisair Lounge - South Terminal
Alexandra Suite - North Terminal
Delta Crown Room Club - North Terminal

London Heathrow (LHR)
Business Centres, Heathrow - Queen's Building (landside)
Servisair Lounge - Terminal One
Servisair Lounge - Terminal Two
Servisair Lounge - Terminal Three
Kuwait Airways Oasis Lounge - Terminal Three
KLM Holideck Lounge - Terminal Four

London Luton (LTN)
Executive Lounge

London Stansted (STN)
Servisair Lounge - Satellite One
all locations airside except where noted

- America West Clubs
- Continental Presidents Clubs
- Northwest WorldClubs
- most non-hub United Red Carpet Clubs
- most non-hub Delta Crown Room Clubs plus one ATL club
- most Aero Mexico Salon Premier
- most Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges
- a select few US Airways Clubs
- a plethora of international lounges

Thanks. It sounds like priority club only works well for CO, NW, AW and international travelers, but rather worthless for those of us who frequent UA and AA domestic hubs.

I am not going to join a club which requires me to go to a separate terminal and re-enter security when I leave. I will have to point this out to Priority club when I return my rejection in their postage paid envelope.

Looks like I didn't need to. It only ever lets me down when I fly out of terminal 3, MAN and at some airports I have a choice of lounges.

I mostly agree with what you say but everything depends on the positioning of the lounges (if any at some of the smaller US places) and which airports you frequent. Priority Pass do themselves no favours in making you join before you can have the full informaton (you can ask here though).

PP a lifesaver during a 12-hour layover in Lima!

Thin representation in DC area airports is a problem. Nice trick, staff in the DL lounges is a gate agent. If you are on DL, you can check in in the lounge while quaffing a Sam Adams, instead of standing in line at the gate.

I got this exact same impression. Flying mostly AA it seemed almost useless to me. Although I have an Admirals Club membership now, I'm going to go for a Quantas Club membership soon when I have to renew. Access not only to the Quantas lounges (which I never go to except the new LAX AC/QC), but also the AA and US lounges via reciprocal agreement, all for less than the price of just the Admirals Club membership.

To join the Club, do you need to know how to correctly spell Qantas? http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttr...rum/tongue.gif