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Originally Posted by Hondaracer
Has anyone ever used priority pass for lounge access?
Going to be travelling fairly extensively in sept in Europe, have at least 5-6 flights within a few months, just wondering if something like priority pass would be worth it
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Can check on the PP website your potential airports if they have a lounge and if its worth. Some contract lounges have different access requirements, but for the most part they'll be member+1 guest at minimum on one card.
https://www.prioritypass.com/en/airport-lounges
Assuming you're getting the PP with a credit card, you'll have to watch out for different providers as well. American Express cards, especially the Platinum will provide you unlimited access to PP plus they have side contracts with other lounges and of course their own Centurion lounges.
Can browse through them before hand on the amex site:
https://www.americanexpress.com/ca/e...d/lounges.html
One major limitation of the AMEX PP is that they do NOT include access to priority pass restaurants. Example, Stanley Park taphouse at YVR is considered a PP restaurant and you'll get a pretty good ~$37 Credit if you had a regular PP or one issued by another bank like CIBC/Scotia etc but NOT amex ones.
On to the big 5 bank issued PP's. They are usually not unlimited and include only the base membership and you pay each entry or include a number of set entries like 4, or 6. These DO include the aforementioned PP restuaurants and can easily pay for itself over and over with just a visit or two.
Now, PP is actually going to be dropped pretty soon by the big banks. Both VISA and MC are moving away from PP and contracting with Dragonpass instead. This is slated to happen sometime this summer. Can dig into the rabbithole much better on PoT's blog:
https://princeoftravel.com/blog/visa...th-dragonpass/
Clear as mud? Yep. Great.