Using an airport lounge before travel or during a layover really takes the sting out of traveling. And, yes, I’ve been known to get to the airport early to eat and relax in an airport lounge! Some may call me crazy, but I call it peaceful, easy traveling. Today, I want to talk about how to access Priority Pass Lounges. Currently, Priority Pass Lounges boast 1600+ lounges all over the world. Several credit cards give you and two guests free access to these lounges. I have used many Priority Pass Lounges to eat, relax, surf the internet, and even shower!

Priority Pass Lounge Access also gets you Plaza Premium Lounge access to over 60 of the 250 Plaza Premium Lounges worldwide. I have used these primarily in Mexico.

 

Credit Cards with Priority Pass Lounge Access

Some of these cards offer unlimited Priority Pass lounge access, and some offer a limited amount. No matter what your card gives you, it will change your traveling experience.

• Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card
• Capital One Venture X Business Credit Card
• Chase Sapphire Reserve®
• The Platinum Card® from American Express
• The Business Platinum Card® from American Express
• Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card

Even though some of these cards have high annual fees, the benefits usually outweigh the fees.

Having Priority Pass Lounge access makes these annual fees much more tolerable. Normally, it costs about $50 to access an airport lounge. If you take two guests in with you, that is worth over $100. I usually go into a Priority Pass Lounge about eight times a year and often take friends or my spouse. This feature is worth about $300/year to me. I must say that my friends/family are so, so happy to join me in an airport lounge! Here are the normal Priority Pass Membership plans. They can get quite expensive and don’t even include a guest.

 

Priority Pass Lounges I’ve Used (Only a Few of Them)

Bangkok, Thailand

There are 6 Priority Pass Lounges in the Don Mueang International Airport. Usually, I pick one in the terminal I will be at. If there are several, I will read reviews and then choose. This lounge, the Coral Executive Lounge, was really cute, clean, and had great food.

 

 

 

 

London, England

One of my daughters lives in London so I travel there quite often. I have accessed a few of the Priority Pass lounges there. Once I had to wait for her to get a child from school before she picked me up. I took advantage of a shower and ordered breakfast while I was waiting.

 

 

Vienna, Austria

Another layover stop at a Priority Pass Lounge was when I was traveling from Denver to London, where I had a layover in Austria because I was on Austrian Airlines. It was time for a shower, a change of clothes, and breakfast, and I was ready for the last leg of the trip.

 

U.S. Priority Pass Lounges

Because I have the American Express Platinum Credit Card, I usually pick a Centurion Lounge or Delta Sky Club lounge if I have that capability. There are some really nice Priority Pass U.S. lounges, though. Here are a few popular ones.

 

 

 

 

Bottom Line

Besides the points, one of my favorite benefits of credit cards is access to the airport lounges. Priority Pass Lounges have over 1300+ locations and may be offered on cards you already have. If not, consider getting a card that will let you enter them. Your airport experience will never be the same.

 

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